A Short reply to Mr. Whitefield's letter which he wrote in answer to the Querists : wherein the said Querists testify their satisfaction with some of the amendments Mr. Whitefield proposes to make of some of the exceptionable expressions in his writings. Together with som farther remarks upon what seems exceptionable in the present letter; which seem to occur to the Querists. [Six lines of Scripture quotations].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, printer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Awakening.

Presbyterianism.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--Controversial literature.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

Whitefield, George, 1714-1770. Letter to some church-members.

Whitefield, George.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (62,[2]p. )

Other Title:

Short reply to Mr. Whitefield's letter which he wrote in answer to the Querists

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed [by Benjamin Franklin] for the Querists, 1741.

Notes:

Criticizing the behavior of the awakened, and assaulting the revival as an implicitly revolutionary movement. Cf. Heimert, A. & P. Miller, eds. Great Awakening (1967), p. 134.

"This letter, probably thought of by the Querists as 'Part II' in their series of exchanges with Whitefield, is their rejoinder to Whitefield's A letter to some church-members of the Presbyterian persuasion (1740)."--Miller.

Ascribed to the press of Franklin by Miller.

Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 4805

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 724

Miller, C.W. Franklin, 260

English Short Title Catalog, W3993.

OCLC:

510892567