Tag: Theology

A–C, P–S, Unlocated

Sammelband with works by John Price, Cornelius Burges, and others (1648-1649)

Sammelband containing the following four ecclesiastical works and “many others.”

  1. Price, John. Clerico-classicum, or, The clergi-allarum to a third war. Being an answer to a pamphlet, intituled, A serious and faithfull representation of the judgements of ministers of the Gospel within the province of London, contained in a letter from them to the Generall and his Councell of Warre (London, 1648 [i.e. 1649]) ESTC R204338.
  2. Burges, Cornelius. A vindication of the ministers of the Gospel in, and about London, from the unjust aspersions cast upon their former actings for the Parliament, as if they had promoted the bringing of the King to capitall punishment (London, 1649) ESTC R23826, R216969, or R205758.
  3. Price, John. The pulpit incendiary, or, The divinity and devotion of Mr. Calamy, Mr. Case, Mr. Cauton, Mr. Cranford, and other Sion-Colledge preachers in their morning-exercises (London, 1648) ESTC R203205 or R13198.
  4. The pulpit incendiary anatomized, or, A vindication of Sion Colledge, and the morning exercises, from those foul and false aspersions lately cast upon them by a pamphlet commonly known to be the work of Mr Price a shopkeeper in the Exchange (London, 1648) ESTC R9570.

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 335.

Unlocated. It is possible that this text belonged to one of Wolfreston’s sons, Stanford or Francis Wolferstan, given their keener interests in matters ecclesiastical.

A–C, Unlocated

Church of England – A Forme of Common Prayer, Together with an Order of Fasting (1625)

Church of England. A forme of common prayer, together with an order of fasting : for the auerting of Gods heauy visitation vpon many places of this kingdome, and for the drawing downe of his blessings vpon vs, and our armies by sea and land (London : By Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, 1625)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 301. ESTC S108750 or S123426.

Unlocated.

G–I, J–L, Unlocated, W–Z

Sammelband with works by Peter Heylyn, William Laud, and Anthony Wotton (1626-1637)

Sammelband containing the following four ecclesiastical works.

  1. Heylyn, Peter. Antidotum Lincolniense, or, An answer to a book entituled, The holy table, name, & thing, &c. said to be written long agoe by a minister in Lincolnshire, and printed for the diocese of Lincolne (London, 1637) ESTC S104011 or S104010. Imperfect. From Sotheby’s catalogue: “[W]ants title and end of third part.”
  2. Laud, William. A speech delivered in the Starr-Chamber, on Wednesday, the XIVth of Iune, MDCXXXVII. at the censure, of Iohn Bastwick, Henry Burton, & William Prinn; concerning pretended innovations in the Church (London, 1637) ESTC S123160 or S108350.
  3. Heylyn, Peter. A briefe and moderate answer, to the seditious and scandalous challenges of Henry Burton, late of Friday-Streete; in the two sermons, by him preached on the fifth of November 1636 and in the apologie prefixt before them (London, 1637) ESTC S104014.
  4. Wotton, Anthony. A dangerous plot discovered : by a discourse, wherein is proved, that, Mr: Richard Mountague, in his two bookes, the one, called A new gagg, the other, A iust appeale, laboureth to bring in the faith of Rome, and Arminius, vnder the name and pretence of the doctrine and faith of the Church of England (London, 1626) ESTC S120313.

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 284.

Unlocated. It is possible that this text belonged to one of Wolfreston’s sons, Stanford or Francis Wolferstan, given their keener interests in matters ecclesiastical.

D–F, Unlocated

Downing – A Discourse of the State Ecclesiasticall of This Kingdome, in Relation to the Civill (1634)

Downing, Calubyte. A discourse of the state ecclesiasticall of this kingdome, in relation to the civill : considered under three conclusions (Oxford : Printed by William Turner, and are to be sold by Ed. Forrest, 1634)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 264. ESTC S109842.

Unlocated.

Note: It is possible that this text belonged to one of Wolfreston’s sons, Stanford or Francis Wolferstan, given their keener interests in matters ecclesiastical.