07/07/2014

A Book by Richard Hall

We have mentioned several times the name of Richard Hall (1728-1801) who sat in Beddome's congregation from the end of 1781. In 1771 he published a book which can be found here. The book is called
A LIBRARY OF DIVINITY OR, SELECT EXTRACTS
FROM SUNDRY OLD AND EMlNENT DlVINES, 
Collected in a course of reading for private Use. To which are added, A few select pieces of poetry.
The extracts are from

Flavel, Richard Capel, John Mason, Boston, John Rowe, Bates, Thomas Symson, Thomas Cole, Charmock, Elisha Coles, Calvin, Trail, Powel, Isaac Ambrose, Fox, Thomas Goodwin, Hervey, Owen, Sibbes, Anthony Palmer, Elton, Hercules Collins, Gurnall, St Bernard, Titchbourne, St Augustine, Caryl, Joseph Hall, Rutherford, Stephen Marshall, Flemming, Daniel Neal, Watson, Bunyan, St Chrysostom and verse by a private gentleman, Mr Dorrington and Mr Hurne.
Other authors are not listed.

The publisher is J Gurney.

See also this edition. printed by George Keith

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