Samuel Worcester 1808 The Messiah of the Scriptures is Not a Mere Creature

Worcester, Samuel. The Messiah of the Scriptures: A Sermon, preached at the Tabernacle in Salem, April 8, 1808; also, at Beverly, May 1, 1808. Deerfield, Mass.: Timothy Frary, 1823. [10512] Newly sewn into an acid-free wrapper. Untrimmed pamphlet, no wrapper, some leaves with tattered edges, 7 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches, 48 pp., the last two pages are hymns. Good. Pamphlet. The text is Hebrews 1:13, "But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?" "The scriptures allow to Jesus Christ, what can justly be allowed to no mere creature; to none but a being truly and essentially divine." p. 6. Worcester sets out to prove this point in his discourse. Samuel Worcester, D.D. (1770-1821), b. Hollis, New Hampshire,; d. Brainerd, Tennessee. Worcester graduated at Dartmouth College with the highest honors in 1795 and was licensed to preach the next year. “[In 1797] he was ordained pastor of the Church at Fitchburg, a society which was cursed