1747 JONATHAN MAYHEW &c. Colonial Sermons for Days of Thanksgiving. Rare American Revolutionary Works

An important sammelband of 11 colonial sermons related to the relationship between the government and religious views in the colonies. Preached by some of the most prominent men, including Thomas Prince, supporter and historic chronicler of the Great Awakening under Edwards and Whitefield, Amos Adams, who was one of the primary Presbyterian voices calling the people to armed resistance after the Stamp Act, etc., and Jonathan Mayhew, who actually coined the phrase, "No Taxation without Representation." 

Extract from Amos Adam's Sermon, Below:

"We must never be pleased with the Shrieks, the Anguish and dying Groans of an Enemy, or sport ourselves with their Blood.  Such a cruel Disposition has been often discovered; how many insulting Tyrants have over-run Nations, carried Fire and Sword through a great Part of the World, merely for their Pastime, and sported themselves with the Blood of Millions?  How many cruel Generals with Legions of barbarous Ruffians, have made it their Sport to drench whole Countries in Blood and delightfully glutted their execrable Passions, like so many incarnate Devils, with unspeakable Barbarities, on Persons of all Ages, Sexes and Orders; not excepting the tender Mothers, and harmless Babes, in their diabolical pastime,-witness the Savage Barbarities of Legions of Russian Banditti in the Prussian Dominions, too shocking to Name,-witness also the inhuman Cruelties of American Savages, the very Thought of which is enough to chill our blood: And it would be happy were this savage Pastime confined to heathen Savages; too much of it, alas, has been seen in Christian Princes and Armies, how awfully degenerated are Millions in this apostate World!"

1. Prince, Thomas. Extraordinary Events the Doings of God, and Marvellous in Pious Eyes.  Illustrated In a Sermon At the South Church in Boston, N. E.  On the GENERAL THANKSGIVING, Thursday, July 18. 1745.  Boston: Printed for D. HENCHMAN in Cornhil, 1747. The SECOND EDITION in N. E. with some Additions. 35pp 

2. A LETTER FROM WILLIAM SHIRLEY, Esq; GOVERNOR OF Massachusett's-Bay, To his Grace the Duke of Newcastle: WITH A JOURNAL of the Siege of Louisbourg, and other Operations of the Forces, during the Expedition against the French Settlements on Cape-Breton; drawn up at the Desire of the Council and House of Representatives of the Province of Massachusett's-Bay; approved and attested by Sir William Pepperrel, and the other Principal Officers who commanded in the said Expedition.  William Shirley; Published by Authority.  Boston: Re-printed by J. Draper, Printer to His Excellency the GOVERNOR & COUNCIL, for D. Henchman in Cornhil, 1746. 31pp

 3. Prince, Thomas. A Sermon Delivered At the South Church in Boston, N. E. August 14. 1746. Being the Day of GENERAL THANKSGIVING FOR The great Deliverance of the British Nations BY The glorious and happy Victory NEAR CULLODEN. Obtained by His Royal Highness Prince WILLIAM Duke of Cumberland April 16. last. Wherein The Greatness of the Publick Danger and Deliverance is in Part set forth, to excite their most grateful Praises to the GOD of their Salvation.  Boston: Printed for D. HENCHMAN in Cornhil, and S. KNEELAND and T. GREEN in Queen-street, 1746.  38pp

 4. Prince, Thomas. The Salvations of GOD in 1746. In Part set forth in a SERMON At the South Church in Boston, Nov. 27. 1746. Being the Day of the ANNIVERSARY THANKSGIVING In the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in N. E. Wherein The most remarkable Salvations of the Year past, both in Europe and North-America, as far as they are come to our Knowledge, are briefly considered.  Thomas Prince, M. A.  Boston: Printed for D. HENCHMAN in Cornhil, 1746. 35pp + errata leaf.

5. Chandler, Samuel. A Sermon Preached in Glocester. Thursday, November 29, 1759. Being the Day of the Provincial Anniversary THANKSGIVING.  Samuel Chandler, A. M.  Boston: NEW-ENGLAND, Printed by GREEN & RUSSELL, at their Office in Queen-Street, 1759. 30pp.

6. Eliot, Andrew. A Sermon Preached October 25th 1759. Being a DAY of Public THANKSGIVING Appointed by AUTHORITY, For the Success Of the BRITISH Arms this Year. Boston: Printed by DANIEL and JOHN KNEELAND, for J. WINTER in Union-street, opposite to the Kings Arms, 1759. 43pp

7. Townsend, Jonathan. Sorrow turned into Joy. A SERMON Deliver'd at Medfield, October 25. 1759. Being a Day of public Acknowledgement Of the Smiles of Heaven upon the British Arms In AMERICA. Boston: Printed by S. KNEELAND, in Queen-Street, 1760. 28pp 

8. Cooper, Samuel. A Sermon Preached before His EXCELLENCY THOMAS POWNALL, Esq; Captain-General and Governor in Chief, The Honourable His Majesty's COUNCIL and House of REPRESENTATIVES, Of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, OCTOBER 16TH 1759. Upon Occasion of the Success of His Majesty's Arms . . . . Boston: NEW-ENGLAND; Printed by GREEN & RUSSELL, and EDES & GILL, by Order of His Excellency the GOVERNOR, and both HOUSES of ASSEMBLY, 1759. 53pp. 

9. Mayhew, Jonathan. Two Discourses Delivered November 23d. 1758. BEING THE Day appointed by AUTHORITY TO BE Observed as a Day of public THANKSGIVING. . .  Boston: N. E., Printed and Sold by R. DRAPER in Newbury-Street, and by EDES & GILL, and GREEN & RUSSELL, in Queen-Street, 1758. 57pp.  

10. Mayhew, Jonathan. Two Discourses Delivered October 25th. 1759. Being the Day appointed by Authority to be observed AS A Day of public THANKSGIVING, FOR THE Success of His Majesty's Arms,  [Mayhew was a noted Congregational Minister at Old West Church, Boston.  He coined the phrase, "No Taxation Without Representation". His sermons were a powerful influence in the development of the movement for liberty and independence.] Boston; NEW-ENGLAND: Printed and Sold by RICHARD DRAPER, in Newbury-Street; EDES & GILL, in Queen-Street; and THOMAS & JOHN FLEAT, in Cornhill, 1759. 67pp + 12pp appendix. 

11. Adams, Amos. Songs of Victory directed by human Compassion, and qualified with Christian Benevolence; in A SERMON Delivered at Roxbury, October 25, 1759. On the general THANKSGIVING, For the Success of His Majesty's Arms. Boston: Printed and Sold by Edes and Gill, in Queen-street, 1759. 29pp.

Very nicely preserved in original 18th century American plain calf sammelband. Light repairs to spine and two prelims repaired. All text present and accounted for, generally clean with some light scattered tide marks.