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title: 'A Sermon Preached at Cambridge, Before His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson, Esq., Governor, His Honor Andrew Oliver, … May 29th, 1771, … [Election Sermon]'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'John Tucker'
date: 1771-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '18th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/18th-century/tucker-1771-a-sermon-preached-at-cambridge-before-his-excellency-thomas-hutchinson-esq-governor-his-honor-andrew-oliver-may-29th-1771-election-sermon
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# A Sermon Preached at Cambridge, Before His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson, Esq., Governor, His Honor Andrew Oliver, … May 29th, 1771, … [Election Sermon]

1771 election sermon arguing civil government is both a human ordinance and ordained by God; citizens should submit to lawful authority but may resist usurpation and tyranny.

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