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William S. Perkins
William S. Perkins was a nineteenth-century American theologian and public intellectual whose engagement with political and religious discourse reflected the broader antebellum debates over the relationship between Christian ethics and civic governance. His Discourse Before the Vermont Legislature exemplifies his efforts to articulate a theological vision responsive to contemporary social and political questions, positioning him within the tradition of American Protestant thought that sought to influence public policy through moral and scriptural argument. Perkins's work contributed to the development of American religious rhetoric during a period of significant theological and political ferment.
From Discourse Before the Vermont Legislature
SSP Smaye uk 2 Poel MLS PERKINS’ SERMON. Se eS RRR te ta RD aA DISCOURSE. PrvT. 1v. part6thv. “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.” Mosss, the Jewish Lawgiver, always appeared anxious to impress the minds of his people with a lasting sense of moral obligation; that they might be led “ diligently to keep the commandments of the Lord their God.?? For that purpose, a short time before his death, he solemnly called upon them to listen to a repetition of those commands. In the Book of Deuteronomy we have that repetition—the fourth chapter of which, contains earnest exhortations to obedience. It begins in the following striking manner: “ Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto’ the judgments, which I teach you to do them, that ye may go in and possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers giveth…
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