Wisdom taught by man's mortality; or, The shortness and uncertainty of life, the certainty and suddenness of death, considered. A discourse adapted to the awful visitation of the city of Philadelphia, by the yellow fever, in the year 1793, by which more than four thousand persons were swept off in about three months. In this discourse, all the Scripture metaphors, respecting the shortness and uncertainty of life, are mentioned, and commented upon; and a hymn added at the close, in which they are all recited. By Elhanan Winchester. [Two lines of text]

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• Wisdom taught by man's mortality; or, The shortness and uncertainty of life, the certainty and suddenness of death, considered. A discourse adapted to the awful visitation of the city of Philadelphia, by the yellow fever, in the year 1793, by which more than four thousand persons were swept off in about three months. In this discourse, all the Scripture metaphors, respecting the shortness and uncertainty of life, are mentioned, and commented upon; and a hymn added at the close, in which they are all recited. By Elhanan Winchester. [Two lines of text]
• Wisdom taught by man's mortality.

People / Organizations

• Elhanan Winchester (Author)

Imprint

Philadelphia: Printed by R. Folwell, no. 33, Mulberry-Street, and sold by R. Campbell, no. 40, South Second-Street, 1795.

Added name

Folwell, Richard, 1768?-1814, printer. Campbell, Robert, d. 1800, bookseller.

Publication year

1795

ESTC No.

W25395

Grub Street ID

335370

Description

[4],28,[2]p. ; 8⁰

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: pi? A-B? C? D? [E]1