Shelfmark
Ep.8.17
Author
Uniform title
[Sermons. Selections.]
Title
Several discourses on the following subjects. : Viz. The folly of hazarding eternal life, for temporal enjoyments. The reasonableness of fearing God more than man. The efficacy of prayer, for obtaining the Holy Spirit. The bad and the good use of God's signal judgments upon others. / By the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury. To which are annexed, Prayers compos'd by him for his own use. A discourse to his servants before the sacrament. And a form of prayer compos'd by him for the use of King William. Together with tables to all the fourteen volumes: One, of the texts preach'd upon. Another, of the places of scripture occasionally explain'd and enlarg'd upon. A third, an alphabeticat [sic] table of matter. Being the fourteenth and last volume; published from the originals, by Ralph Barker, D.D. chaplain to his Grace.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed for Ri. Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1704.
Physical description
[8], 271, [105] p. : port. ; 8vo.
Note
With a list of contents (leaves A3-A4) and a final advertisement leaf.
Note
With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, leaf A1, signed: 'R. White sculp.'
Note
Title page enclosed within double line border.
Note
Each sermon has caption title; register and pagination are continuous.
Note
With a half-title: Arch-Bishop Tillotson's twelfth volume.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T84203
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.
Provenance
18th-century engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
Contemporary dark brown calf; two blind tooled double fillet borders; outer panel sprinkled; inner panel painted faintly to appear like marble; blind tooled large fleurons at the corners of inner panel; gold tooled decoration on spine; red and green sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks: Ed.6.22, Fq.6.
Subject
Sermons, English 17th century.
Added entry--name
Barker, Ralph, 1648 - 1708 publisher.
Added entry--name
Chiswell, Richard bookseller.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B38970