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London : printed by J[ohn]. R[ichardson]. and J[ohn]. D[arby]. for Enoch Prosser, at the Rose and Crown in Swithins-Alley, at the east-end of the Royal-Exchange, in Cornhill. 1682. First edition. Folio.( 321mm. ) Pp. [ 20 ], 207, [9], 14 ., 15-16 - 328, 76, [12 ]. First word of title transliterated transliterated from Greek. Books II and III are by Benjamin Keach. "Tropologi'a: a key to open scripture-metaphors. Wherein the most significant tropes, (as metaphors, &c.) and express similitudes, repecting the Father, Son, & Holy-Spirit, as also such as respect the sacred word of God, are opened, and parallel-wise applied," has separate title page, with imprint "printed by J.D. for Enoch Prosser, . MDCLXXXI.", pagination and register. The word of God compared to light " (caption title) begins new pagination with quire 3A. Includes index. Head and tail pieces. Book II pages 51/ 52 and 299 with ink smudges. Otherwise the text is occasionally browned around the edges, occsasionally dusty. Contemporary calf worn, boards showing through on the edges, joints cracked, the upper cover partially mobile, the spine with five raised bands and partially defective,but retaining the original title and Volume I labels. White endpapers dusty, both hinges cracked, front endpaper with the book label of T.B. Smithies. Thomas De Laune ( d. 1685 ), was born near Cork, Ireland, he was a Nonconformist writer, he converted to Protestantism when clerk to the prorprietor of a pilchard fishery near Kinsale. This conversion led to much local unrest and he moved to England where he married the daughter of Edward Hutchinson (fl. 1676), a baptist minister and writer, formerly a pastor on Ormond Quay, Dublin. Delaune was a scholarly man who enjoyed religious debate. He wrote a number of books amongst which was ' Plea for the non-conformists giving the true state of the dissenters case (1683), justifying their separation from the Church of England ', he was imprisoned for this work and eventually died in Newgate Prison. He collaborated with his friend Benjamin Keach ( 1640 1704 ) on Tropologia . . John Rylands said of this book - " After and acquaintance of this excellent work for more than thirty years, I will take the freedom to reccomend it to serious young Christians, to Masters of Families, to Students of Divinity, and younger Ministers of the Gospel . A book full of the best riches, in the easiest language ". A curious and fascinating book in a contemporary binding in need of some remedial work. For more details of Delaune, and Keach, see ODNB. ESTC. R6783. Wing D896. Seller Inventory # 1624
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