Antiquitates christianae: or, The history of the life and death of the holy Jesus : as also the lives, acts & martyrdoms of his Apostles. In two parts. The first part, containing the life of Christ / written by Jer. Taylor, late Lord Bishop of Down and Connor. The second, containing the lives of the Apostles, with an enumeration, and some brief remarks upon their first successours in the five great apostolical churches, by William Cave, D.D. Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. By whom also is added an apparatus, or discourse introductory to the whole work, concerning the three great dispensations of the Church, patriarchal, mosaical, and evangelical
1678, First Edition. London : printed by E. Flesher and R. Norton, for R. Royston, bookseller to His most sacred Majesty. Good copy only in contemporary full leather-covered boards, with a later spine cover over raised bands. Boards heavily worn, with minor to moderate surface loss at the corners. Preliminary and final leaves slightly shaken and edgeworn; the core text block remains surprisingly tightly bound. Legible throughout, with some scattered marginal damp-staining and dust-dulling. Remains a very serviceable copy overall, and for its age, internally well-preserved. Further scans, images and additional bibliographical material available on request. Item #459213
Physical description: [8], LI, [13], XXVI, vii, [3], 432, [20], XIII, [1], 176 pages, [20] leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 35 cm. Notes: Title page in red and black. Engraved frontispiece signed by William Faithorne. Portrait of Jeremy Taylor signed: P. Lombart sculpsit. Contains: The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the Christian institution (separate title page, pagination and register) ; The history of the life and death of the holy Jesus (separate title page and pagination; register continuous from The great exemplar) ; Antiquitates apostolicae: or, The lives, acts and martyrdoms of the holy apostles of our Saviour / by William Cave (separate title page, pagination and register). Includes index. Subjects: Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667. Cave, William, 1637-1713. Jesus Christ - Biography - Early works to 1800. Apostles - Biography - Early works to 1800. Bible. New Testament - Biography - Early works to 1800. Fathers of the church - Early works to 1800. Christianity - History - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Church history - 17th century. Engraving, English - 17th century - Specimens.
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