‎"FULLER, THOMAS‎
‎A comment on Ruth, together with two sermons : the one, teaching how to live well. The other, minding how to dye well.‎

‎London, Printed for G. and H. Eversden, 1654. 8vo. In contemporary full calth with ruled fillets to boards. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities, scratches to boards. Inner hinges split. Internally with occassional brownspotting. (8), 77, (5), 223 pp. Each sermon has a half-title, ""A comment on Ruth"" has separate dated title page, register and pagination.‎

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‎The rare first edition of Fuller’s detailed exegesis of the ‘Book of Ruth’ from the Old Testament offers moral and spiritual lessons derived from Ruth's story. Thomas Fuller (1608 – 1661) was an English churchman and historian. He was a prolific author, and one of the first English writers able to live by his pen. He was known for his moderate religious stance. Rooted in his upbringing as the son of an Anglican clergyman, Fuller was deeply influenced by the Church of England's traditions and his education at Cambridge. His theology emphasized practical piety, moral integrity and an aversion to extreme positions within the church and society.‎