HOW THE MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL ARE TO BE ACCOUNTED OF; A SERMON, PREACHED NOVEMBER 17, 1773. AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REVEREND MR. JONATHAN SEARL [i.e., Searle], TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE CHURCH IN SALISBURY, IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE. PUBLISHED AT THE DESIRE OF SEVERAL OF THE HEARERS.
Newbury-Port, New-England: Printed by I. Thomas and H.W. Tinges, [1774]. 31, [1 blank] pp. Disbound [some loosening], light rubberstamp on title page. Mild foxing. Good+.
"The first press in Newburyport was established by Isaiah Thomas and H.W. Tinges, late in 1773. Before the end of a year, Thomas sold out to Ezra Lunt" [Catalogue of the American Library of the Late Mr. George Brinley No. 1889]. ESTC records nine imprints from the Thomas-Tinges press in 1773 and 1774.
The Charge was given by the Reverend James Chandler; the Right Hand of Fellowship "by the Reverend Mr. Dana, of Ipswich." He exclaims, "Behold New-England! a few ages ago a howling wilderness: now a beautiful part of Zion!" Jewett was pastor of the First Church in Rowley, Massachusetts.
Evans 13353. ESTC W12641 [5] as of June 2018. Item #35119
Price: $450.00