1759 JOHN OLDING. Power of Prayer, Holiness of the Christian Ministry, Etc. Rare Great Awakening Works.

Very grouping of three separately published works here together by prominent 18th century Evangelical divine, John Olding. He was trained at Philip Doddridge's school and served a single congregation the dissenting church at Butt Lane [I know; poor guy] faithfully until his death in 1785. 

The three works here are sort of bookends to his ministry. The first is a very lengthy sermon on the holiness and sacredness of the Christian ministry. It is an ordination sermon of nearly 100 pages delivered in 1759. The second is a work on the power of ejaculatory prayer, or deeply emotional and personal prayer, preached in 1767. The final, preached the year of his death, is his funeral sermon for his grand-daughter. All rare. Includes a 1775 engraving of Olding as well. 

1. A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. Richard Winter, June 14, 1759. At New-Court, Near Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, by John Olding, Together with an Introductory Discourse by Thomas Hall. Mr. Winter's Confesion of Faith, and a Discourse Upon the Imposition of Hands by Thomas Bradbury and the Exhortation by John Conder. London. J Buckland. 1759. 95pp.

2. Ejaculator Prayer. A Sermon Preached on Thursday, Dec. 10 1767. At the Monthly Exercise of Prayer in the Rev. Mr. Stafford's Meeting-House in New Broad Street. London. J. Buckland. 1767. 35pp.

3. Seeking the Lord while He may be Found, Calling Upon Him While He is Near; Considered in a Sermon, Occasioned by the Death of Ann Olding, who Departed this Life, December 10th, 1775; In the Twenty-Fourth Year of her age: Preached in Butt-Lane, Deptford, December 17th, 1775; with some Additions and Anecdotes related to her Long Confinement and most Painful Sickness, and the Divine Supports and Consolations with which she was Favored. London. Simmons and Vallance. 1785. 39pp.

All bound at one time, now lacking boards, etc., but very crips and ready for use save blank title and engraving. Very worth preserving.