Ecclesiastical Cases Relating to the Duties and Rights of the Parochial Clergy, Stated and Resolved According to the Principles of Conscience and Law A Discourse Concerning Bonds of Resignation of Benefices, in Point of Law and Conscience

Edward Stillingfleet

Published by J. H. for Henry Mortlock, London, 1698

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Two very scarce Anglican works by the Bishop of Worcester Edward Stillingfleet, in a lovely condition considering it's age. A very scarce work.Two volumes bound in one.ESTC citation numberR33861.One page of publisher's adverts at leaf b8.'A Discourse Concerning Bonds of Resignation of Benefices' with a seperate pagination and title page, but a continuous register to 'Ecclesiastical Cases'.Collated, complete.Two Anglican works discussing the religion and politics of the church at the end of the seventeenth century.This period of Anglican history was still rife with controversy, following Henry VIII's separation from the Roman Catholic Church just over one hundred years earlier.'A Discourse Concerning Bonds of Resignation of Benefices' concerns Stillingfleet's belief that the practice of giving a bond to resign a post at a later requestwas wrong.Written by Edward Stillingfleet, who was a theologianand scholar, and was the Bishop of Worcester. When he died, Stillingfleet left a library of around ten-thousand books. In a full panelled calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Small cracks to the tail of the joints. Light bumping to the extremities. A few light cracks to the boards. A little loss of leather to the extremity of the front board and to the rear board. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Light surface cracks to the spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot. Closed tear to the margin of leaf F1, no loss. Small chip to the margin of leaf X1, no loss of text. Internally, this work is very bright considering its age, rare to find a work of this period in such a good condition. Very Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ecclesiastical Cases Relating to the Duties and Rights of the Parochial Clergy, Stated and Resolved According to the Principles of Conscience and Law A Discourse Concerning Bonds of Resignation of Benefices, in Point of Law and Conscience
• Publisher: J. H. for Henry Mortlock, London
• Publication Date: 1698
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book