A Defence of the Divine Right of Infant-Baptism. [.] Being in Reply to Dr. John Gill's Book, intitled, The Divine Right of Infant-Baptism examined and disproved. And in Vindication of the late Mr. Jonathan Dickinson's Brief Illustration and Confirmation of the Divine Right of Infant-Baptism

Only edition. [ii], vi, 453, [6] pp. 8vo. Infant baptism was a heated debate in eighteenth-century Anglo-American theology. Clark entered a back-and-forth between Presbyterian minister Jonathan Dickinson of New Jersey and dissenting Baptist John Gill in London; Dickinson was in favor of infant baptism but Gill famously considered it an unbiblical "part and pillar of popery." When Dickinson died in 1747, Clark took up the pro-baptism mantle with this book, written largely in reply to Gill. (The latter replied in turn in 1754.) American gilt bindings before 1770 are uncommon and those before 1755 are rare. ESTC W20116; Sabin 13350 (note) Contemporary calf, gilt rules to boards, gilt-edged raised bands and red morocco lettering piece to spine, blind tooling to board edges. Rubbing to exterior, front free endpaper attached. Light toning to interior, light foxing in a few places. Very good in a nice contemporary binding. Provenance: Nathaniel Bright (1752 owner inscription); John Bright (1817 owner inscription).…