Halle, Waysenhauses, 1706 & 1709. 4to. Uniformly bound in two contemporary Cambridge-style mirror bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. All edges coloured in red. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Corners bumped and boards with scratches. A nice set. (6), 8, 952, (4), 669, (8) pp. + frontispiece"" 1228, (106) pp.
The uncommon extensive first edition of Spener’s posthumously published sermons delivered in various German cities. Philipp Jakob Spener (1635-1705) was a prominent German Lutheran theologian, by many referred to as ""Father of Pietism"", known for founding the Pietism movement, which emphasized personal faith and piety over formal doctrinal orthodoxy.