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title: 'National Accountability: A Sermon Preached May 14, 1841, the Day of the National Fast, Observed on Account of the Death of the President of the United States'
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authors:
- 'Ichabod Smith Spencer'
date: 1841-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Providence'
- 'United States'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Jonah 3'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/spencer-1841-national-accountability-a-sermon-preached-may-14-1841-the-day-of-the-national-fast-observed-on-account-of-the-death-of-the-president-of-the-united-states
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# National Accountability: A Sermon Preached May 14, 1841, the Day of the National Fast, Observed on Account of the Death of the President of the United States

A sermon asserting that God rules nations, rewarding virtue and punishing national sin (citing Nineveh, Babylon, Rome). It urges national repentance and the fear of God.

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