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  A discourse concerning earthquakes. Occasioned by the earthquakes which were in New-England, in the province of Massachusetts-Bay, June 16. and in Conecticot-Colony [sic], June 22. 1705. : Also, two sermons, shewing, that sin is the greatest evil; and, that to redeem time is the greatest wisdom. / By Increase Mather.
  Date of publication:
  1706
  

  Author(s):

  Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.
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  (Evans-TCP ; no. N01064) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 1268) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 1268)
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  A discourse on Rev. XV. 3d, 4th. Occasioned by the earthquakes in November 1755. Delivered in the West-Meeting-House, Boston, Thursday December 18, following. In five parts, with an introduction. Part I. Of the greatness of God's works. Part II. Of their marvellous and unsearchable nature. Part III. Of the moral perfections and government of God. Part IV. Of our obligation to fear, glorify and worship him. Part V. Practical reflections upon the subject, relative to the occasion. / By Jonathan Mayhew, D.D. Pastor of the West Church in Boston. ; [Three lines from Psalms]
  Date of publication:
  1755
  

  Author(s):

  Mayhew, Jonathan, 1720-1766.
  Description:
  Half-title: Dr. Mayhew's discourse on Rev. XV. 3d, 4th. Occasioned by the earthquakes in November 1755. "The most material corrections."--p. [74].
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  Boanerges. A short essay to preserve and strengthen the good impressions produced by earthquakes on the minds of people that have been awakened with them. : With some views of what is to be further and quickly look'd for. : Address'd unto the whole people of New-England, who have been terrified with the late earthquakes; and more especially the towns that have had a more singular share in the terrors of them. : [Three lines from I Chronicles]
  Date of publication:
  1727
  

  Author(s):

  Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
  Description:
  Half-title: Dr. Mather's essay, on the good impressions produced by the earthquakes. Caption title: Good impressions cultivated. "An appendix. Written Dec. 25. 1727. A collection of some observable occurrences ... "--p. 46-53.
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  Divine power and and anger displayed in earthquakes. A sermon occasioned by the late earthquake, in New-England, November 18. 1755. And preached, the next Lord's-Day, at Point-Shirley. / By Mather Byles, A.M. ; Published at the pressing importunity of the hearers. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]
  Date of publication:
  1755
  

  Author(s):

  Byles, Mather, 1735-1814.
  Description:
  Half-title: Mr. Byles's sermon occasioned by the late earthquake. Erroneously attributed to the senior Mather Byles (1707-1778) by Evans and the Library of Congress. Attributed to the junior Byles (1735-1814) in Sibley's ...
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  Earthquakes a token of the righteous anger of God. A sermon preached at the Old-Brick-Meeting-House in Boston, the Lord's-Day after the terrible earthquake, which suddenly awoke us out of our sleep in the morning of the 18th of November, 1755. / By Charles Chauncy, D.D. one of the Pastors of the First Church in said town. ; [Two lines of Scripture texts]
  Date of publication:
  1755
  

  Author(s):

  Chauncy, Charles, 1705-1787.
  Description:
  Half-title: Dr. Chauncy's sermon occasion'd by the late terrible earthquake.
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  Earthquakes, the effects of God's wrath. A sermon preached at Bristol, the Lord's Day after a very terrible earthquake, which was on Tuesday, November 18, 1755. a few minutes after four o'clock in the morning. / By John Burt, A.M. Pastor of a church in Bristol.
  Date of publication:
  1755
  

  Author(s):

  Burt, John, 1716-1775.
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  (Evans-TCP ; no. N05806) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 7374) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 7374)
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  God's awful determination against a people, that will not obey his voice, by his word, and judgments. A sermon preach'd at the publick lecture in Boston, Feb. 8. 1728. After repeated shocks of the earthquake. / By John Cotton, V.D.M. ; Published at the desire of many of the hearers. ; [Three lines from Amos]
  Date of publication:
  1728
  

  Author(s):

  Cotton, John, 1693-1757. ; Colman, Benjamin, 1673-1747.
  Description:
  Half-title: Mr. Cotton's lecture-sermon at Boston, occasioned by the earthquakes. Running title: The danger of not obeying the voice of God. Preface signed: Benjamin Colman. Errata statement, p. 42.
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  Practical discourses delivered on occasion of the earthquakes in November, 1755. Wherein is particularly shown, by a variety of arguments, the great importance of turning our feet unto God's testimonies, and of making haste to keep his commandments; together with the reasonableness, the necessity, and great advantage, of a serious consideration of our ways. / By Jonathan Mayhew, D.D. Pastor of the West-Church in Boston.
  Date of publication:
  1760
  

  Author(s):

  Mayhew, Jonathan, 1720-1766.
  Description:
  Advertisement, p. [379].
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  Some plain and necessary directions to obtain eternal salvation. In six sermons from Acts XVI. 30. / By John Webb, M.A. Pastor to a church of Christ in Boston. ; [One line from Luke]
  Date of publication:
  1729
  

  Author(s):

  Webb, John, 1687-1750.
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  "The following sermons ... were preach'd not long after the terrible earthquake [i.e., Oct. 1727] ..."--p. i. Errata note, p. 170.
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  The duty of a people to stand in aw [sic] of God, and not sin, when under his terrible judgements. A sermon preach'd at the South Meeting House in Boston, the evening after the earthquake, which was in the night between the 29th & 30th of October, 1727. / By Joseph Sewall, M.A. Pastor of a Church of Christ in Boston. ; [Six lines from Isaiah]
  Date of publication:
  1727
  

  Author(s):

  Sewall, Joseph, 1688-1769.
  Description:
  Half-title: Mr. Sewall's discourse deliver'd the evening after the late terrible earthquake, which was between the 29th & 30th of October, 1727.
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