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title: 'The Divinely Prepared Ruler, and the Fit End of Treason: Two Discourses Delivered … Following the Burial of President Lincoln, May 7, 1865'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Henry Addison Nelson'
date: 1865-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Sermons'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 78'
- '1 Samuel 16'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/nelson-1865-the-divinely-prepared-ruler-and-the-fit-end-of-treason-two-discourses-delivered-following-the-burial-of-president-lincoln-may-7-1865
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# The Divinely Prepared Ruler, and the Fit End of Treason: Two Discourses Delivered … Following the Burial of President Lincoln, May 7, 1865

Two funeral sermons (May 1865) by Rev. Henry A. Nelson reflecting on Lincoln’s humble origins. Compares Lincoln to David and Washington, stressing providence, character, and country life.

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