An Historical Sketch of the First Church in Boston: From Its Formation to the Present Period. To which are Added Two Sermons, One on Leaving the Old, and the Other on Entering the New House of WorshipMunroe & Francis, 1812 - 256 pages |
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... Chauncy is added a sketch of his family by Dr. Clarke . * As several of the author's late society have earnestly ... Chauncy - place . 25 Dec. 1811 . * Published in an appendix to his sermon on the death of Dr. Chauncy . INDEX . SECTION ...
... Chauncy is added a sketch of his family by Dr. Clarke . * As several of the author's late society have earnestly ... Chauncy - place . 25 Dec. 1811 . * Published in an appendix to his sermon on the death of Dr. Chauncy . INDEX . SECTION ...
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... Chauncy , to the death of Mr. Fox- croft , 1769 . 173 XV . • From the death of Mr. Foxcroft , to the settlement of Mr. Clarke , 1778 . 181 XVI . Sketch of the life and character of Mr. Clarke . 215 XVII . Character of Mr. Emerson . 223 ...
... Chauncy , to the death of Mr. Fox- croft , 1769 . 173 XV . • From the death of Mr. Foxcroft , to the settlement of Mr. Clarke , 1778 . 181 XVI . Sketch of the life and character of Mr. Clarke . 215 XVII . Character of Mr. Emerson . 223 ...
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... Chauncy , he was without a rival . In 1644 , Gulielmus Apollonius of Zealand , a dutch divine , sent hither a number of questions on ecclesiastical government . It was unanimously agreed among the clergy , that Mr. Norton should assume ...
... Chauncy , he was without a rival . In 1644 , Gulielmus Apollonius of Zealand , a dutch divine , sent hither a number of questions on ecclesiastical government . It was unanimously agreed among the clergy , that Mr. Norton should assume ...
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... Chauncy - place , First Church , and the adjoining block of houses in Summer - street be- longing to the society ; and the house , erected in 1710 , was the one , in which Drs . Chauncy and Clarke died , and which was taken down , in ...
... Chauncy - place , First Church , and the adjoining block of houses in Summer - street be- longing to the society ; and the house , erected in 1710 , was the one , in which Drs . Chauncy and Clarke died , and which was taken down , in ...
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... Chauncy , 25 October , 1727 . SEC . XIII . EARLY in the year 1717 , Mr. Thomas Foxcroft of Cambridge was invited to preach to the socie- ty ; and the universal approbation , he obtained , placed him a colleague with the surviving pas ...
... Chauncy , 25 October , 1727 . SEC . XIII . EARLY in the year 1717 , Mr. Thomas Foxcroft of Cambridge was invited to preach to the socie- ty ; and the universal approbation , he obtained , placed him a colleague with the surviving pas ...
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