The Holy Bible Containing: The Book of Common Praier / Prayer [1675] and Administration of the Sacrements, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The Church of England: Together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches, The Old Testament, Apocrypha, The New Testament [1675-1673], The Whole Book of Psalms [1666] Collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others. Conferred with the Hebrew. Set forth and Allowed to be Sung in all Churches, of all the People together.

Holy Bible | Church of England [Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins]

Published by Printed by John Field Printer to the University of Cambridge and at The Theater in Oxford - 1675., 1666

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Original leather boards, new leather spine, raised bands and Morocco title refurbished by John Richards, Bookbinder (John was the winner of the Society of Bookbinders International Competition in both 2007 and again in 2015), this seventeenth century preaching bible exemplifies his usual sympathetic attention to detail. 8vo. 8¾'' x 6¾''. New handmade front end papers (Griffen Mill), title page [1675], Religious Calendars in Tables, Tables and Rules for the Moveable and Immoveable Feasts, The Order for Morning and Evening Praier, The Collects, Epistles and Gospels to be Used Throughout the Year, The Communion, The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants to be Used in the Church and Children in Houses, The Ministration of Baptism to Such as are of Riper Years, and Able to Answer for Themselves, A Catechism, The Order of Confirmation or Laying on the Hands Upon those that are Baptized, and Come to Years of Discretion, The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony, The Order for the Visitation of the Sick, The Order for the Burial of the Dead, The Churching of Women, A Commination, The Psalms of David after the Translation of the Great Bible, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches, Forms of Praier to be Used at Sea, Thanksgiving After a Storm, After Victory or Deliverance from an Enemy, At the Burial of their Dead at Sea, A Form of Common Praier to be used Yearly upon the 30 day of January being the Day of the Martyrdom of King Charles the First, A Form of Common Praier to be used Yearly upon the 29 day of May Being the Day of His Majesties Birth and Happy Returns to His Kingdoms, illustrated frontispiece (small chips to the fore edge); The Old Testament, woodcut initials throughout; large woodcut header to the Apocrypha; The New Testament [1675-1673] title page, illustrated frontispiece (small chips to the fore edge), large woodcut header; The Whole Book of Psalms [1666], title page with vignette, family notes to the verso, complete, Prayers, finis, (with repaired tear across the leaf), finis, original rear end papers and paste down. Extensive family names to the rear end paper and paste down, Edmund Bradbury, Singleborough, Bucks, January 20 1799, J. Corwood, George Bradbury. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEOLOGY & RELIGION. Seller Inventory # 93411

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Holy Bible Containing: The Book of ...

Publisher: Printed by John Field Printer to the University of Cambridge and at The Theater in Oxford - 1675.

Publication Date: 1666

Binding: Hardcover