This is a digitally restored and enhanced version of Jonathan Mayhew's sermon, "A Sermon Preach'd In The Audience Of His Excellency William Shirley," delivered in Massachusetts on May 29, 1754. Mayhew, a prominent theologian and advocate for civil liberties, addresses His Excellency William Shirley, the Council, and the House of Representatives of the Massachusetts-Bay Province. This historic sermon provides insights into the religious and political climate of colonial New England, offering a valuable primary source for understanding 18th-century American thought. Mayhew's eloquent discourse reflects the era's complex relationship between religious belief, governance, and emerging concepts of liberty, making it an essential resource for historians and scholars interested in the foundations of American political and religious identity.
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