1758 Serious Reflections on the Present State of Things in These Nations

Description

First Edition, Rebound, Very Scarce

The first edition of this work.

Leland, an Irish Presbyterian minister, viewed the rise of deism and secularism as grave threats to societal order and the moral foundation of governance.

In this work he addresses both Houses of Parliament, and calls for political and spiritual leaders to reflect on the nation's religious state as a matter of public consequence.

Rebound, with endpapers renewed. 

With the bookplates of the St. Mark's Library Theological Seminary Library to the front and rear pastedowns.

ESTC T61606

The work reflects Enlightenment-era concerns about the intersection of theology, morality, and civil authority.