Bound volume of sermons, 1810-1827
Boston & elsewhere: Various Publishers, 1810-1827. Hardcover. In period half leather and marbled boards, binding good with some wear, light restoration to outer joints and inner hinges, contents mainly very good. Includes: A Sermon, Preached in Boston, April 5, 1810; the Day of the Public Fast (3rd ed., 1810); Two Sermons on Infidelity, delivered October 24, 1813 (1st, 1813); A Sermon Preached in Boston, July 23, 1812, the day of the Public Fast...in consequennce of the Declaration of War Against Great Britain (1st, 1812); A Sermon, Preached in Bodston, August 20, 1812, the Day of Humiliation and Prayer, appointed by the President of the United States in consequence of the Declaration of War Against Great Britain (1st, 1812); A Discourse, delivered in Boston, at the Solemn Festival, in commemoration of the goodness of God in delivering the Christian World from Military Despotism, June 15, 1814 (1st, 1814, with 8 pp. appendix and resolutions); A Sermon delivered in Boston, September 18, 1814 (1st, 1814); A Discourse of the Evidences of Revealed Religion (3rd ed., 1826); A Sermon, delivered at the ordination of Jared Sparks...May 5, 1819 (11th ed., 1824); A Discourse, Preached at the Dedication of the Second Congregational Unitarian Church, New York, December 7, 1826 (1st, 1826); Remarks on the Character of Napoleon Bonaparte, occasioned by the publication of Scott's Life of Napoleon (1st, 1827). About 300 pp. in total; the last two discourses total 100 pp. in themselves. Channing was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the US of his time and his theology and liberalism were embraced by the Transcendentalists, with whom he is often linked. His sermon on the ordination of Jared Sparks in 1819 (which is present here in the 11th edition) is considered the finest statement of the principles of Unitarianism that has ever been offered, which is undoubtedly why it went through so many printings. A nice assemblage of sermons, all of which are rare on the market. Good. Item #H20507
Price: $450.00