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Ebenezer Gay was the son of Nathaniel and Lydia (Lusher) Gay, and grandson of John Gay who came to America about 1630, settled in Watertown, Massachusets, and later was one of the founders of Dedham, in which town Ebenezer was born.
( Title: Natural religion, as distinguish'd from revealed...)
Title: Natural religion, as distinguish'd from revealed : a sermon preached at the annual Dudleian-lecture, at Harvard-College in Cambridge, May 9, 1759. Author: Ebenezer Gay Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ SourceLibrary: Huntington Library DocumentID: SABCP01308000 CollectionID: CTRG94-B2469 PublicationDate: 17590101 SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America Notes: Half title: Mr. Gay's sermon at the annual Dudleian-lecture at Harvard-College in Cambridge, May 9, 1759. "The character of the late Honorable Judge Dudley, as it was inserted in the Boston-News-Letter, February 7th, 1751."--4 p., 2nd count. Attributed to Stephen Sewell by Evans. Collation: 34, 4 p. ; 21 cm
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Title: The character and work of a good ruler and the duty of an obliged people : a sermon preach'd before His Excellency William Shirley, Esq., the Honourable His Majesty's Council, and House of Representatives of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, May 29th 1745 : being the anniversary for the election of His Majesty's Council for the province. Author: Ebenezer Gay Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ SourceLibrary: Huntington Library DocumentID: SABCP04701300 CollectionID: CTRG04-B160 PublicationDate: 17450101 SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America Notes: Collation: 33 p. ; 21 cm
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Title: Well-accomplish'd soldiers, a glory to their king, and defence to their country : a sermon preach'd at Hingham, on a training-day there, May 10, 1738, in the audience of four military companies, and now published, at the desire of their officers. Author: Ebenezer Gay Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ SourceLibrary: Huntington Library DocumentID: SABCP01312400 CollectionID: CTRG94-B2964 PublicationDate: 17380101 SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America Notes: Half-title: Mr. Gay's military sermon, preach'd at Hingham, May 10, 1738. Running title: A military sermon. Collation: 29 p. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
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(Title: A sermon, delivered at the meeting-house in the Fi...)
Title: A sermon, delivered at the meeting-house in the First Parish in Hingham, March 23, 1787 : at the interment of the Rev. Ebenezer Gay, D.D., pastor of the First Church in Hingham, who died March 18, 1787. Author: Daniel Shute Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ SourceLibrary: Huntington Library DocumentID: SABCP03058500 CollectionID: CTRG99-B1618 PublicationDate: 17870101 SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America Notes: "Published at the request of the parish." Error in pagination: begins on p. 5. Collation: 32 p. ; 21 cm
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Ebenezer Gay was the son of Nathaniel and Lydia (Lusher) Gay, and grandson of John Gay who came to America about 1630, settled in Watertown, Massachusets, and later was one of the founders of Dedham, in which town Ebenezer was born.
At the age of eighteen, Ebenezer Gay graduated from Harvard College.
While preparing for the ministry, Gay taught the grammar schools of Hadley and Ipswich, and on December 30, 1717, was called to the church in Hingham, where he was ordained and installed on June 11, 1718.
(Title: Well-accomplish'd soldiers, a glory to their king,...)
( Title: Natural religion, as distinguish'd from revealed...)
(Title: The character and work of a good ruler and the dut...)
(Title: A sermon, delivered at the meeting-house in the Fi...)
( This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923....)
Theologically, Gay was an Arminian, if not an Arian, and although he was not controversial in his preaching, he is numbered among the early Congregationalists who were the forerunners of the Unitarian movement in New England.
He was opposed to revivals, creeds, and articles of faith, and was sympathetic toward free inquiry.
Revelation, he believed, must be subjected to the test of reason. To his influence, it is said, Jonathan Mayhew’s adoption of liberal views was due.
Politically, Gay was a Loyalist, but though his sentiments were well known, he behaved with such discretion during the Revolution that he was not molested and retained the friendship of those who differed from him.
Although broad-minded, tolerant, amiable, and peace-loving, Gay had a strength of character, soundness of judgment, and genius for leadership which made him a dominating personality.
As a conciliator and adviser, he was held in high esteem. Enthusiasm and superstition formed no part of his religious character.
In appearance he was medium-sized, dignified, and after middle age, patriarchal. His portrait reveals a huge mouth and peculiarly shaped jaw which give to his face an ugly and cynical aspect, yet it is said that a benevolent expression illumined and redeemed it. So well did he retain his mental vigor throughout his ninety years and more, that he was preparing to preach as usual on the Sunday morning when death came to him.
On November 3, 1719, Gay married Jerusha, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Rogers) Bradford, great-grand-daughter of Gov. William Bradford. Eleven children were born to them.
