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Chalmers, Thomas : A Series of Discourses on the Christian Revelation, Viewed in Connexion with the Modern Astronomy (Together with) A Sermon, Delivered in the Tron Church, Glasgow, on Wednesday, No. 19th, 1817, the Day of the Funeral of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales

Kirk & Mercein, New York, 1818

Contemporary brown full leather binding with gilt lettering on the spine that reads, "Chalmer's Discourse." 5 3/4" x 9." All pages of both parts, complete. "A Series of Discourses": Pages [3] 4-306. "A Sermon: Pages [3] 4-47. Library bookplate tipped in on front pastedown: "Geneseo Library, No. 33." Pages are very clean and intact except for age toning, light offsetting from the printed text, and light foxing. Covers have slight wear to extremities, slight surface chipping to edges, and a small insect bore limited to upper-right corner of back pastedown. Binding is tight. A Very Good copy. A work of Christian apologetics, in the form of discourses, in relation to recent developments in the field of astronomy with an additional sermon in the back given on the day of the funeral of the Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817). Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847) was a Scottish minister, theology professor, and a leader of the Church of Scotland and Free Church of Scotland. His discourses in this book are titled as follows: "A Sketch of the Modern Astronomy," "The Modesty of True Science," "On the Extent of the Divine Condescension," "On the Knowledge of Man's Moral History in the Distant Places of Creation," "On the Sympathy That Is Felt for Man in the Distant Places of Creation," "On the Contest for an Ascendency Over Man, Amongst the Higher Orders of Intelligence," "On the Slender Influence of Mere Taste and Sensibility in Matters of Religion," "On the Belief of the Destitute Sick," "On the Day of National Thanksgiving," "To the Inhabitants of the Parish of Kilmany," and "On the Influence of Bible Societies, &c.". Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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