{"product_id":"1794-jonathan-edwards-treatise-on-religious-affections-early-american-lottery-prize","title":"1794 JONATHAN EDWARDS. Treatise on Religious Affections. Early American Lottery Prize.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA very nicely preerved late 18th century imprint of Jonathan Edwards's \u003ci\u003eA Treatise Concerning Religious Affections. \u003c\/i\u003eInitially published as a pastoral work of the First Great Awakening, articulating Edwards's framework for distinguishing genuine spiritual transformation from superficial emotionalism during a period of intense revivalism, it remains a valuable and insightful work on experimental Christianity and is worthy of ongoing engagement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFascinating inscriptions on the title and the rfep refer to \"Luistown\" or \"Lewiston,\" i.e. modern-day Lewistown, Pennsylvania, and describe how its original owner Robert Elton \"drew\" or won the volume at \"Charles Lottery\" in 1796.  While this could have been a publisher's or bookseller's lottery, it seems more likely to refer to one of the many local lotteries held in the late 18th century to raise funds for infrastructure projects. In \u003cspan class=\"citation-56 citation-end-56\"\u003ePennsylvania, local lotteries were used to invest in a transit system to connect eastern ports like Philadelphia to western agricultural regions.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-55 citation-end-55\"\u003eProceeds funded early turnpikes, bridges, river clearing, and major canal projects, such as the Union Canal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInscribed on the title, \"Robert Elton Ser his Book. Drue at Charles Lottery 1796. Luistown;\" and on the rfep, \"Robert Elton his Book Drew at Charlses Lotry in Lewiston in the year 1796.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdwards, Jonathan. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts. Part First. Concerning the Nature of the Affections, and their Importance in Religion. Part Second. Shewing what are no Certain Signs that Religious Affections are Gracious, or that They are not. Part Third. Shewing what are Distinguishing Signs of Truly Gracious and Holy Affections. Philadelphia. Printed for Mathew Carey, No. 118, Market-Street. Oct. 22, 1794. 351pp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good + example in original plain calf, rubbed through at corners, breached at front hinge for lower 3 inches, but remaining very stable. Small leather chip at head of spine and small tear at base. Textually good + to very good, being sound with some light toning and handling and a very minor occasional stain. Very solid.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51327384027172,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1794-jonathan-edwards-treatise-on-religious-affections-early-american-lottery-prize","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}