The Works of W. Chillingworth M.A. By W. Chillingworth. 1848, 1st American Edition, R. Davis, Philadelphia

The Religion of Protestants, a Safe Way to Salvation forms the main text of this book, serving as a point-by-point response to a Catholic text called Mercy and Truth. The argument centers on the principle that the Bible alone is the final authority for faith and contains everything needed for salvation, separate from church decrees. The rest of the volume compiles Chillingworth’s actual sermons, his personal correspondence, and records of his theological debates regarding scriptural interpretation.
 
A biography of Chillingworth by Thomas Birch opens the volume before the religious texts begin. The original dedication pages addressed to King Charles I are included next, showing how heavily tied this religious debate was to the political tensions just before the English Civil War. On the left-hand page facing this dedication, the print details show the book was produced by the Smith and Peters printing firm at the Franklin Buildings in Philadelphia.
 
Sermons Included in this Volume:
Sermon I: On Rom. xii. 18. (Live peaceably with all men)
Sermon II: On Rom. viii. 34. (Who is he that condemneth?)
Sermon III: On Luke ix. 23. (Let him deny himself, and take up his cross)
Sermon IV: On 2 Tim. iii. 5. (Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof)
Sermon V: On Gal. v. 5. (For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith)
Sermon VI: On 1 Cor. x. 13. (God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able)
Sermon VII: On James iv. 8. (Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts)
Sermon VIII: On Matt. xxiii. 38. (Behold, your house is left unto you desolate)
Sermon IX: On Rom. vi. 21. (What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed?)
 
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