A sermon preached in Christ-Church, Philadelphia, [for the benefit of the poor] by appointment of and before the general communication of free and accepted Masons of the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday December 28, 1778 : celebrated, agreeable to their constitution, as the anniversary of St. John the evangelist

A sermon preached in Christ-Church, Philadelphia, [for the benefit of the poor] by appointment of and before the general communication of free and accepted Masons of the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday December 28, 1778 : celebrated, agreeable to their constitution, as the anniversary of St. John the evangelist

Philadelphia : Printed by John Dunlap, 1779.

35, [1] p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)

L2018F2 1779

(OCoLC)64248913

"Corrections" slip pasted in on p. [4].
Dedicated to George Washington by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.
Signatures: pi2 [A]4 B-D4.
"The following short account of the procession of the brethren to and from the church ..." (p. [36]): listing of the procession of the Masonic brethren to and from the Church, including "7. His Excellency, our brother George Washington, Esq. supported by the grand master and his deputy."
"Such, to name no more, was the character of a Cincinnatus* in ancient times, rising "awful from the plough" to save his country, and , his country saved, returning to the plough again, with increased dignity and lustre ...--p. 22.
Life and example of Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus--Appx. (p. 30-35).
Includes bibliographical references.
See also "Ahiman razon abridged and digested ..." (L2012F147 1783); "A sermon on temporal and spiritual salvation ..." (267.15 S664 1790)

Evans 16526
ESTC W3251
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