Preaching the Gospel, tho' foolishness to men, yet a saving ordinance of God : A sermon preach'd at Edgartown on Martha's-Vineyard, July 29th. 1747. When the Reverend Mr. John Newman was ordained Pastor of the church in the said town, in the room of the late Reverend and excellent Mr. Samuel Wiswall, deceas'd. / By Thomas Balch, A.M. Pastor of a church in Dedham. ; Published at the desire of many of the hearers. ; [Three lines from I Corinthians].
| Author/creator | Balch, Thomas |
| Other author | Mayhew, Experience, 1673-1758. |
| Other author | Hancock, John, 1671-1752. |
| Other author | First Congregational Church (Edgartown, Mass.) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Printed and sold by S. Kneeland and T. Green in Queen-Street, 1747. |
| Description | 4 unnumbered pages, 7 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 36 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm (4to) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 5902. ^A478749 |
| General note | Half-title: Mr. Balch's sermon at the ordination of Mr. John Newman, July 29th, 1747. |
| General note | "A prefatory address to the Church of Christ, and inhabitants of Edgartown, by the Rev. Mr. Mayhew of Christian-Town."--7 p., 1st numbered count; on the character of the Rev. Samuel Wiswall. With a bookseller's advertisement, p. 7. |
| General note | "The charge given to the Rev. Mr. John Newman at his ordination, by the Rev. Mr. Experience Mayhew."--p. [39-40]. |
| General note | "The right hand of fellowship, given by the Rev. Mr. Hancock."--p. [41-42]. |
| References | Evans 5902 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 5902). |
| Genre/form | Ordination sermons 1747. |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston. |
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