1739 GEORGE WHITEFIELD. Rare Defense of Whitefield. His Revivals the True Religion of the New Testament! Autograph "At the outset of the

"At the outset of the rebellion

Of his work on the Song of Solomon

266 pp + portrait

so it is possible that it was purchased in 1839 and issued slightly before that

1739 GEORGE WHITEFIELD. Rare Defense of Whitefield. His Revivals the True Religion of the New Testament! Autograph "At the outset of theAt the dawn of the Great Awakening, Whitefield was lampooned by the existing clergy as an enthusiast, a pretender, a money grubber, and even a ladies' man. The most durable of the claims was that of the wild eyed enthusiast. And it was nowhere more vocally stated than by the Bishop of London, Joseph Trapp's Pastoral Letter against Whitefield. The present work is one of the very earliest works to come to his defense, specifically engaging Trapp's