1699 – Reviving Cordial – James Barry | First Edition Protestant Narrative Devotional

A reviving cordial for a sin-sick despairing soul by James Barry is a rare 1699 Protestant devotional published in London by the author. The text is framed as a personal narrative arranged in sections that follow the author’s spiritual experience from youth through periods inward struggle. Barry’s account is notable for its autobiographical focus rather than formal sermon structure with sections on spiritual awakening, anxiety, and growth.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A reviving cordial for a sin-sick despairing soul in the time of temptation
• Author(s): James Barry
• Publisher: London, Printed for the author
• Edition: First edition, 1699
• Binding: Leather
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Size:  8.5 in x 5.5 in (21.6 cm x 14 cm)
• Collation: [10], 133 pp
• Contents Include:
  • I. The miraculous preservation of his bodily life, from the many deaths and eminent dangers which threatned it, while in a state of nature
  • II. The method God took with him in awakening him to look into, and to mind soul concerns, when about fourteen years of age
  • III. How the spirit of bondage took him, and what fearful work it made in his soul
  • IV. How the spirit of adoption succeeded the spirit of bondage, healing and binding up the deep wounds caused in his soul thereby

Condition:

Good. Worn leather boards with loss at the corners. Text block secure. Pages show light age toning.

Why Collect This?

• First edition English narrative devotional – rare format

Item Number: #50055