Seasonable Thoughts on the State of Religion in New-England, a Treatise in Five Parts (1743)
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Seasonable Thoughts on the State of Religion in New-England, a Treatise in Five Parts (1743)
by Charles Chauncy, D.D.
7 ¾ x 5. In English. Printed by Rogers and Fowle, for Samuel Eliot in Cornbill, Boston, 1743. FIRST EDITION. Complete. EXPERTLY RESTORED, contemporary sheep covers with slightly fading double gilt-ruled border at points. Raised bands flanked by double gilt rules. Expert repairs to joints and top and bottom spine panels. While certainly still very presentable, corners worn through to boards and leather a bit pitted as usual (likely because of acid used for mottling). Front pastedown with early ink inscription including the date “January 19th 1818.” Very small ink blot to rear end paper and pastedown. Text slightly browned (due to paper quality), with occasional minor defects, but fresh, clean, and altogether agreeable copy internally. In as close to the ORIGINAL CONDITION as one could hope to find. (Image of the author we included on our website is NOT in the book.)
The is a major work in the controversy over the religious revival known as the Great Awakening, in which the influential minister of Boston’s First Congregational First Church argues for reason in religious discernment and against itinerant preachers who rely on inflaming emotions to spur “conversions.” Charles Chauncy (1705-87) and his fellow minister, Jonathan Edwards, were on opposing sides, both publishing tracts denouncing or promoting the evangelical style. Chauncy was reported to have traveled more than 300 miles around New England to research this work, which was a response to Edward’s “Some Thoughts on the State of Religion in New-England,” published in 1742. Chauncy's examination of the flaws of the Great Awakening includes an 18-page list of subscribers comprising members of the New England religious, academic, and mercantile elite. A Puritan noted for his personal piety and discipline, and his reasoned preaching, Chauncy fought against any attempts by Britain to install a Church of England Bishop in the still young Puritan colony.
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