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The Government and Improvement of Mirth

Published: 1707
Length: 27,424 words
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Divisions: 5

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The government & improvement of mirth according to the laws of Christianity. In three sermons. I. Of civil & natural II. Of carnal & vicious mirth III. Of spiritual & holy joy. Essay'd from James V. 13. : [Two lines from James] : More especially designed for the use, and recommended to the serious perusal of young people, and in particular the young gentlemen of Boston. / By Benj. Colman.

Boston in New-England Printed by B Green, for Samuel Phillips at the brick shop. 1707.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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Sermon 1Of MIRTH,
Sermon 2SERMON II. Of MIRTH Carnal and Vicious.
Sermon 3SERMON. III. Of MIRTH, Spiritual and Holy. Being the Subſtance of a Sermon Preached on a Day of Publick and…

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