If they were to return to freedom, they would receive a bible, sermon book, and psalm book, respectively.
When reading this passage, our religious friends visualize church psalm-books. In their opinion, these psalm-books could include any Old Testament psalm set to music.
The meeting house where Priestley rose in 1780 owned-upon its destruction by a ‘Church and King’ mob in 1791-123 kneeling cushions and 319 psalm books.
Definition of psalmbook in US English:
psalmbook
nounˈsälmbo͝okˈsɑlmbʊk
A copy of the biblical Psalms; a psalter.
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When reading this passage, our religious friends visualize church psalm-books. In their opinion, these psalm-books could include any Old Testament psalm set to music.
The meeting house where Priestley rose in 1780 owned-upon its destruction by a ‘Church and King’ mob in 1791-123 kneeling cushions and 319 psalm books.
If they were to return to freedom, they would receive a bible, sermon book, and psalm book, respectively.