18th c. sermons given at ordinations

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Title: Five sermons preached at ordinations
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Date Published: 1761-1791
Description: 5 items. (8vo) 4 disbound, 1 in wrappers. First Editions. Comprising:
Bridge, Matthew A Sermon Preach'd May 20th 1761. At the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. Eliab Stone... Boston: Thomas and John Fleet, 1761.
Foster, Joel. Christ Jesus the Lord, under whom Ministers Serve in the Christian Church. A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of the Rev. John Foster, November 1st, 1784... Boston: Printed by Benjamin Edes & Son, 1785.
Gay, Ebenezer. The Evangelical Preacher. A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of the Rev'd Bunker Gay, at Hindsdale, August 17, 1763. Boston: Richard and Samuel Draper, 1763. Wrappers.
Haven, Jason. A Sermon Preached July 4, 1764. At the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. Edward Brooks... Boston: Richard and Samuel Draper, 1764.
Holt, Thomas. A Sermon Delivered at the Ordination of the Rev. Reed Paige, M.A. to the Pastoral Care of the Church in Hancock, State of New Hampshire. September 21, 1791. Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas & Leonard Worcester, 1792.
Foster's sermon was given at the ordination of his brother. Ebenezer Gay has been called the father of American Unitarianism and although he was loyal to the crown during the American Revolution, many supporters of the war comprised his church.
Condition Report: Wrappers chipped, varying amounts of wear with some pages detaching, foxing, staining, toning; ownership marks; overall very good.