A Vindication of the Sacramental Test

A very scarce pamphlet on the subject of the Test Acts, most particularly that of 1673, a heated subject in the Roman Catholic religion. A very scarce pamphlet.ESTC citation number T64822.'A Vindication of the Sacramental Test' is an essay defending the Test Act of 1673.The 1673 Test Act enforced upon people filling any office, either civil or military, the obligation of taking the oaths of supremacy and allegiance, and subscribing the declaration against transubstantiation, an important part of the Roman Catholic Church.This pamphlet followed the 1787 attempt to repeal the Test Acts. Unbound. Internally, generally firmly bound, leaves A4 and A5 are detaching. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few spots. A little discolouration to the title page and final leaf. Trimmed ink inscription to the head of the title page. Title page and final leaf are detaching a little to the head and tail. Good.