A DRAUGHT OF AN OVERTURE, PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED SYNOD, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ILLUSTRATING AND DEFENDING THE DOCTRINES OF THE WESTMINSTER CONFESSION OF FAITH, ACCORDING TO AN APPOINTMENT OF SAID SYNOD.
Philadelphia: Printed by Zachariah Poulson, Junr. on the West Side of Fourth-Street, between Market and Arch-Streets, 1787. viii, [9]-160 pp. Original plain wrappers [worn, blank rear wrap has large chip], stitched, untrimmed, spine eroded. Front wrap inscribed "Mr. Adam Woods from Mr. Smith" [presumably John Smith, who was one of the three members of the Committee.] A small repair of a tear at page 120 [no text loss]. Tanned, scattered foxing and spotting. Light wear to untrimmed edges and corners. Good+.
The Committee consisted of Dr. John Mason, Robert Annan, and John Smith; but Annan is generally considered the author. This branch of American Reformed Presbyterianism lasted as an independent entity until 1858.
Evans 20208. ESTC W38232 [10]. Item #22374
Price: $450.00