1791 JOHN WITHERSPOON &c. The American Preacher; First Collection of American Pulpit Sermons Post-Revolutionary War Illustrated and the General Assembly of

and the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America

— go you in for the wrestling: see what you can do: in the name of the Lord grasp the evil which opposes you

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1791 JOHN WITHERSPOON &c. The American Preacher; First Collection of American Pulpit Sermons Post-Revolutionary War Illustrated and the General Assembly ofThe "American Preacher" represented the first major attempt at distinguishing the pulpit of the "United States" after the revolution. Many sermons had been published, but the present, which would ultimately include four volumes, presented a systematic attempt at articulating the Gospel in the new democratic republic. Quite scarce. The present includes, fittingly, John Witherspoon's "Ministerial Character and Duty" as the first sermon, clearly