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179435123Newburyport: Blunt & March 1794. 28pp disbound first several leaves lightly to moderately foxed. Good.<br/><br/> "When the man of pleasure has successfully devised the greatest variety of objects to please his brutal senses and regale his tyrant-lusts.how does his breast swell with self applause 'surely I am the man and wisdom shall die with me'." Pages 25-28 print three "Odes by the Author of the preceding Discourse."<br/>Evans 27102. ESTC W24742. Blunt & March unknown books
179321266Boston MA: Printed at the Apollo Press by Belknap and Hall 1793. 36pp. Spine reinforced with paper tape. Scattered spotting. Good. "The charge by the Reverend Mr. Ellis of Rehoboth" at pp.28-32. "The right hand of fellowship by the Reverend Mr. Morey of Walpole" at pp.33-36. Evans 25592. Printed at the Apollo Press by Belknap and Hall unknown books
177534920Boston: Mills and Hicks 1775. 40pp disbound and spotted light rubberstamp. Good or so. <br/>Evans 14111. Mills and Hicks unknown books
1769027732Boston: Printed By Richard Draper Printer of His Excellency the Governor 1769. Octavo. 55 pages. The Rev. Jason Haven was a graduate of Harvard and a longtime pastor of the First Church of Dedham. He was initially most famous for requiring those guilty of fortification before the entire congregation and confess their misdeeds. In this sermon that was preached before the Great and General Court of Massachusetts in 1769 he spoke often in favor of the rights of Americans often quoting John Locke. Here was an open cry against the acts of Parliament: "People indeed apprehend some of their most important civil rights and privileges to be in great danger; and that several of them cannot be enjoyed under the execution of certain acts presumably the Townsend Acts of 1767 with the sending of British troops in 1768 to enforce them in 1768 lately passed in the Parliament of Great Britain." Since this was preached before the authorities of the Massachusetts Great and General Court it would have been heard by John Adams as well as those who represented Great Britain. A good copy lacking only the half title dampstainig to the last 7 leaves but the text is easily read early repair to corners of pages 6. 8 and 55 outer margins only bound in a 3/4 brown pebble grained morocco over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers raised bands with compartments lettered and decorated inn gilt top edge gilt wear to corners. Printed By Richard Draper, Printer of His Excellency the Governor unknown books
176930434Boston: New-England: Richard Draper 1769. 55 1 blank pp with the half title which is torn without affecting text. Stitched and untrimmed. First sixteen pages with a heavy blotch which intrudes into the text but does not obscure it. Else Good. <br/><br/> This election sermon is an important illustration of the growing colonial resentment of Parliamentary abuses of power. Haven pastor of the First Church in Dedham subscribes to the 'natural rights' and 'social compact' theory of government. "By forming into civil society men do indeed give up some of their natural rights; but it is in prospect of a rich compensation in the better security of the rest and in the enjoyment of several additional ones that flow from the constitution of government." <br/> Despite the different types of government "the natural rights of the people.are the same under every form of government." He quotes "the great Mr. Locke" on the duty of the people to oppose tyranny and asserts that the colonists are justifiably apprehensive about Parliament's excessive assertions of authority most recently expressed in the Townshend Acts.<br/>FIRST EDITION. Evans 11289. Richard Draper unknown books
1764100719Pamphlet 8vo half title 55 pp. Removed dbd Some staining and foxing lower corner of page 31 torn away but not affecting text; otherwise very good. Rather scarce pamphlet by Haven 1733-1803 who was pastor of the First Church of Dedham. He published a dozen other sermons betweeen 1761 and 1793. It does not appear that this title has appeared at auction for the past couple of decades. Shipton & Mooney 9691 Richard and Samuel Draper unknown books