1739 GEORGE WHITEFIELD. Rare Defense of Whitefield. His Revivals the True Religion of the New Testament! Autograph John Gamble [1777-1844]

John Gamble [1777-1844]

the second is directed towards the people

266 pp + portrait

the present being just 12 days after the firing on Fort Sumter

"At the outset of the rebellion

1739 GEORGE WHITEFIELD. Rare Defense of Whitefield. His Revivals the True Religion of the New Testament! Autograph John Gamble [1777-1844]At the dawn of the Great Awakening, Whitefield was lampooned by the existing clergy as an enthusiast, a pretender, a money grubber, and even a ladies' man. The most durable of the claims was that of the wild eyed enthusiast. And it was nowhere more vocally stated than by the Bishop of London, Joseph Trapp's Pastoral Letter against Whitefield. The present work is one of the very earliest works to come to his defense, specifically engaging Trapp's