Project Gutenberg 2012-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 59 Hopkins, Mark 1802 1887 Hopkins, Marcus A Sermon, Delivered Before His Excellency Edward Everett, Governor, His Honor George Hull, Lieutenant Governor, the Honorable Council, and the Legislature of Massachusetts, on the Anniversary Election, January 2, 1839 Produced by Bill Tozier, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Sermon, Delivered Before His Excellency Edward Everett, Governor, His Honor George Hull, Lieutenant Governor, the Honorable Council, and the Legislature of Massachusetts, on the Anniversary Election, January 2, 1839" by Mark Hopkins, D.D. is a religious sermon delivered in the early 19th century. The work takes a reflective look at the relationship between divine authority and human governance, asserting that individuals should prioritize obedience to God over compliance to human laws. The text expresses a strong theme of moral responsibility and the nature of civil liberty within the context of faith. In the sermon, Hopkins explores the idea that human laws and governments are necessary for societal cohesion but are fundamentally inferior to the divine laws established by God. He argues that true moral perfection is achieved through obedience to divine principles, which are intended to guide human behavior towards individual and social fulfillment. The sermon emphasizes that governments derive their authority from God and must align their laws with divine justice. Hopkins warns against the tyranny of power that seeks to dominate the moral conscience, asserting the importance of a free conscience governed by faith. He concludes by urging political leaders to recognize their duty to uphold God's laws, ensuring that their governance is imbued with moral integrity for the common good. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sermons, American Election sermons -- Massachusetts BV Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 76751 76760 2024-09-17T06:02:22.525724 2023-09-17T14:13:30.044848 text/html text/html 72697 2012-08-06T11:54:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 27063 2012-08-06T11:55:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105182 2024-09-17T06:02:27.268683 application/epub+zip 104314 2024-09-17T06:02:25.016690 application/epub+zip 96820 2024-09-17T06:02:24.091728 application/epub+zip 306602 2024-09-17T06:02:29.040701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296809 2024-09-17T06:02:26.657840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106404 2022-09-18T13:37:08.358791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68358 68260 2024-09-17T06:02:22.314717 2023-09-17T14:13:29.860818 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 67654 2012-08-06T11:54:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25329 2012-08-06T11:55:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18781 2024-09-17T06:02:29.180666 application/rdf+xml 26800 2024-09-17T06:02:24.455698 image/jpeg 4655 2024-09-17T06:02:24.268688 image/jpeg 106147 2024-09-17T06:02:22.533713 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia