The Scripture-Bishop Vindicated…
Heading: (American Imprints - Religion)
Author: [Dickinson, Jonathan, and Thomas Foxcroft]
Title: The Scripture-Bishop Vindicated… [with] Euseius Inermatus: Just Remarks on a Late Book Intitled Eleutherius Enervatus
Place Published: Boston
Publisher:Kneeland & Green for D. Henchman
Date Published: 1733
Description: 126, 158 pp. (8vo) 16.2x9.5 cm (6½x3¾"), modern cloth, gilt spine titles. First Edition.Jonathan Dickinson attended one of the earliest classes at Yale College, graduating in 1706. Thomas Foxcroft converted to Congregationalism while in college, graduating from Harvard in 1714. He was known for his virtue and piety, and developed a close relationship with Cotton Mather, who sought Foxcroft's help when he was having problems with his teenage son. He published a number of tracts in the 1720s and 1730s, often promoting a strong Congregational foundation among the young in New England. In the 1730s, he and Benjamin Colman were considered the top ministers of their generation. ANB. Evans 3651 and 3654. Sabin 22115 and 78493
Condition Report: Spine sunned; few pages chipped, torn and creased at edges, last leaf with inexpert tape repairs with some loss, foxing, toning and some dampstaining; very good.
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Heading: (American Imprints - Religion)
Author: [Dickinson, Jonathan, and Thomas Foxcroft]
Title: The Scripture-Bishop Vindicated… [with] Euseius Inermatus: Just Remarks on a Late Book Intitled Eleutherius Enervatus
Place Published: Boston
Publisher:Kneeland & Green for D. Henchman
Date Published: 1733
Description: 126, 158 pp. (8vo) 16.2x9.5 cm (6½x3¾"), modern cloth, gilt spine titles. First Edition.Jonathan Dickinson attended one of the earliest classes at Yale College, graduating in 1706. Thomas Foxcroft converted to Congregationalism while in college, graduating from Harvard in 1714. He was known for his virtue and piety, and developed a close relationship with Cotton Mather, who sought Foxcroft's help when he was having problems with his teenage son. He published a number of tracts in the 1720s and 1730s, often promoting a strong Congregational foundation among the young in New England. In the 1730s, he and Benjamin Colman were considered the top ministers of their generation. ANB. Evans 3651 and 3654. Sabin 22115 and 78493
Condition Report: Spine sunned; few pages chipped, torn and creased at edges, last leaf with inexpert tape repairs with some loss, foxing, toning and some dampstaining; very good.
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