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POULTER (The Rev. Edmund)
A Sermon on the Present Crisis, Preached at the Cathedral of Winchester, December 9, 1792; with an Appendix.
First edition, 4to, [2], 24pp., disbound. Rare; ESTC locates 3 copies in the UK and 3 in North America.
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GAM (David)
Memoirs of the Administration of the Right Honourable William Pitt, or an Inquiry into the Causes and Consequences of his Conduct in Respect to different Departments, Bodies, and Public Individuals of the State. In a Letter to the Right. Hon. the Earl of Suffolk, in Consequence of his Lordship's Motion in Parliament, and Conferences with His Majesty, for the Removal of Ministers.
First Edition, no half-title, [2], 92 pp., disbound. Includes sections on the army, the navy, the church, and on the West India Colonies.
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ROBERTSON (Alexander)
The Philosophy of the Unconditioned.
First edition, 93, [3]pp., presentation inscription from the author to Robert Scott Fittes, orig. cloth, orig. printed paper label on upper cover, spine faded and slightly frayed at head.
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[IRELAND (John)]
Nupti? Sacr?; or an Inquiry into the Scriptural Doctrine of Marriage and Divorce. Addressed to the Two Houses of Parliament.
First Edition, half-title, a little browning at the beginning of the text, [4], 136 pp., disbound.
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[SHERLOCK (Thomas)]
A Letter from the Lord Bishop of London, to the Clergy and People of London and Westminster; on Occasion of the Late Earthquakes.
First Dublin Edition, 20pp., modern marbled boards, morocco label. "A Prayer to be used on Occasion of the late Earthquakes,...." pp.17-20, has a title-page with the imprint "Dublin: Printed in the Year, 1750."
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HOADLY (Benjamin)
Some Considerations Humbly offered to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Exeter. Occasioned by his Lordship's Sermon preached before Her Majesty, March 8. 1708.
Third Edition, 24 pp., disbound.
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BRADFORD (Samuel)
Unanimity and Charity, the Characters of Christians. A sermon preached in the parish-church of St. Sepulchre, June 16th, 1709. Being Thursday in Whitsun-Week, at the anniversary meeting of the children educated in the charity-schools, in and about the cities of London and Westminster. Publish'd at the Request of several Gentlemen concern'd in that Charity. By Samuel Bradford, D. D. Rector of St. Mary le Bow, and Chaplain in Ordinary to Her Majesty.
8vo, 24pp., disbound. ESTC T87069.
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[TINDAL (Matthew)]
New High-Church turn'd old Presbyterian. Utrum horum never a barrel the better herring.
20pp., title-page very badly ink stained, slightly chipped at upper margin, some side-notes cropped, cont. manuscript notes to terminal leaf, disbound.
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[BLACKALL (Offspring)]
The Lord Bishop of Exeter's Answer to Mr. Hoadly's Letter.
First Edition, 56 pp., disbound.
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STILEMAN (John)
Episcopal Authority, with the duty both of clergy and laity, consider'd; in a Sermon preached at Leicester October 2. 1707. at the visitation of the Reverend Mr. John Rogers, Arch-deacon of Leicester. By John Stilsman [sic],...
First Edition, 4to, 32pp., disbound.
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[BASSET (Joshua)]
An Essay towards a Proposal for Catholick Communion. Wherein Sixty of the Principal Controverted Points, which have hitherto divided Christendom, being call'd over, 'tis examin'd, how many of them may, and ought to be laid aside, and how few remain to be accommodated, for the effecting a General Peace. By a Minister of the Church of England.
First edition, 12mo (165 x 105 mm), [14], 248pp., with the initial blank A1, text a little spotted in places, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, label.
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WOLSELEY (Sir Charles)
Justification Evangelical: or a Plain Impartial Scriptural-Account of God's Method of justifying a Sinner.
First edition, 12mo (170 x 115 mm), imprimatur leaf before title, [12], 133, [1]pp., with the library label of Ely Cathedral (cancelled), contemporary mottled calf, a nice copy. Wing, W3308.
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BURGES (Cornelius)
The Broken Title of Episcopal Inheritance. Or, A Discovery of the vveake Reply, to the Humble Examination of the Answers to the Nine Reasons of the House of Commons, against the Votes of Bishops in Parliament, their Lordly Dignity, and Civill Authority. Dedicated to both Houses of Parliament.
First Edition, 4to, [2], 21, [1] pp., disbound. Wing, B5669; Madan, II, 999.
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[GORDON (Thomas)]
An Apology for the Danger of the Church. Proving, that the Church is, and ought to be always in Danger; and that it would be dangerous for her to be out of Danger. Being a Second Part of the Apology for Parson Alberoni. By the same Author.
First Edition, cont. signature of W. Foster (cropped) on upper blank margin of title, 32 pp., disbound.
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[JOHNSON (James)]
Panegyrical Essays upon the Prayer Lord, Pity the People; the only words of William 1. Prince of Orange, The Founder of the Government of the United Provinces, at his sudden and violent Death, 10th July 1584. Transform'd into the Order they are now in, Anno 1714, upon his Majesty's Accession to the Crown.
First Edition, no half-title, [16], 93, [1]pp., disbound.
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[DEFOE (Daniel)]
A Lay-Man's Creed, very short for the Benefit of the Poor Reader.
First Edition, lacks half-title, [2], 5-23, [1] pp., disbound.
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[KENNETT (White)]
Convocation-Craft: or, a brief History of the Intrigues, and Insolence, of English Convocations under the Papacy, till Restrain'd by King Henry V111. With an Account of their Behaviour since, intermix'd with proper Reflections, and Authorities to prove, that when they act beyond their Commission from the Crown, they incur the Danger of a Pr?munire.......
First Edition, cont. signature of W. Foster (cropped) on upper blank margin of title, Ms. note by W. Foster in a blank margins of two leaves, 90pp., disbound. "Advertisement to Church-wardens" on p. 90. Brief history of the intrigues and insolence, of English Convocations under the papacy, till restrain'd by King Henry VIII.
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HARTLEY (James)
The Trial of the Two Opinions Tried: wherein the false reasonings of Mr. Johnson and his Friend, are detected, exposed and refuted, in Vindication of the Divine Decree relative to the Sin and Misery of Mankind.
First edition, iv, 127, [1]pp., title and last page dusty the rest of the text clean, iv, 127, disbound. L, C, O, Lmh and IEN copies in the ESTC.
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BOUGEANT (Guillaume-Hyacinthe)
A Philosophical Amusement upon the Language of Beasts. Written originally in French, by Father Bougeant, a famous Jesuit; now confined at La Fleche, on Account of this Work.
First Dublin Edition, no half-title, with the final advertisement leaf, 62 [2]pp., disbound. Father Bougeant was born at Quimper in Brittany, in 1690. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1706, taught classics in the College of Caen and Nevers and lived for a number of years in Paris until his death in 1743. His "Amusement Philosophique sur le Language des Bestes," published in 1737, became a cause of considerable embarrassment to him, and resulted in a brief exile from Paris. The work was controversial in that it considered whether animals had a soul and a language, and if this could be viewed as a sign of reason. He approaches this subject and reduces it to an absurd one, concluding that it does not represent a threat to religion and grants souls to animals which would inhabit their bodies like a punishment.
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HORNET (A.)
The Crucified Saviour: or, a Preparation to a Worthy Receiving the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's-Supper, in Meditations and Prayers for Morning and Evening for every Day in the Week. As also, Meditations and Prayers, Before, at, and After receiving the Blessed Sacrament; with Rules and Directions how to Live well after it.
First Edition, 12mo, LACKS FRONTISPIECE, text rather browned, 168 pp., later sheep, slightly rubbed, upper hinge cracked, label. "A. Hornet D.D." is probably a pseudonym; it's use in the title may be intended to recall Anthony Horneck's "The Crucified Christ". The National Library of Scotland copy only on the ESTC; not on OCLC.
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GINGLE (Jacob), pseud.
The Oxford Sermon versified. By Jacob Gingle, Esq
First Edition, 63, [1] pp., pamphlet with a marbled paper spine. Jacob Gingle is a pseudonym, sometimes wrongly identified as Joseph Betty, the poem is a skit on Betty's sermon "The Divine Institution of the Ministry", 1729. Foxon, O270.
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[?WARNER (I.)]
An Address to the University of Oxford, occasioned by a Sermon, intitled, The Divine Institution of the Ministry, and the absolute necessity of Church-Government; preached before that University by the Reverend Mr. Joseph Betty, on the 21st of September 1729. By I. W. L.
Second Edition, [2], 73, [1]pp., pamphlet with a marbled paper spine.
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HALL (Robert)
A Friendly Address, to the Methodists.
First edition, 24pp., title very slightly soiled, later half cloth over marbled boards, title in gilt on spine, a nice copy. From the library of Lt. Col. William Allen Potter, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1944/45. The ESTC locates copies at the John Rylands Library, Wesley College, Duke University, Emory University, Honnold Library, Perkins School of Theology and the University of Kansas.
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[BROWNE (Peter)]
The Procedure, Extent, and Limits of Human Understanding.
Second Edition, with corrections and additions, [6], 377, [3] pp., without half-title but with the 3pp. of advertisements at end, contemporary name in Ms. on title (partially erased), lacks paste-down endpapers, other endpapers a little torn, contemporary calf, spine worn, label. Provenance: With the bookplate of the Library of Fort Augustus Abbey.
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WATSON (William)
The Clergy-Man's Law: or, the Complete Incumbent, collected from the 39 Articles, Canons, Proclamations, Decrees in Chancery and Exchequer, as also from all Acts of Parliament, and common-law cases, relating to the Church and Clergy of England; digested under proper Heads for the Benefit of Patrons of Churches, and the Parochial Clergy. And will be Useful to all Students, and Practitioners of the Law....... To which is Added, the Names of the present Bishops, and other Chief Dignitaries of the Church of England.
First Edition, folio, no front fly-leaf, with the armorial bookplate of Thomas Parker, first Earl of Macclesfield on blank verso of title dated 1704, with the blind stamp of the Earls of Macclesfield on the first four leaves, [12], 523, [45] pp., contemporary calf, short crack on upper hinge, morocco label, a very nice copy. Sweet and Maxwell, p.176, (127).
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DAUBENY (Charles)
A Sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London : On Thursday, June 1, 1809. Being the tome of the Yearly Meeting of the Children educated in the Charity-Schools, in and about thye Cities of London and Westminster. By the reverend Charles Daubeny, L.L. B. Archdeacon of Sarum. Published at the Request of the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge, and the Trustees of the several Schools.
4to, [2], iii, [1], 36, 209, [1] pp., disbound.
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PHIPPS (Joseph)
Brief Remarks on the Common Arguments now used in Support of divers Ecclesiastical Impositions in this Nation, especially as they relate to Dissenters.
26, [2] pp., with a final advertisement leaf, disbound. Smith, J. Friends' books, 2.413.
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PEACE.
An Expedient for Peace: perswading an Agreement amongst Christians, &c.
First Edition, 4to, drop-head title, lower edge of 4pp. cropped with the loss of a few words, 15, [1] pp., disbound. Wing, E3872.
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SHIRLEY, WEST MIDLANDS.
On Lord's Day, June 25th, 1826, Two Sermons will be Preached at the Baptist Meeting-House, Shirley-Street, in Aid of the Sunday Schools Belonging to that Place, by the Rev. William Hood, of Solihull... The following hymns will be sung in the course of each service...
Single sheet printed on one side only, 296 x 193mm, main heading printed above a double-column of the two hymns to be sung, all within double-line border. Not listed on Copac.
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RENNHOFER (Friedrich)
B?cherkunde des Katholischen Lebens. Bibliografisches Lexicon der religi?sen Literatur der Gegenwart.
First edition, 4to, 360pp., orig. cloth. From the reference library of Prof. T. A. Birrell.
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LAW (William)
A Collection of Letters on the Most Interesting and Important Subjects, and on Several Occasions.
First edition, 8vo, [4], 220, [4] pp., title slightly soiled, editor's advertisement after title signed T. L. [i.e. T. Law], G. W., 2 advertisement leaves at end both torn across but no loss of text, disbound.
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GILLETT (Charles Ripley) Compiler.
Catalogue of the McAlpin Collection of British History and Theology.
First edition, 5 vols., orig. cloth, spine lightly spotted. A most valuable work, giving full bibliographical descriptions of many thousands of works published between 1501-1700.
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[BURNET (Gilbert)]
An Enquiry into the Reasons for Abrogating the Test imposed on all Members of Parliament. Offered by Sa. Oxon.
First Edition, 4to, drop-head title, printed in double columns, 8 pp., disbound. Wing, B5813.
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JERVIS (Thomas)
Unanimity and Energy in the present Crisis. A Discourse delivered in the Dissenting Chapel at Lympston, Devon, on Wednesday, Oct. X1X. MDCCC111. Being the day appointed for a general fast.
First Edition, 'From the Author' written on upper blank margin of title, advert. leaf at end, [4], 61, [3] pp., disbound.
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[DUNTON (John)]
The Hazard of a Death-Bed-Repentance, Fairly Argued, from the late Remorse of W---- late D--- of D----- with Serious Reflections on his Adulterous Life ---- On his living so long in a known Sin----- On that Latin Epitaph he order'd to be set on the Tomb-stone of Miss Campion.... Also, the Dying Remonstrance of other Persons of Quality, and in particular, of John Hampton Esq;..... To which is added, Conjugal Perjury, or an Essay upon Whoredom; Address'd to the Husbands of Quality that keep Misses.
First Edition, vi, 63, [1] pp., title within double-rule border, some spotting of the text, title and last page of advertisements dusty, disbound. "Dunton's successful work..... 'The Hazard of a Death-Bed-Repentance,' [was] a reply to Dr. White Kennet's sermon preached at the funeral of the Duke of Devonshire. As an added attraction, Dunton promised on the title-page an essay called 'Conjugal Perjury, or an Essay on Whoredom'. 'Conjugal Perjury' was one of many essays which Dunton announced on his title-pages but failed to bring into print. Nevertheless, three genuine editions of 'The Hazard' were soon sold,..... later, Dunton offered 'The Hazard....., Further Argued, which included his essay on whoredom,' but not 'the Secret History of the Author's Failing, D----- at Confession', which he promised on the title-page." ? Parks, Dunton and the English Book Trade.
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TOPLADY (Augustus)
Free-Will and Merit fairly examined: or, Men not their own Saviors [sic]. The Substance of a Sermon, Preached, in the Parish Church of St. Anne, Black-Friars, London, on Wednesday, May 25, 1774.
First Edition, 40pp., disbound.
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TOPLADY (Augustus Montague)
A Memoir of some principal circumstances in the Life and Death of the Reverend and Learned Augustus Montague Toplady, B. A. Late Vicar of Broad Hembury, Devon: To which are added, written by himself, the Dying Believer's Address to his Soul, and His own last Will and Testament.
Third Edition, 3pp. of advertisements at the end, 37, [3] pp., disbound.
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FLETCHER (John)
A Vindication of the Rev. Mr. Wesley's Last Minutes: occasioned by a circular, printed Letter, inviting principal Persons, both Clergy and Laity, as well of the Dissenters as of the established Church, who disapprove of those Minutes, to oppose them in a Body, as a dreadful Heresy: and designed To remove Prejudice, check Rashness, promote Forbearance, defend the Character of an eminent Minister of Christ, and prevent some important scriptural Truths from being hastily branded as heretical. In Five Letters, to the Hon. and Rev. Author of the Circular Letter. By a Lover of Quietness and Liberty of Conscience.
First edition, 12mo, name in ink on title, advertisement/errata leaf misbound after title, 98, [2] pp., a few spots and stains at intervals, mostly confined to the inner blank margins, disbound. Signed at end "J. F[letcher]. July 29, 1771", but sponsored and edited by Wesley. Baker, 278B.
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WESLEY (John)
An Answer to Mr. Rowland Hill's Tract, entitled "Imposture Detected." By John Wesley, A.M.
First Edition, 12mo, 12 pp., disbound. Rowland Hill's 'Imposture detected' is a vindication of George Whitefield. Baker, 320.
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FLETCHER (John)
The Doctrines of Grace and Justice equally essential to the pure Gospel: with some remarks on the mischievous divisions caused amongst Christians by parting from those Doctrines. Being an Introduction to a Plan of Reconciliation between the Defenders of the Doctrines of partial Grace, commonly called Calvinists; and the Defenders of the Doctrines of impartial Justice called Arminians.
First Edition, 12mo, title slightly soiled, errata on final page, [2], 39, [1] pp., disbound. Includes 'The Reconciliation: or, an easy Method to unite the professing people of God,' which itself incorporates 'Bible-Arminianism & Bible-Calvinism'.
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RYLAND (John)
The Wise Student and Christian Preacher. A Sermon, preached at Broad-Mead, August 28, 1780, being the Day of the Annual Meeting of the Bristol Education Society.
First Edition, text lightly browned, with unpaginated "notes omitted.", postscript and advert. leaf at end, [4], 5-41, [7] pp., disbound.
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JONES (Rev. Mr.)
A Sermon against the Unprofitable Sin of Profane Swearing, By the Rev. Mr. Jones. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain. Let your Communications be Yea, Yea, Nay, Nay.
12mo, text printed at top of p.2 "A Sermon, &c. St. Matthew, Fifth Chapter, Verses, 34, 35, 36.", woodcut of joined hands at end, disbound, a nice copy. Bodleian copy only on ESTC.
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TOPLADY (Augustus)
Joy in Heaven, and the Creed of Devils. Two Sermons preached October 29, 1775.
First Edition, stain on lower outer corner of first 30pp., [5], 78, [2] pp., disbound. "Joy in Heaven over one repenting Sinner" and "The Existence and the Creed of Devils considered" each have a separate dated title-page, but the pagination and signatures are continuous. With a final blank leaf. The O, Lmh, Omc, Or, CtY-BR, and CSmH copies only in the ESTC.
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ABERNETHY-DRUMMOND (William)
Remarks upon the second part of Principles Political and Religious; being intended, as a Supplement to the Letter from Aberdeen, in Answer to Norman Sievwright, A. M. Minister of the authorised Congregation in Brechin.
First edition, 36 pp., disbound. Signed at the end: "Your friend and wellwisher." i.e. William Abernethy Drummond. The letter from Aberdeen is John Skinner's "A Letter to Norman Sievwright". Sievwright's "Principles, Political and Religious" was published in 1767. Copies at Aberdeen University, National Library of Scotland, Bodleian Library, University of Wales, Lampeter, General Theological Seminary and St. John's and Trinity Colleges Kinder Library.
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[HILL (Sir Richard)]
The Church of England Vindicated from the Rigid Notions of Calvinism; Or, Some observations on a letter from the author of Pietas Oxoniensis to the Reverend Doctor Adams of Shewsbury. To which is added, a letter to the Reverend Mr. Romaine, in answer to his letter to Dr. Adams.
First edition, [4], 124pp., with half-title, disbound.
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[LEFEVRE (Mrs. -)]
An Extract of Letters by Mrs. L***.
First Edition, 12mo, the lower outer corner of E4 missing with the loss of part of 4 words, [5], 6-111, [1] pp., disbound. The preface is signed J. W., i.e. John Wesley. Baker, 257.
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[TEMPEST (Stephen)]
Religio Laici: or, a Layman's Thoughts upon his Duty to God, His Neighbour, and Himself.
First Edition, some browning of the text in places, signed in print at end: A Layman, i.e. Stephen Tempest, vi, 149, [1] pp., disbound. The ESTC locates 7 copies, not in the British Library.
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PHILOSOPHY.
An Essay towards Demonstrating the Immateriality, and Free-Agency of the Soul. In Answer to two Pamphlets; one Intitled, A Philosophical Enquiry into the physical Spring of Human Actions, &c..... by Mr. Samuel Strutt. And the other Intitled; A Philosophical Inquiry concerning Human Liberty;.... by Anthony Collins, Esq.
First Edition, xvi, 136 pp., disbound. The date in the imprint is an error for 1740.
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WALLIS (George)
A Sermon Preached to the Natives of the City and County of Worcester in the Church of St Laurence Jewry, at their solemn meeting, June 28. 1681.
First and only edition, 4to, [6], 32pp., without final advert leaf, running title slightly shaved, disbound. Wing, W623.
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WIGAN (William)
A Sermon Preached before the King and Queen at White-Hall on Sunday, Jan. 8. 1692/3.
4to, [2], 27, [1]pp., disbound. Wing, W2099.
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