SOME THOUGHTS CONCERNING THE PRESENT REVIVAL OF RELIGION IN NEW-ENGLAND, AND THE WAY IN WHICH IT OUGHT TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND PROMOTED; HUMBLY OFFER'D TO THE PUBLICK IN A TREATISE ON THAT SUBJECT, IN FIVE PARTS; Part I. Shewing that the Work that has of late been going on in that Land, is a glorious Work of God; Part II: Shewing the Obligations that all are under, to acknowledge, rejoice in and prmote this Work; and the great Danger of the contrary; Part III: Shewing, in many Instances, wherein the Subjects, or zealous Promoters, of this Work have been injuriously blamed; Part IV: Shewing what Things are to be corrected or avoided in promooting this Work, or in our Behaviour. under it; Part V: Shewing positively what ought to be done to promote this Work

Author: Edwards, Jonathan
Title: SOME THOUGHTS CONCERNING THE PRESENT REVIVAL OF RELIGION IN NEW-ENGLAND, AND THE WAY IN WHICH IT OUGHT TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND PROMOTED; HUMBLY OFFER'D TO THE PUBLICK IN A TREATISE ON THAT SUBJECT, IN FIVE PARTS; Part I. Shewing that the Work that has of late been going on in that Land, is a glorious Work of God; Part II: Shewing the Obligations that all are under, to acknowledge, rejoice in and prmote this Work; and the great Danger of the contrary; Part III: Shewing, in many Instances, wherein the Subjects, or zealous Promoters, of this Work have been injuriously blamed; Part IV: Shewing what Things are to be corrected or avoided in promooting this Work, or in our Behaviour. under it; Part V: Shewing positively what ought to be done to promote this Work
Publication: Edinburgh, Scotland: T. Lumisden and J. Robertson, and sold at their Printing-house in the Fish-market, 1743
Edition: First British (Second Overall)

Description: Leather-bound. Octavo. Contemporary speckled calf. (6 5/8" x 4 1/4"). Author's name hand printed to front board. Spine repaired and reinforced Rubbing and wear to extremities. Internally clean. iv + 221pp. Name of "Rev. Thomas Smith" in pencil to front free endpaper. iv,124,129-221,[1]. Mis-paginated with pp. 129 following pp. 124. Text continuous, despite this error in pagination.
OCLC/WorldCat locates just one copy of this 1743 first British edition, in any library worldwide, although ESTC says different. Very Good.

Edwards wrote this when serving as the Pastor of the Church of Christ, at Northampton. Clean, tight copy of a scarce title by one of the most well-known (if not THE archetypal) old, New England exhorter/preacher.

Seller ID: 81249

Subject: Americana

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