A very rare work from early the Methodist movement. The author, Robert Cruttenden, was friends with both George Whitefield and Philip Doddridge, having come into the Calvinistic branch of Methodism while hearing John Cennick preach at Whitefield's Tabernacle in 1742. Whitefield found his conversation so remarkable, he had it published.

Upon his death, in 1763, manuscript hymns of signal value were found among his belongings and published posthumously, and enjoyed some favor among the Calvinistic Methodists.  

His present work is quite an important item. In the context of the Methodist controversies, moderates were hard to find. Cruttenden had found Christ under them, and so was forever their friend and in their debt. Yet, he was a keen observer of things and was not oblivious to some of the challenges. An unusually nuanced look at the Calvinistic Methodists, and Whitefield in particular. He also deals with the Moravians, revivals, physical manifestations, the supposed dramatic nature of Whitefield as a preacher, etc,. 

Cruttenden, Robert. The Principles and Preaching of the Methodists Considered. In a Letter to the Rev Mr. . . .  London. James Buckland. 1753. 44pp.

Good +, removed from a larger sammelband at some point, but complete and in very good textual condition.