1731 ISAAC WATTS. A Plea for a Revival of Religion. Rare First Edition Civil War 16 x 30 inches

16 x 30 inches

William Haslam had been ordained a few years previous

278 pages of extensive content

It was while reading it that William Wilberforce became a Christian

Very attractive in 19th century half calf which is in a very nice state of preservation

1731 ISAAC WATTS. A Plea for a Revival of Religion. Rare First Edition Civil War 16 x 30 inchesWatts, Isaac. An Humble Attempt toward the Revival of Practical Religion among Christians, And particularly the Protestant Dissenters, by a Serious Address to Ministers and People, In some Occasional Discourses. London: E. Matthews, 1731. First Edition. 360pp. A very scarce work predating the Great Awakening in which Watts pleads for revival, "Oh let us stir up our hearts, and all that is within us, and strive mightily in prayer and in preaching to