Our fathers God, the hope of posterity : Some serious thoughts on the foundation, rise and growth of the settlements in New England; with a view to the edification of the present, and the instruction, and admonition of future generations. A discourse delivered at Dedham, on the day of publick thanksgiving, Nov. 23. 1738. Upon the conclusion of the first century, since a church of Christ was gathered in that place. / By Samuel Dexter, V.D.M. ; [Four lines of Scripture texts].

Author/creator Dexter, Samuel
Other author First Church (Dedham, Mass.)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoston : Printed and sold by S. Kneeland and T. Green, in Queenstreet over against the prison, 1738.
Description4 unnumbered pages, i, 1 unnumbered page, 51 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 18 cm (8vo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 4236. ^A478749
General noteHalf-title: Mr. Dexter's century sermon, on the publick thanksgiving November 23. 1738.
General noteTwo states noted. In one, p. 23 is not numbered, and the first word on p. 28 is "There." In another, p. 23 is numbered, and several lines on p. 27-28 have been shifted, aligning the footnotes with the corresponding text. First word on p. 28 is "with."
General note"Errata."--p. 51.
References Evans 4236
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 4236).
Genre/formCentury sermons 1738.
Genre/formThanksgiving sermons 1738 Nov. 23.

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