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The Woeful Effects of Drunkenness

Published: 1710
Length: 7,087 words
Reading: 30 min
Divisions: 8

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The woful effects of drunkenness A sermon preached at Bristol, Octob. 12. 1709. When two Indians, Josias and Joseph, were executed for murther, occasioned by the drunkenness both of the murthering & murthered parties. / By Samuel Danforth, Pastor of the church of Taunton. ; [Two lines of Scripture texts]

Boston in New-England Printed by B. Green: sold by Samuel Gerrish at his shop near the Old Meeting House, in Corn Hill. 1710.

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Front matter
Title page
LetterTo the HONOURABLE COMMISSIONERS, FOR THE Goſpelliſing the Indians in AMERICA.
Text
SermonThe Woful Effects OF Drunkenneſs.
Floating text
1 doctrine
Application 1
Application 2
To the aboriginal readerOgguffunaſh

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Author: Samuel Danforth (1666–1727)
Imprint: Boston in New-England Printed by B. Green: sold by Samuel Gerrish at his shop near the Old Meeting House, in Corn Hill. 1710.
Extent: [2], iv, 52 p. ; 15 cm. (12mo)
Language: English
Catalogue: Evans 1452
Source: TCP N01214
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

The Woeful Effects of Drunkenness

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