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(Wilson, Thomas).

THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF CHRISTIANITY MADE EASY TO THE MEANESTCAPACITIES: OR, AN ESSAY TOWARDS AN INSTRUCTION FOR THE INDIANS...TOGETHER WITH DIRECTIONS AND PRAYERS FOR THE HEATHEN WORLD, MISSIONARIESLondon: J.

Osborn, 1741. Second edition, with additions, and corrected throughout. Sabin 104691: "Wilson's work was frequently reprinted during the succeeding century, passing through more than twenty editions." Meant "for propagating the Gospel amongst Indians and Negroes," the book is dedicated "To the Honourable the Trustees of the Colony of Georgia" and states that "This essay ... [was] begun at the instance of James Oglethorpe, Esquire" whom the Anglican bishop had met in London in 1735. 12mo. xxxvi, 257 pp. Recent panelled calf, leather label and gilt rules on spine; some old light staining and foxing, but a very good copy handsomely rebound.

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