THE DIVINE RIGHT OF DEACONS. A Sermon Preach'd on Occasion of the Ordination of Mr. Zechariah Thayer, to the Office of a Deacon in the Old or First Gather'd Church in Boston, Lord's Day, May 23. 1731 by Foxcroft, Thomas - 1731

Boston: Printed by B. Green, for D. Henchman and J. Phillips, and Sold at their Shops, 1731. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. [2], 42, [2] pp. Removed from volume. Lacking half title, otherwise complete. Binding residue on the spine; some early dampstaining; foxing; final leaf (errata) is detached but present. This copy with the contemporary owner name of John Phillips. While a ubiquitous name, it's easy to imagine this being the publisher's copy. A publishing bookseller and binder, Phillips succeeded his father, Samuel Phillips in business in 1725.

Foxcroft was an important early 18th clergyman and occupied one of the most prominent pulpits at Boston's First Church. While this may not be one of his most important sermons, it remains uncommon in commerce and a very early colonial imprint. Evans 3421; Sabin 25388.