Some Motives and Incentives to the Love of God
By: Robert Boyle
PBK.005292
Printed Book
1678
England
English
Printed on Paper
7.1 × 4.3 × 0.6 in. (18 × 11 × 1.5 cm)
Not on View
Robert Boyle, the well-known namesake of Boyle’s Law, was a towering figure in the history of chemistry whose scientific pursuits were closely related to his Christian faith. In his first publication, Some Motives and Incentives to the Love of God, Boyle contrasted mere human romance with love for God, or “seraphick” love (a term based upon the seraphim in Isaiah 6:2). Boyle would go on to publish other works on the Bible and the relationship between faith and reason, but this was his most popular work, appearing in nine editions during his life and six more after his death. This is the sixth edition, published in 1678.
Printed in 1678 by Thomas Newcomb for Henry Herringman, London, England. Acquired by 2020 by Ted Steinbock, private collector, Louisville, Kentucky; Privately purchased in 2020 by Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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