The Government of God Desirable: A Sermon Delivered at Newark, N.J., October 1808, During the Session of the Synod of New-York and New-Jersey
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Lyman Beecher's 1808 sermon (Matt. 6:10) argues it is desirable that God govern the world entirely by his pleasure. He grounds this in God's wisdom, omnipotence, mercy in Christ, and justice.