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Sermon of O Beirne on New York Fire and Restoration
The Reverend O Beirne preaches at St Pauls New York on September 22 1776 after General Howe seized the city and a recent fire attempt. He counsels humility gratitude loyalty to the king and religion, warns against dissent and sedition, and urges reflection on England’s mercy and the colony’s past prosperity and present peril. The sermon urges readers to recognize divine mercy restore worship and avoid faction.
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