The Divine Right of Infant Baptism, concisely proved from the Holy Scriptures: and objections answered.

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[Connecticut Imprint — Paedobaptism]

Day, Jeremiah, A.M. The Divine Right of Infant Baptism, concisely proved from the Holy Scriptures: and objections answered. A Sermon, delivered by Jeremiah Day, A.M., Pastor of the Church of New-Preston. (Published by Request.) Litchfield: Printed by Thomas Collier, in the South End of the Court-House, 1790.

First edition. 8vo, original/early plain wrappers titled “Mr. Day’s Sermon on Infant Baptism,” stitched, 43 pp. (complete), untrimmed. Early ownership inscription at head of front wrapper. Light toning and handling, small corner creases and a short chip to the lower outer corner of the terminal leaf; a few faint spots/tidemarks, but a very good, unsophisticated Connecticut imprint from the Collier press.

References: Evans 22449 (Collier imprint).

Keywords: Connecticut imprint; Litchfield printing; Thomas Collier; New Preston; Congregationalist theology; paedobaptism; 18th-century American sermon; early American religion.