Smooth preaching

by James Walker

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First edition

New York: 1823. First edition, 12mo, pp. 20; removed from binding, wrappers wanting; light spotting, otherwise clean and sound. The smooth preaching of the title refers to flattering or soft preaching that supplies excuses and apologies for sinful behavior, rather than the strict and judgmental preaching that Walker favors. This was a popular enough lecture to get three printings within the year. Walker was the pre-eminent expounder of the metaphysics of early nineteenth-century

• Binding: Wrappers

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