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THE RULES AND EXERCISES OF HOLY DYING
BELL AND DALDY FLEET STREET. 1857. In-8. Relié toilé. Etat passable, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos abîmé, Quelques rousseurs. 327 pages. Quelques écriture au crayon en in d'ouvrage n'altérant pas la lecture. Texte en anglais.. . . . Classification Dewey : 610-Sciences médicales. Médecine
With prayers and acts of virtue to be used by sick and dying persons. Classification Dewey : 610-Sciences médicales. Médecine
Ductor Dubitantium, Oder Allgemeiner GewissensLehrer, Leiter und Fuhrer, Jn Grundlicher Entscheidung allerhand Casus und Gewissens-Falle, wie solche nur immerdar vorkommen oder auch erdacht werden konnen. 4 parts. - [FIRST GERMAN TRANSLATION]
Bremen, Saurman, 1705. 4to. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Wear to extremities. Tear to the leather on lower half of front board making the wooden boards underneath visible. Spineends chipped with minor loss of leather, showing headbands. Heavly annotated with scholarly commentaries in contemporary hand throughout. A few small marginal wormtracts. (68), 1046, (2), 960, (52) pp.
The rare first German translation of Taylor’s guide to cases of conscience, intended to serve as the definitive work for English Protestant clergy building on the foundations laid by Sanderson, Hall, and Perkins. With this manual clergy would no longer need to rely on Roman Catholic casuists. Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a prominent cleric in the Church of England who gained renown as an author during Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate. Often referred to as the ""Shakespeare of Divines"" for his poetic eloquence, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language.
A worthy communicant, or, A treatise shewing the due order of receiving the sacrament of the Lords Supper
London, R. Norton, 1661. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and double ruled fillets to boards. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to front free end-paper: ""Deborah Bramley / Her Books / Given her (illegible) / may 29 - 1662"". With occassional light marginal miscolouring, but generally internally nice and clean. (16), 576 pp. + frontispiece.
Rare second edition, first published the year before, of Taylor’s final work in which he provides detailed guidance on the proper approach to receiving the Eucharist, the central sacrament in Christian worship. Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a prominent cleric in the Church of England who gained renown as an author during Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate. Often referred to as the ""Shakespeare of Divines"" for his poetic eloquence, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language.
