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title: 'Sinful but Not Forsaken: A Sermon, Preached in the Presbyterian Church, Fifth Avenue … New York, on the Day of National Fasting, January 4, 1861'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Alexander Taggart McGill'
date: 1861-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'United States'
- 'Sin'
- 'Providence'
scriptures:
- 'Jeremiah 51'
- 'Romans 1'
- '2 Timothy 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcgill-1861-sinful-but-not-forsaken-a-sermon-preached-in-the-presbyterian-church-fifth-avenue-new-york-on-the-day-of-national-fasting-january-4-1861
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# Sinful but Not Forsaken: A Sermon, Preached in the Presbyterian Church, Fifth Avenue … New York, on the Day of National Fasting, January 4, 1861

Jan 4, 1861 sermon urging national humiliation and repentance — diagnoses America's sins, warns divine judgment, and appeals to God's providence and revival as hope.

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