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title: 'Some of the Providential Lessons of 1861. How to Meet the Events of 1862: Two Discourses, Preached December 29th, 1861, and January 5th, 1862'
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authors:
- 'George Lewis Prentiss'
date: 1862-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Providence'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 77'
- 'Psalms 124'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/prentiss-1862-some-of-the-providential-lessons-of-1861-how-to-meet-the-events-of-1862-two-discourses-preached-december-29th-1861-and-january-5th-1862
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# Some of the Providential Lessons of 1861. How to Meet the Events of 1862: Two Discourses, Preached December 29th, 1861, and January 5th, 1862

Sermon (Dec 1861) reflecting on 1861's providential lessons: God's government of nations, the sanctity and necessity of rightful civil government, and the weakness of good men amid popular frenzy.

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