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title: 'War, the Work of the Lord, and the Coward Cursed: A Sermon, Delivered in the First Presbyterian Meeting House in Cincinnatti, Ohio, … May 14, 1812'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Joshua Lacy Wilson'
date: 1812-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'War and Peace'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Jeremiah 48'
- 'Exodus 15'
- 'Revelation 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wilson-1812-war-the-work-of-the-lord-and-the-coward-cursed-a-sermon-delivered-in-the-first-presbyterian-meeting-house-in-cincinnatti-ohio-may-14-1812
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# War, the Work of the Lord, and the Coward Cursed: A Sermon, Delivered in the First Presbyterian Meeting House in Cincinnatti, Ohio, … May 14, 1812

1813 sermon to Cincinnati militia arguing war can be God's work (Jeremiah 48:10). Calls for courage, discipline, and patriotic duty, citing Exodus and Revelation.

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