Dwight, Timothy. Theology; Explained and Defended, in a Series of Sermons (Vol. IV). New-Haven: S. Converse, 1823. Third Edition. [7980]
Full leather, scuffed and worn, red leather title label to spine, outer hinges very good, "663" in white ink top of spine. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches. 552 unmarked pp., foxing throughout, tight. Good.
Sermons 132-178, on the themes of Man's Inability, The Means of Grace, Death and its Consequences.
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.