Ebenezer Bridge (1716-1792) a well-known clergyman in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, delivered an "Election Sermon" in 1767, in which he stated:
<The Supreme ruler and governor of the universe hath so adjusted things in the moral world, that order and government are necessary for advancement his own glory, and promoting the good of his rational, intelligent creatures.
And it is very obvious that anarchy and confusion must terminate in the destruction of men's lives, as well as of their liberty and property.> 1716EB001
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Endnotes:
1716EB001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Ebenezer Bridge, A.M., 1767, "Election Sermon," Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Franklin P. Cole, ed., They Preached Liberty (Indianapolis, IN: Liberty Press, 1976), p. 47. Gary DeMar, "A Return to the Election Day Sermon" (Atlanta, GA: The Biblical Worldview, An American Vision Publication-American Vision, Inc., February 1990). See Mr. Bridge's artillery election sermon June 1st. 1752 Evans 6825 Digital image available in the Readex/Newsbank Digital Evans series Microfiche. [New York: Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series; no. 6825).