The Counsel of Two Confederate Kings to set the son of Tabeal on the Throne, represented as evil, in it's [sic] natural tendency and moral aspect. A sermon occasion'd by the present rebellion in favour of the Pretender. Preach'd in Boston, at the Thursday-Lecture, February 6th. 1745, 6

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Boston: Printed for D. Gookin, over against the Old South Meeting-House, 1746. First Edition. Small octavo; removed (and unfortunately stapled at a recent date); 43,[1]pp. ([A]-D4 E-F2, collated complete with half title page). Stock a bit soiled and a few leaves significantly toned, external leaves spotted, else a Good to Very Good, sound copy. Sermon delivered in response to Charles Edward Stuart's invasion of England in the early months of 1746, which raised concerns in the British colonies of their collective fate if the Stuart dynasty were to regain the throne: "And what Progress did King James, the supposed Father of the present Pretender, make towards bringing upon us this Yoke of Bondage, together with all the Miseries of an arbitrary and tyrannical Government? He took such large Steps, under the Influence of popish and despotic Principles, that, in a few Years, he went a great way" (pp. 26-7). EVANS 5752. N° de ref. del artículo 28655

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