(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT) Samuel Hopkins An Inquiry into the

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(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) Samuel Hopkins. An Inquiry into the Nature of True Holiness. vi, [2], 220 pages. 8vo, original plain wrappers, worn, without backstrip; foxing, minor dampstaining; uncut and partly unopened; original owner's signature on title page and his purchase note on page 81. In modern full morocco folding case. Newport, RI: Solomon Southwick, 1773

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First edition. The Rev. Samuel Hopkins (1721-1803) studied under Jonathan Edwards at Yale, and was best known for his tenure at the First Congregational Church of Newport; he was one of the first prominent opponents of slavery in the American colonies. He discusses a biblical passage on the release of servants from bondage on pages 137 and 138. Alden, Rhode Island 514; Evans 12811; Sabin 32955. Provenance: sold by bookseller Ebenezer Bradford to Andrew King, 1775.