THE IMPORTANT DOCTRINES OF SCRIPTURE PLAINLY ILLUSTRATED, IN A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE ASSEMBLY'S CATECHISM, FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH. By the Late Rev. John Brown of Haddington. To which is added A most Pathetic Address, by the Same Author. Divided into Lessons for the Use of Sunday Schools and Families by the Rev. Alexander Fletcher. [Bound with:] THE BOOK OF PROVERBS, Divided into Short Lessons for the Use of the Rising Generation; with an Index of Contents prefixed to each Lesson. By the Revn. Alexander Fletcher, Minister of Albion Chapel, Moorgate (London: Printed and Sold by W. Tew, 170, Upper Thames Street; and by Button and Son, Paternoster Row, 1818.

BROWN, REVD. JOHN. FLETCHER, ALEXANDER

Published by Printed by J. Haddon, Castle Street, Finsbury; for Francis Westley Stationers' Court; and Duncan late Ogle, Duncan, Co.) Paternoster Row. 1824, 1818, London, 1824

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12mo. 7 x 4.5 inches. Catechism, 59 + [1] pp.; Proverbs, iv + 47 + [1] pp. publisher's advertisement. Bound in contemporary black leather, boards with gilt borders; spine in compartments with gilt lines and titles. Marbled endpapers. A little wear to extremities, including corners and head and tail of spine; otherwise a very good copy. Black leather, gilt. ownership label of Emma, Smith 1827 fixed to front pastedown. Proverbs decorated by title page vignette. John Brown (1722-1787) of Haddington was one of those self-made Scotsmen who rose from very humble origins and a bare few months of elementary education, to become a scholar of repute and in his case a minister of the Secessionist Church of Scotland and a famous theologian. As a herdsman and shepherd he taught himself Latin, Greek and Hebrew and went on to master a variety of near eastern and modern European languages. His Self-Interpreting Bible (first published 1778) was perhaps the work for which he is best remembered today. This title was first published in 1800. The Scottish Presbyterian Catechism was based on the Westminster Assembly of 1643-53. The Westminster Assembly was a council of divines and members of the English Parliament appointed to restructure the Church of England. Several Scots also attended, and the Assembly's work was adopted by the Church of Scotland. Alexander Fletcher (1787-1860) was a Scottish minister, who moved to London after 1815 and founded firstly the Albion Chapel, Moorgate and later, the Finsbury Chapel. After he was suspended by the Kirk for being the defendant in a breach of promise action, he practised as an Independent (Congregationalist)in London, later concentrating on working with children. The Finsbury Chapel became a centre for antislavery events. Both titles very scarce. THEOLOGY/HISTORY NON-CONFORMIST THEOLOGY- SCOTTISH 19TH CENTURY THEOLOGY/HISTORY. Seller Inventory # 28320

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Title: THE IMPORTANT DOCTRINES OF SCRIPTURE PLAINLY...

Publisher: Printed by J. Haddon, Castle Street, Finsbury; for Francis Westley Stationers' Court; and Duncan late Ogle, Duncan, Co.) Paternoster Row. 1824, 1818, London

Publication Date: 1824