
1730 THOMAS FOXCROFT. The Primitive Puritan Religion of New England Revived. Signed by Revivalist!
Foxcroft, Thomas. Observations Historical and Practical on the Rise and Primitive State of New-England. With Special Reference to the Old or First Gather'd Church in Boston. A Sermon Preach'd to the said Congregation Aug 23. 1730. Being the last Sabbath of the first CENTURY since its Settlement. Boston. Printed by S. Kneeland and T. Green, for S. Gerrish in Cornhill, Boston. 1730. First and only edition. [8], 46pp. Importantly, signed twice by one of the leaders of the Great Awakening, Rev. Samuel Buell. Samuel Buell (1716-1798), b. Coventry, CT; d. East Hampton, Long Island. Dr. Buell graduated Yale College in 1741, and preached in various places including at Northampton, where he met Thomas Prince and Jonathan Edwards. Prince wrote of this time, when Buell preached daily in his meeting-house, that "there were very extraordinary effects of Mr. Buell's labours; the people were exceedingly moved, crying out in great numbers in the meeting house, and great part of the congregation comm