DISSERTATION CONCERNING LIBERTY AND NECESSITY; Containing remarks on the essays of Dr. Samuel West, and on the writings of several other authors on those subjects.
Worcester: Leonard Worcester, 1797. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 234 plus errata leaf. Bound in rubbed contemporary calf (chipped at the extremities of the spine), end papers soiled, text block little browned, a very good copy. Evans 32073. Inscribed on the top of the title-page: "Joseph Goffes, a present from the Rev. Sam'l Austin of Worcester Oct. 15, 1806 worth $1.00" Item #33990
First edition of this substantial work by Edwards the younger, written chiefly in defense of his father's doctrine as elucidated in A Careful And Strict Enquiry Into Freedom Of The Will (1754). "He lacked the imagination and originality of [his father], but he had a powerful mind, and gave a great impulse to the development of a more progressive type of thought in theology" - DAB
Samuel Austin (1760-1830) was a Congregational clergyman, pastor of the First Church in Worcester, a firm opponent of Unitarianism. President of the University of Vermont (1815-21).
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