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title: 'Religion the Foundation of National Prosperity: A Sermon, Preached in the Presbyterian Church of Charlton, on the Fourth of July, 1810'
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authors:
- 'Joseph Sweetman'
date: 1810-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 14'
- 'Deuteronomy 4'
- 'Isaiah 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/sweetman-1810-religion-the-foundation-of-national-prosperity-a-sermon-preached-in-the-presbyterian-church-of-charlton-on-the-fourth-of-july-1810
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# Religion the Foundation of National Prosperity: A Sermon, Preached in the Presbyterian Church of Charlton, on the Fourth of July, 1810

Sermon (July 4, 1810) urging gratitude to God for national prosperity and warning against drunkenness, dissipation, and partisan division; affirms 'righteousness exalteth a nation'.

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