1660 AUGUSTINE. First Edition of His Life and New Translation of The Confessions. Rare! Baptist I shall climb the hill

I shall climb the hill of strength

his revival preaching

lest any finding him should slay him

this hymn appears as one of the most often sung in the meetings of Evan Roberts

1660 AUGUSTINE. First Edition of His Life and New Translation of The Confessions. Rare! Baptist I shall climb the hillVery scarce and first edition [thus] of the life of Augustine of Hippo and a fresh translation of his Confessions, beautifully preserved and with excellent provenance. Only one other copy extant recorded in Wing. It would be difficult to overstate the influence of Augustine on the history of the Church, the Reformation, and into the present time. His relevance has been highlighted yet again with the recent release of James K. A. Smith's On the Road