Dwight, Timothy. Theology; Explained and Defended, in a Series of Sermons (Vol. III). New-Haven: S. Converse, 1823. Third Edition. [7979]
Full leather, scuffed and worn, red leather title label to spine, front outer hinge good, rear cracked near top, "261" in white ink top of spine. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, 1962 paper donation label on ffep. 560 unmarked pp., foxing throughout, tight. Good. Leather bound.
Sermons 87-131, on the themes of Regeneration, The Law of God, The Ten Commandments.
Timothy Dwight, D.D., LL.D., (1752-1817), grandson of Jonathan Edwards, born at Northampton, MA. Dwight graduated at Yale College at the age of 17, in 1769. He served in the army during the American Revolution, as a chaplain to General Parson’s brigade. His father’s death in 1778 necessitated a return to his family home to take care of his mother, which he did by teaching school and by preaching. In 1783 he accepted a call to become the pastor of the parish of Greenfield, CT. In 1795 he was elected president of Yale College and served in this capacity until 1817. "During this period there were no less than four distinct revivals of religion at the College." - Roberts.