The work and contention of heaven

Souls in heaven dispute which one has received greater grace. Souls in heaven dispute which one has received greater grace. Vertically folded; two poems printed on recto and same two on different part of verso. Printed on single sheet with another copy of this poem and two copies of: The offices, characters and similitudes, applied to Jesus Christ; intended to be separated. Printed area: 21.2 x 13.9 cm. Printed in two columns. Poem in 24 numbered four-line stanzas. Published in the New England weekly journal, Boston, Feb. 12, 1740, with title: Heavenly strife. Attributed there to Ralph Erskine. Type face similar to work of Solomon Howe in Greenwich and Enfield, Massachusetts; range of publication dates suggested by internal evidence, especially type face.