Description
FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. [ii], 81, [1]. Half-title and final blank discarded. Disbound. A little minor spotting.
Considerations on the Alliance between Christianity and Commerce, applied to the Present State of this Country.
- London: Sold by Cadell and Davies 1806
£40
Notes
Commonly attributed to Richard Raikes - and reprinted under his name with another tract in 1825 - this essay asserts that the tendency towards capitalism has both spread Christianity more widely (through global trade), while also enabling new forms of sin through fraud; it sets out strictures for merchants to keep commerce and Christianity aligned. Raikes (d. 1823) was the younger brother of Robert, promotor of Sunday schools.
