American Imprints FOXCROFT & CHAUNCY 1730 & 1743

2 Early AMERICAN IMPRINTS-- 1730 & 1743

Foxcroft, Thomas. The Pleas of Gospel-impenitents Examin'd & Refuted: In Two Sermons at the Thursday-lecture in Boston. On Febr. 5, & April 23, 1730.  BOSTON : S. Kneeland, and T. Green, 1730.  76 p.  Rebound in modern full leather with repairs to title page (edges rebacked) by Starr Bookworks.   Foxing, toning and light edgewear throughout.  Without half-title; Evans 3201.  

Chauncy, Charles. Seasonable Thoughts on the State of Religion in New-England, A Treatise in Five Parts. Boston: Printed by Rogers and Fowle, for Samuel Eliot in Cornhill, 1743. xxx, 18, 424 pages. Clean copy, light toning;  1 page corner torn without loss of text; title fore-edge chipped; later endpapers; rebound, modern full leather. 

I. Faithfully pointing out things of a bad and dangerous tendency, in the late, and present religious appearance, in the land -- II. Representing the obligations which lie upon the pastors of these churches in particular, and upon all in general, to use their endeavors to suppress prevailing disorders; with the great danger of a neglect in so important a matter -- III. Opening, in many instances, wherein the discouragers of irregularities have been injuriously treated -- IV. Shewing what ought to be corrected, or avoided, in testifying against the evil things of the present day -- v. Directing our thot's more positively, to what may be judged the best expedients, to promote pure and undefiled religion in these times, With a preface giving an account of the antinomians, familists and libertines who infected these churches, above an hundred years ago: very needful for these days, the like Spirit, and errors, prevailing now as did then. The whole being intended, and calculated, to serve the interest of Christ's Kingdom.