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Sins and Sorrows spread before God: a sermon, by the Rev. Isaac Watts.

23: Portrait on title-page of a man wearing a wig and dressed in a coat and lace collar

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Genre: sermon, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Fashion (Clothing): religious, Gender: man/men, occupation: clergy, Portrait: Isaac Watts

The plant of renown: being two sermons, preached by the Rev. Ebenezer Erskine, late minister of the gospel in Stirling.

Woodcut on title-page portraying an old man wearing a wig and dressed in a coat and collar

The lost and undone son of perdition, or, the life and death of Judas Iscariot.

Illustration on title-page of the Resurrection showing Jesus Christ rising from the tomb in a burst of light with 4 soldiers displayed in pairs of two on the ground.

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1801-1810, Chapbook Genre: biography, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Publisher - [No Place] : Printed for the Booksellers, Gender: man/men, Nature: cloud(s), Nature: tree(s), Occupation: soldier, Outdoor Scene, Religious Figures: Jesus Christ, Religious Figures: Judas Iscariot

The Way to Wealth, with maxims for married ladies and gentlemen, &c.

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Animal: horse(s), Architecture: chimney(s), Architecture: house, Architecture: window(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Genre: wit & humor, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Gender: man/men, Gender: woman/women, Outdoor Scene, Transportation: carriage

Evan’s Sketch of all Religions abridged : exhibiting a concise view of the different sects and denominations into which the Christian world is divided.

A brief review of many different religions practiced at this time with a focus on the different sects of Christianity. Paganism, Deism, Atheism, Judaism, and Islam are also covered in addition to the various Christian religions, but the sects of…

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 0, Chapbook Date: 1851-1860, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers

The Wife of Beith; With a description of her Journey to Heaven.

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"The Wife of Bath's Tale (Middle English: the Tale of the Wyf of Bathe) is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. " Wikipedia

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Publisher - Edinburgh: Printed for the Booksellers, Nature: cloud(s), Nature: tree(s), Occupation: soldier, Outdoor Scene, Religious Figures: Jesus Christ

Mary, an Original Poem. Recommended to the attention of the Ladies.

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 0, Chapbook Date: 1791-1800, Chapbook Genre: poetry, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Brash & Reid

The History of the Bible, A Selection of the most interesting stories, incidents, and narratives, from the Old and New Testament.

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 9, Architecture: hill(s), Architecture: tower(s), Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1851-1860, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Gender: man/men, Nature: cloud(s), Outdoor Scene

A Vindication of the Church of Scotland, from the Malicious and Groundless Aspersions of Mr William Dugud. With an introductory epistle in defence of the Church of Scotland, from the charge of Persecution : And the behaviour of the dissenters in England.

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Tags: # of Woodcuts: 0, Chapbook Date: 1711-1720, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Publisher - London: A. Bell

Tragical History of Jane Arnold, Commonly called Crazy Jane; and Mr. Henry Percival; Giving an account of their birth, parentage, courtship, and melancholy end.

This chapbook provides a moral tale that advises young women to be wary of the promises of young men by describing the potential dangers of giving up one’s virtue before marriage. The story describes the courtship of the beautiful and virtuous Jane…

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Architecture: gate, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: religion & morals, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Gender: woman/women, Outdoor Scene

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