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William Symmes
William Symmes was an early American Congregationalist minister whose theological writings, particularly his sermons, contributed to the development of Reformed Protestant thought in colonial New England during the seventeenth century. His work exemplified the intellectual rigor and doctrinal concerns of Puritan clergy, who sought to articulate Reformed theology within the context of establishing religious communities in North America. Symmes's sermonic corpus remains significant for understanding the religious and intellectual landscape of early colonial America.
From The Sermon of William Symmes
aan of MASSACHUSETTS. IN SENATE, May 25, 1785. RDERED, That Moses Gill, William Phil. lips, and Charles Turner, Esquires, be a Committee ta wait on the. Reverend Mr. William Symmes, and Aank him, in the name of the Senate, for the SERMON preached by him this day, before his Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, the Honourable the Council, and the two branches of the General Court; and also to request of him a copy for the press. A true copy. Attest, SAM VEL AD A Ms, Prefident. PREACHED BEFORE | His Honor THOMAS CUSHING, Esa; IIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, 5 TE HoNoRABLE THE COU SS © AM | AND THE TWO BRANCHES or THE GENERAL COURT, OF THE COMMONWEALTH MASSACHUSETTS, MAY. 2, % Beings THE ANNIVERSARY or GENERAL ELECTION. By WILLIAM SYMMES, A.M. PASTOR or THE FIRST CHURCH IN ANDOV rn os Tem ; PRINTED BY ADAMS and NOURSE, PRINTERS TO Tux HoNovaABLE Tuk GENERAL…
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