God the Judge, putting down One, and Setting up Another. A Sermon Upon Occasion of the Death Of our late Sovereign Lord King George, and the Accession Of his present Majesty, King George, II. To the British Throne
by Thomas Foxcroft
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Boston in New-England: Printed for S. Gerrish at the lower end of Cornhil, 1727. Very Good. Boston in New-England: Printed for S. Gerrish at the lower end of Cornhil, 1727. First Edition. Octavo. [2], v [i.e. iv], 39 pp., lacking half title and with p. iv mislabeled v. Printed wraps, disbound. Light chipping to edges of title leaf, else Very Good.
Begins with a dedication to William Dummer, who served as lieutenant governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1716 to 1730.
Foxcroft weaves politics and theology throughout his address, with praise for God's judgment, "He is an Universal & Everlasting Judge... the Judge of Quick & Dead, of Men & Angels. He rides in Circuit thro' the Heavens, and his Eyes run to and fro in all the Earth: beholding the Evil & Good, dispensing Punishments and Rewards."
The author also touches upon the Reformation, the Hanoverian Succession, and a poetic flourish for Catherine I of Russia... "And now King George, that most renowned Hero of the Age is dead, as well as an unhappy Russian Empress. Their breath was alike in their nostrils: It went forth and they are fallen a common Prey to devouring Worms."
Two appearances in auction in last fifty years.
[Evans 2873; Sabin 25394].
Begins with a dedication to William Dummer, who served as lieutenant governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1716 to 1730.
Foxcroft weaves politics and theology throughout his address, with praise for God's judgment, "He is an Universal & Everlasting Judge... the Judge of Quick & Dead, of Men & Angels. He rides in Circuit thro' the Heavens, and his Eyes run to and fro in all the Earth: beholding the Evil & Good, dispensing Punishments and Rewards."
The author also touches upon the Reformation, the Hanoverian Succession, and a poetic flourish for Catherine I of Russia... "And now King George, that most renowned Hero of the Age is dead, as well as an unhappy Russian Empress. Their breath was alike in their nostrils: It went forth and they are fallen a common Prey to devouring Worms."
Two appearances in auction in last fifty years.
[Evans 2873; Sabin 25394].
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25595
- Title
- God the Judge, putting down One, and Setting up Another. A Sermon Upon Occasion of the Death Of our late Sovereign Lord King George, and the Accession Of his present Majesty, King George, II. To the British Throne
- Author
- Thomas Foxcroft
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for S. Gerrish at the lower end of Cornhil
- Place of Publication
- Boston in New-England
- Date Published
- 1727
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