Christ the King and Witness of Truth and the Nature Excellency and Extent of His Kingdom as Founded in Truth and Only Promoted by It: In Several Discourses on Christ's Answer to Pilate. Joh. 18.37.
174440709<i>12mo 18.5 cm. 4 2-151 pp. </i><br /><br /><i>First edition of this collection of sermons by an important Connecticut clergyman and father of William Williams delegate to the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence. According to Grasso's "A Speaking Aristocracy: Transforming Public Discourse in Eighteenth-Century" Solomon Williams argued that "Christ's kingdom was spiritual not worldly. A person can become one of Christ's subjects only by free choice and can so choose only if regenerated." The book has been signed on the front blank by owner Stephen White of Wilton CT 1760 and by his sons James and Jonas. Evans 5521. No ships here but a nice example of an early New England imprint. Very good condition. Bound in modern paneled full calf.</i> Rogers and Fowle hardcover books
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