Romeyn, John B. Sermons Vol. I. New-York: Eastburn, Kirk, & Co., 1816. First Edition. [11192]
Volume one only, of two.
Original paper spine & blue paper boards as issued by the publisher. 9 1/4 x 6 inches, much of the paper over the spine is missing, and although the volume looks distressed, the boards are still firmly attached. Top paper edge trimmed, rest deckled, as issued. xii, 434 clean pp., tight. Good. Hardcover.
"In the selection of the following Discourses, the author has endeavoured, so far as he was able, to afford a specimen of the manner in which Calvinistic principles can be applied to the illustration and enforcement of the duties belonging to the various relations of life." - Author's Preface.
This volume has twelve sermons: Christ the Light of the World; The Glory of a Nation (2 sermons); The Millennium; God's Mercy to the Fatherless; The benevolent Eunuch; The Right Use of the Providence of God; The Inestimable Value of the Scriptures; The Duty of Seeking the Lord, enforced from His Power in the Natural World; The Blessedness of a Triumphant Believer; Paul preaching before Felix; The Perfection of Christian Knowledge.
John Brodhead Romeyn, D. D. (1777-1825); born at Marbletown, New York; graduated with high honor at Columbia College, New York City, in 1795; licensed to preach by the Classis of Albany in 1798, at the age of 21. He took the call to become pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church in Rhinebeck, N. Y., in 1799. In 1804 he became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Albany, and in 1808 of the Cedar Street Church of New York City. The College of New Jersey bestowed upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity in his 32nd year of age. He labored in the ministry with great success at Cedar Street until his death. He was a trustee of Princeton College from 1809 forward, and in 1810 was the Moderator of the General Assembly.
“The greater part of his printed works are comprised in two volumes of Sermons, published in 1816, and shortly after republished in Scotland.” – Sprague.
