1791 ISAAC WATTS. Post-Revolutionary War "Americanized" Imprint of Watts' Psalms & Hymns. MethodistA fascinating early imprint of what was then the most influential Psalm and hymn book in America, that of Isaac Watts. They Americans had a problem though . . . Watts' paraphrases, meant to be sung, had a decidedly pro Crown feel in places, leading to an internal conflict as American's would sing, having just revolted against "the Lord and His anointed," according to Anglican teaching. For example, in the second stanza of Psalm 75, Watts' original
heal us without all means
The Quarterly Christian Spectator
a variety of paper qualities evidenced throughout resulting in a range of moderate + foxing to crisp and clean between issues
and likely one who viewed it as deeply important to convert Ireland from Roman Catholicism
Wilkinson [Extensive]
so much so that he not only thought
or Six Principle Baptists
He was used up
That gives us some idea of his level of intensity
Capital Punishment
and doctrinal and experimental themes
perhaps from his wound