1669 JAMES JANEWAY. Heaven on Earth; Or, Jesus the Best Friend in the Worst of Times and Death Unstung. Puritan Rarity. Calvinism contrasting title label

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November 18-20

His father owned and operated a machine and repair shop adjacent to the family's residence

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1669 JAMES JANEWAY. Heaven on Earth; Or, Jesus the Best Friend in the Worst of Times and Death Unstung. Puritan Rarity. Calvinism contrasting title labelA fair copy only, but an exceptionally rare volume including two important puritan works by James Janeway [1636 1674]. He was, after John Bunyan, the most widely read puritan author for the young during the 17th century. He was ejected in 1662 along with John Owen, Thomas Watson, William Bridge, &c. and author of A Token for Children which was widely distributed in early America by Cotton Mather. He was also one of the signers of the 1673 Scottish