Philip Doddridge, Life of Colonel Gardiner, 1763, Munroe Family
"Some Remarkable passages in the Life of Col. James Gardiner Who Was Slain at the Battle of Prestonpans With An Appendix Relating to The Ancient Family Of The Munroes Of Fowlis", by P. Doddridge, The Fourth Edition, London, mdcclxiii (1763).
Hard boards, leather, antique spine repair with a strip of leather, some wear [see photos]; binding is tight, 4" x 6.3/4"; endpapers are missing, the title page is the first page; 272 pages + 4 page publisher's ad, wear [especially the title page], some soiling, good condition.
Colonel James Gardiner (1688-1745) was a Scottish soldier who fought in the British Army, including the the 1745 Jacobite revolt. He commanded the Regiment of Dragoons. Colonel Gardiner was killed at the Battle of Prestonpans.
An influential biography was written by Philip Doddridge. Col. Gardiner is commemorated locally with a memorial obelisk, erected by public subscription in 1853 in the grounds of Bankton House. A late twentieth century monument on the battlefield marks approximately where he fell.
Colonel Gardiner features as a character in Walter Scott's novel "Waverley", in which Edward Waverley briefly serves as an officer in his dragoon regiment towards the start of the Jacobite uprising. In the novel he is described as "tall, handsome and active, though somewhat advanced in years".
Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) was an English Congregationalist minister, educator, and hymnwriter. Doddridge worked towards a united Nonconformist body that would have wide appeal, retaining highly cultured elements without alienating those less educated. His best-known work, The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul (1745), dedicated to Isaac Watts, was often reprinted and became widely influential. It was through reading it, together with Isaac Milner, that William Wilberforce began the spiritual journey which eventually led to his conversion. It is said that this work best illustrates Doddridge's religious genius, and it has been widely translated. His other well-known works include: The Family Expositor (6 vols., 1739-1756); Life of Colonel Gardiner (1747); and a Course of Lectures on Pneumatology, Ethics and Divinity (1763). Doddridge also published several courses of sermons on particular topics.
Many of Doddridge's hymns, such as "O God of Bethel" by whose hand", continue to be used to this day across the English-speaking world.
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"Some Remarkable passages in the Life of Col. James Gardiner Who Was Slain at the Battle of Prestonpans With An Appendix Relating to The Ancient Family Of The Munroes Of Fowlis", by P. Doddridge, The Fourth Edition, London, mdcclxiii (1763).
Hard boards, leather, antique spine repair with a strip of leather, some wear [see photos]; binding is tight, 4" x 6.3/4"; endpapers are missing, the title page is the first page; 272 pages + 4 page publisher's ad, wear [especially the title page], some soiling, good condition.
Colonel James Gardiner (1688-1745) was a Scottish soldier who fought in the British Army, including the the 1745 Jacobite revolt. He commanded the Regiment of Dragoons. Colonel Gardiner was killed at the Battle of Prestonpans.
An influential biography was written by Philip Doddridge. Col. Gardiner is commemorated locally with a memorial obelisk, erected by public subscription in 1853 in the grounds of Bankton House. A late twentieth century monument on the battlefield marks approximately where he fell.
Colonel Gardiner features as a character in Walter Scott's novel "Waverley", in which Edward Waverley briefly serves as an officer in his dragoon regiment towards the start of the Jacobite uprising. In the novel he is described as "tall, handsome and active, though somewhat advanced in years".
Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) was an English Congregationalist minister, educator, and hymnwriter. Doddridge worked towards a united Nonconformist body that would have wide appeal, retaining highly cultured elements without alienating those less educated. His best-known work, The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul (1745), dedicated to Isaac Watts, was often reprinted and became widely influential. It was through reading it, together with Isaac Milner, that William Wilberforce began the spiritual journey which eventually led to his conversion. It is said that this work best illustrates Doddridge's religious genius, and it has been widely translated. His other well-known works include: The Family Expositor (6 vols., 1739-1756); Life of Colonel Gardiner (1747); and a Course of Lectures on Pneumatology, Ethics and Divinity (1763). Doddridge also published several courses of sermons on particular topics.
Many of Doddridge's hymns, such as "O God of Bethel" by whose hand", continue to be used to this day across the English-speaking world.
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