1765 PSALTER. Owned and with MSs notes by Important Abolitionist, Beilby Porteus [1731-1809] Bible by the Pastor Rev

by the Pastor Rev

Prophets at Edinburgh

Wherein is Clearly Shewed that the Lord Ordained Dipping for those Only that Profess Repentance and Faith

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His professors form a who's who of 19th century Presbtyerianism

1765 PSALTER. Owned and with MSs notes by Important Abolitionist, Beilby Porteus [1731-1809] Bible by the Pastor RevWonderful little piece of Abolition ephemera and history. Bielby Porteus [1731 1809] was the Bishop of London and the earliest and most significant voice within the Church of England's clergy structure arguing for the aboltion of the Slave Trade. Acting as the Corresponding Secretary at Lambeth Palace as a young Priest, he corresponded with the missionaries in the West Indies and Americas; these correspondences often included first hand reports of the