The holy court in five tomes : the first treating of motives, which should excite men of quality to Christian perfection : the second of the prelate, souldier, statesman and lady : the third of maxims of Christianity against prophaness divided into three parts, viz. divinity, government of this life, and state of the other world : the fourth containing the command of reason over the passions : the fifth containing the lives of the most famous and illustrious courtiers, taken both out of the Old and New Testament, and other modern authors /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for John Williams ...,
1678.
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| Edition: | The fourth edition. |
| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Added illustrated t.p. engraved. In double columns. "An alphabetical table ...": pages [2]-[15] at end. Translation of the author's Cour sainte by Sir Thomas Hawkins and others. Tomes 2-5 and "Historical observations upon the four principal passions" (p. [637]-656) and "The angel of peace to all Christian princes" (pages [845]-[859]) each has special t.p. dated 1677. Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([26], 855 [id est 863], [15] pages : portraits. |