A Liturgy on the Universal Principles of Religion and Morality
By: [By Rev. David Williams] ....
Publisher: Printed for the Author; and sold by T. Payne, at the Mew's Gate; E. and C. Dilly, in the Poultry; G. Keartley, No. 46, Fleet-street; and P. Elmsley, in the Strand
Published: 1776
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms.
Notes: F2 missigned 'F3'; final leaf is a blank; author supplied by H&L and ESTC.

'Williams was ordained in 1758 to the charge of the dissenting congregation at Frome, Somerset', but 'his theological views did not prove satisfactory. In 1761 he removed to the Mint meeting, Exeter .. here he was reordained ... He prepared 'A Liturgy onthe Priciples of the Christian Religion', which is said to have been adopted by his congregation. He soon quarrelled with 'elder members' who objected to his opinions ... By way of an 'accommodation' he left Exeter about 1769 to take charge of a waning congregation in ... Highgate, Middlesex. ... In this charge he appears to have remained till 1773. ... On 7 April 1776 ... Williams opened for morning service a vacant chapel in Margaret Street, using his liturgy  ... Copies of the liturgy were sent to Frederick the Great and Voltaire, who returned appreciative letters in bad French and good English respectively' [DNB]

Half-title leaf reads: 'A Liturgy on the Universal Principles of Religion and Morality'.

ESTC2220W5 [under Williams]; ESTC2033L1 [under Liturgy].
Table of contents: title: Contains, after 'Preface': 'The Order for Morning Prayer'; 'The Order for Evening Prayer'; 'Hymns' and 'A Collection of Psalms'.