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BOYCE, Gilbert. A Serious Reply to the Rev. Mr John Wesley in Particular, and to the People Called Methodists. In General; in Much Love and Christian Friendship Recommended to his and Their Very Serious Consideration.

Boston. Printed By C. Prestom, 1770. First Edition.
8vo. [2],ix,[1],188pp. Contemporary half calf over blue marbled papers (in the style typically manufactured by the ladies of Fulnek). Rubbed, with some spliting to spine, chipping to head and foot, and loss to top layer of paper. Contemporary ink inscription of William Daniels to FEP, lacks RFEP.
A significant, balanced appreciation of John Wesley, combined with a well-articulated examination of the differences between Baptist and Methodist doctrines and practices. Gilbert Boyce was the General Baptist minister at Coningsby, and Wesley often lodged, and discussed topics such as baptism at great length, with him in Lincolnshire. Rare, with ESTC recording only 4 locations in the UK (BL, Bodleian, Rylands, Wesley College) and 3 in the US (Harvard, Perkins, Houston).
ESTC T102982
£ 400.00 Antiquates Ref: 9935