Book 9780371963272

“A Sermon, Preached At The New Church Of Calcutta, Before The Right Honorable The Earl Of Mornington,. On Thursday, February 6Th, 1800; Being The Day Appointed For A General Thanksgiving,. By The Revd. Claudius Buchanan” by Claudius Buchanan. Claudius Buchanan’s sermon, delivered in Calcutta before the Earl of Mornington on February 6, 1800, surveys the religious and political climate of British India. Rooted in biblical exempla, it links Israel’s apostasy and divine deliverance to contemporary threats of infidelity within the Christian Church. The discourse warns against mockers and dreamers who undermine revealed religion with rationalist and liberal philosophies, arguing for the preservation of Christian religion, morality, and civil institutions. It cites Psalm 21 and prophecies of Jude and Peter to warn of last?day apostasy, and it emphasizes Britain’s role in upholding religious order and social stability. The sermon venerates providence in Britain’s victories, exhorts public thanksgiving, and calls for the steady support of Christian ordinances among the colonists, especially the young, to safeguard the nation’s future. The work includes the official minutes of the council endorsing the sermon’s printing.