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The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men: A Sermon, Preached at Princeton, on the 17th of May, 1776. Being the General Fast Appointed by the Congress Through the United Colonies. To Which Is Added, an Address to the Natives of Scotland, Residing in America

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John Witherspoon’s 1776 sermon argues God’s providence rules men’s passions; even human wrath serves God’s glory. He applies this truth to the American revolt and civil war.
Archive ⬩ Citizenship and Government, Providence
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John Witherspoon (1723 – 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, theologian, and college presidentwho led the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University),

shaped its curriculum, and trained a generation of early American leaders in both faith and civic responsibility. A signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, he played a significant role in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, bringing Reformed principles to the nation’s political and educational life.

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