Shelfmark
Fh.5.24
Author
Uniform title
[Religion of Protestants a safe way to salvation. Abridgment]
Title
Mr. Chillingworth's book called The religion of Protestants a safe way to salvation, : made more generally useful by omitting personal contests, but inserting whatsoever concerns the common cause of Protestants, or defends the Church of England. / With an addition of some genuine pieces of Mr. Chillingworth's never before printed. Isaac. Casaub. in Ep. ad. Card. Perron. reg. Jac. nomine scripta. Rex arbitratur rerum absolutè necessariarum ad salutem non magnum esse numerum. ... Atque istam distinctionem sereniss. Rex tanti putat esse momenti ad minuendas controversias, quæ hodie Ecclesiam Dei tantopere exercent, ut omnium pacis studiosorum judicet officium esse, diligentissmè hanc explicare, docere, urgere..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for R. Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in S. Pauls Church-Yard, C. Harper, at the Flower de-Luce in Fleetstreet, W. Crook, at the Green-Dragon without Temple-Bar, and J. Adamson at the Angel in S. Paul's Church-Yard., 1687..
Physical description
[8], 144, 153-176, 169-408, 7, [17], 134, [2] p. ; 20 cm. (4to)
Note
Edited by John Patrick.
Note
In part a reply to "Mercy and truth" by Edward Knott and to "The Dialogues of William Richworth" by William Rushworth.
Note
"Out of Mr. Chillingworth's manuscript. A letter to Mr. Lewgar" (caption title) begins new pagination on [S]1. This quire [S]⁴ is inserted between Quires Fff and Hhh.
Note
"Additional discourses of Mr. Chillingworth never before printed" has separate dated title page with Richard Chiswell's name in imprint, and begins new pagination on ²B1. It was apparently also issued separately in the same year (Wing C3883).
Note
"An ansvver to some passages in Rushworths Dialogues" (which follows "Additional discourses of Mr. Chillingworth never before printed") has separate dated title page with "printed for James Adamson" in imprint; pagination and register are continuous.
Note
Signatures: A-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa-Fff⁴, [S]⁴, Hhh⁴ Iii², ²A² ²B-²S⁴ (²S4 blank).
Note
Identified as Wing P730 on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1641-1700 reel 894.
Note
Title enclosed within double line border.
Citation/references note
Wing (2nd ed., 1994), C3885
Citation/references note
ESTC, R21891
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
17th-century blind-panelled brown calf with sprinkled outer frame; five raised bands; blind-ruled spine compartments; gilt rule on board edges; traces of spine label.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy: Signature of leaf [S]1 corrected in ms. to "Ggg".
Copy-specific note
Previously Ee.5.26.
Subject
Rushworth, William, ? - -1637 Dialogues.
Subject
Knott, Edward, 1582 - 1656 Mercy and truth.
Subject
Subject
Protestantism Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Adamson, James, active 1686 - 1712 publisher.
Added entry--name
Crooke, William, fl. 1664 - 1694 publisher.
Added entry--name
Harper, Charles, fl. 1670 - 1709 publisher.
Added entry--name
Chiswell, Richard publisher.
Added entry--name
Patrick, John, 1632 - 1695 editor.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B35999