Whately, Richard. The Kingdom of Christ Delineated, in Two Essays on our Lord's Own Account of His Person and of the Nature of His Kingdom, and on the Constitution, Powers, and Ministry of A Christian Church, as Appointed by Himself. New-York: Wiley and Putnam, 1842. [10453]
Black cloth with borders and decoration in blind, bright gilt title to spine, top of backstrip chipped, some wear to the corner tips, 7 3/4 x 5 inches. 12 pp. publisher's catalogue at front; xvi., 280 clean pp.; central gathering pulled but not quite detached, small former owner's address label on ffep. Good. Hardcover.
Bishop Whately's defense of the Church of England against the Romanizing Tractarianism that was inserting itself into the Anglican world of his day.
Richard Whately, D.D. (1787-1863), b. London, England; d. Dublin, Ireland. He was "an eminent Anglican prelate and writer" who through his books and letters gained a reputation as a sound thinker. In 1831 he was made bishop of Dublin. He was friendly towards the persons, but stood firm against the teachings of the Tractarian movement, "and with more special reference to the material doctrines and theories involved in the hurricane of controversy with which the Church was assailed, he issued in 1841 a truly admirable work, The Kingdom of Christ Delineated." - M'Clintock and Strong.
