An Account of the Life and Death of Mr. Matthew Henry, Minister of the Gospel at Hackney : Who Dy'd June 22. 1714. in the 52d Year of his Age. Chiefly Collected Out of his Own Papers, and Faithfully Published by W.T. TONG, WILLIAM (1662-1727) Presbyterian Minister of Salters' Hall Court, London

TONG, WILLIAM (1662-1727) Presbyterian Minister of Salters' Hall Court, London. An Account of the Life and Death of Mr. Matthew Henry, Minister of the Gospel at Hackney : Who Dy'd June 22. 1714. in the 52d Year of his Age. Chiefly Collected Out of his Own Papers, and Faithfully Published by W.T. London : Printed for M. Lawrence, at the Angel-in-the Poultrey: EM Matthews, at the Bible in Pater-noffer- Row; and S. Cliff, at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapfide near Mercers-Chappel. 1716. 8vo. 398 pp. First edition. Referenced by ESTC T138570. Original calf binding with raised bands and some nice tooling front and back. Gilt title on old red label on spine. Binding is sound with some splitting of the leather near the top of the spine. Rubbed. Contents clean and crisp with the expected occasional brown discolouration. "!William Tong s most widely known work is this biography of Matthew Henry. It contains, in passing, some interesting comments on situations faced by dissenting ministers." - Prof. D Pailin. A nice old copy of this uncommon first edition.