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Wicked Men Ensnared by Themselves: A Sermon Preached, December 16, 1825, in the Second Parish of West Springfield, at the Interment of Samuel Leonard, and Mrs. Harriet Leonard, His Wife; The Former of Whom Murdered the Latter, and Then Committed Suicide. With an Appendix

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Funeral sermon on the Leonard murder–suicide using Psalm 9:16 to show the wicked are ensnared by their own deeds. Warns against Sabbath neglect, ungoverned anger, and resisting the Spirit.
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A prolific preacher and author, Sprague is also known as the “Patriarch of American Collectors,” for his collection of autographs, including those of every signer of the Declaration of Independence, pamphlets and other materials. He authored the Annals of the American Pulpit, an important collection of biographical sketches.

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