1744 An Abridgment of the Life of the late Cotton Mather

Description: An Abridgment of the Life of the late Reverend and Learned Dr. Cotton Mather, of Boston in New-England. Taken from the Account of him published by his Son, the Reverend Mr. Samuel Mather. Proposed as a Pattern to all Christians, who desire and excel in Holiness and Usefulness, and especially to Younger Ministers. By David Jennings. Recommended by I. Watts, D.D. Printed for J. Oswald, London, 1744, 143 pp plus publisher’s list, full original leather, 6.5 x 4”, 18mo. In fair condition. Original leather binding worn, particularly at bottom left corner of front board. Numerous abrasions to surface of leather. Corners rubbed overall. Spine perished with heavy loss of leather. 1” tear at head causing split. Old hand inscription on rear board “Rush”? Sewn joints with flax thread. Old price and math notations on front pastedown. Numerous old hand family genealogy notations on rear of fly (chipped with text loss at edges) and rear of title. Old hand ownership of David Adair Sr. on title dated 1757.. he has signed the rear fly as well. Textblock is worn with toning at edges. Some leaves slightly chipped or torn, without text loss. Free of known marginalia. Binding intact. Please see photos. Cotton Mather (1662/63-1727-28) was the son of Increase Mather and the grandson of Richard Mather, both Puritan ministers influential in the religion and politics of Massachusetts. Cotton endeavored to follow in their footsteps, becoming a pastor of Boston’s Second Church, a fellow at Harvard, and an advisor to Sir William Phips, royal governor of Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials. One of his best-known works is Wonders of the Invisible World which narrated part of those trials: As a leading member of the Puritan establishment, he suffered from the backlash consequent on them, and his political power was greatly diminished. His influence at Harvard likewise waned after his father was forced to give up the presidency there, and eventually Cotton gave up teaching at Harvard and focused his efforts on Yale. In his later life he devoted himself more to pastoral work, engaging in many charities. He authored mor than 450 works, many theological, while an orthodox Calvinist for most of his life, showed in his later writings some tendencies towards Deism. His son Samuel (1706-85) eventually succeeded him in the pulpit of the Second Church, the last of the Mather dynasty. David Jennings (1691-1762) was a nonconformist minister and tutor in divinity who published a number of sermons and other theological works in addition to this Abridgment of the Life of Cotton Mather. This the first edition, the next not being published until 1822, in Edinburgh. Colonial Philadelphia provenance of David Adair Senior dated 1757 purchased at Vendue in Philadelphia. Fantastic genealogical reference for the Akers family of Akersville, Pennsylvania. The earliest dated individual is Ralph Akers Senor born 1728 and the latest dated is of a Hannah Martin died 1877. RAREB1744MQSL

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