Edwards, Jonathan

8vo (7 1/16 x 5 in.; 180 x 127mm). Half-title, 25pp.; minor soiling to half-title, contemporary ownership signature to half-title, minor toning and spotting. Later half-morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt-lettered; extremities rubbed.

William Williams (his signature to half-title, dated 1741)

ESTC T78837; Evans 4713; Johnson 64

8vo (7 1/16 x 5 in.; 180 x 127mm). Half-title, 25pp.; minor soiling to half-title, contemporary ownership signature to half-title, minor toning and spotting. Later half-morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt-lettered; extremities rubbed.
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First Edition. Jonathan Edwards was one of America's most influential early philosophical theologian.  "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God" was first preached to Edward's own congregation in Northampton, Massachusetts, and then again on 8 July 1741 in Enfield, Connecticut. The sermon—Edwards' most famous work—was typical of the Great Awakening. Emphasising the belief that Hell is a real, Edwards, through the striking imagery and language of his sermon, sought to awaken audiences to the realities he believed awaited them if they did not call on God for salvation.