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The WORKS of Mr. Richard Hooker (That Learned, Godly, Judicious, and Eloquent Divine) Vindicating the CHURCH of ENGLAND As truly Christian, and duly Reformed: in Eight Eooks of ECCLESIASTICAL POLITY. Now compleated, As with the Sixth and Eighth, so with the Seventh, (touching Episcopacy, as the Primitive, Catholick and Apostolick Government of the Church) out of his own Manuscripts, never before Published. With an account of his Holy Life, and Happy Death, written by Dr. John Gauden, now Bishop of Exeter. The entire edition dedicated to the Kings most excellent Majestie, CHARLS the II. By whose Royal Father (near His Martyrdom) the former Five Books (then onely extant) were commended to his dear Children, as an excellent means to satisfie Private Scruples, and settle the Publique Peace of this Church and Kingdom.

Hooker, Richard and John Gauden, Izaak Walton, Walter Travers · London

Author
Hooker, Richard and John Gauden, Izaak Walton, Walter Travers
Date
1662
Place
London
Publisher
J. Best, for Andrew Crook
Language
English
Binding
4to. (7.375" x 11.25") Quarter modern brown polished calf over marbled boards. Handsome gilt accentend spine with 5 raised bands. 1 red and 1 back label, and 5 gilt ornament in 4 compartments, year at foot. New endpapers.
Format
1662 1st ed Anglican Richard Hooker Laws Ecclesiastical Polity Church of England Richard Hooker, was one of the most prominent and influential theologians that Anglicanism has seen. Hooker remains one of the greatest theologians that the English Church has ever possessed; and he conveyed his beliefs in a masterly English prose." --F.L. Cross: Oxford Dict. of the Christian Church In fact, theological reforms would eventually come to be called Anglicanism, a term that wasn t used during his lifetime. He is remembered today for opposing the Puritan extremism, which is evidenced in his two major works Learned Discourse of Justification and Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie. Per Lowndes, this first edition is with a frontispiece by Faithorne, containing Hooker's portrait.
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Religion & Theology
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S.I.5871

The WORKS of Mr. Richard Hooker (That Learned, Godly, Judicious, and Eloquent Divine) Vindicating the Church of England As truly Christian, and duly Reformed: in Eight Books of Ecclesiastical Polity. Now compleated, As with the Sixth and Eighth, so with the Seventh, (touching Episcopacy, as the Primitive, Catholick and Apostolick Government of the Church) out of his own Manuscripts, never before Published. With an account of his Holy Life, and Happy Death, written by Dr. John Gauden, now Bishop of Exeter. The entire edition dedicated to the Kings most excellent Majestie, Charls the II. By whose Royal Father (near His Martyrdom) the former Five Books (then onely extant) were commended to his dear Children, as an excellent means to satisfie Private Scruples, and settle the Publique Peace of this Church and Kingdom. First Edition.

Author: Hooker, Richard

4to.(7.5" x 11.25") 1662. Hooker, Richard. London: J. Best, for Andrew Crook. Quarter dark brown polished calf with single gilt rule to leather edges over marbled boards. Spine with five gilt rule bordered raised bands, gilt title on fancy gilt rule bordered red leather to second compartment, gilt author on fancy gilt rule bordered black leather to fourth compartment, gilt year at foot of spine, all other compartments with large gilt handled urn centered to each. A beautiful modern binding. Refreshed endpapers. Engraved half-title, engraved portrait of Hooker as frontispiece. Text evenly toned with spots throughout showing use. Small burn to fore-edge of one leaf of preface (see pic) not affecting text. First Edition.

From the Web: Richard Hooker was one of the most prominent and influential theologians that Anglicanism has seen. Hooker remains one of the greatest theologians that the English Church has ever possessed; and he conveyed his beliefs in a masterly English prose." --F.L. Cross: Oxford Dict. of the Christian Church In fact, theological reforms would eventually come to be called Anglicanism, a term that wasn't used during his lifetime. He is remembered today for opposing the Puritan extremism, which is evidenced in his two major works Learned Discourse of Justification and Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie. Per Lowndes, this first edition is with a frontispiece by Faithorne, containing Hooker's portrait.

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