A very rare early 19th century imprint of the 1742 Baptist Confession of Faith with additional articles added during the early 19th century to address emerging controversies [ordination, Psalm singing, etc.]. No examples on the market and rarely at auction, &c.
Anonymous. A Confession of Faith, Put Fourth by the Elders and Brethren of Many Congregations of Christians, (Baptized Upon Profession of Their Faith,) In London and the Country. Adopted by the Baptist Association, Met at Philadelphia, September 25, 1742. With Two Additional Articles, Viz: Of Imposition of Hands, and Singing of Psalms in Public Worship. Pittsburgh: Published by S. Williams, 1831. 108pp.
A very good copy, rebound in leather, with a small nick out of the spine, but very solid, with moderate foxing and some toning, &c.
