A compleat body of divinity in two hundred and fifty expository lectures on the assembly's shorter catechism: wherein the doctrines of the Christian religion are unfolded, their truth confirm'd, their excellence display'd, their usefulness improv'd, contrary errors & vices refuted & expos'd, objections answer'd, controversies settled, cases of conscience resolv'd; and a great light thereby reflected on the present age

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Main Author: Willard, Samuel 1640-1707 (Author)
Corporate Authors: Boston Public Library (Contributor) ; Boston Public Library), John Adams Library (Contributor)
Contributors: Sewall, Joseph 1688-1769. (Contributor) ; Prince, Thomas 1687-1758. (Contributor) ; Van der Gucht, Gerard 1696-1776 (Engraver) ; Adams, John 1735-1826 (Contributor) ; Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848 (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Boston in New-England Printed by B. Green and S. Kneeland for B. Eliot and D. Henchman . . . . MDCCXXVI [1726]
In:Year: 1726
Series/Journal:(Early American Imprints. First series ; no. 2828).
Further subjects:B Willard, Samuel (1640-1707) Bibliography
B Willard, Samuel (1640-1707)
B Congregational Churches Sermons Early works to 1800
B Sermons, American Early works to 1800
B Subscribers' lists
B Booksellers' catalogs
B Protestantism
B Westminster Assembly ((1643-1652)) Shorter catechism
B Congregational Churches Controversial literature
B Sermons, American
B Sermons
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Item Description:Signatures: A***²B-VX²Y1 2A-3Z*3A-*3P*3Q²4A-5T. - Numerous errors in pagination including 351 as 349, 857 as 855, 910 as 914. Note included: "The reader is desired to observe, that by reason of several presses being made use of in this large work, it has fallen out (as is frequent in such cases) that the pages for a considerable way, are numbered over again."--p. 666 [i.e., 668], 1st count. - T.p. printed in red and black. - Title in double line border. - "The preface" signed: Joseph Sewall, Thomas Prince. - Includes "Catalogue of the author's works published in his life-time": 1 leaf at end, p. [915]. - "The author's character, extracted out of the funeral sermon ... by ... Ebenezer Pemberton": p. 1, preceeding list of subscribers. - Includes list of subscribers, p. [4-6] at beginning (third count). - Errata in the preface, p. 3 (first count). - "It is the first folio volume, other than Laws, and the largest work up to this time printed in the United States."--cf. Evans, Amer. bibl., v. 1, p. 365, no. 2828. - John Adams Library copy imperfect: lacks engraved port. of Samuel Willard described in other copies;BRL. - John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Adams Library, in the Custody of the Boston Public Library;BRL. - John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Quincy Adams Fidem libertatem amicitiam retinebis. ;BRL