The Infallibility of the Roman Catholick Church and Her Miracles, Defended Against Dr Stillingfleets Cavils / A Discourse, Concerning Miracles Wrought in the Roman Catholick Church (2 parts bound in 1)

~FULL TITLES: The Infallibility of the Roman Catholick Church and Her Miracles, Defended Against Dr Stillingfleets Cavils, Unworthily made publick in two late Books, The one called, An Answer to Several Treatises &c, The other, a Vindication of the Protestant Grounds of Faith, Against the Pretence of Infallibility, in the Roman Church &c. / A Discourse, Concerning Miracles Wrought in the Roman Catholick Church, in vindication of their Truth against Doctor Stillingfleets unjust Cavils. Where, The Miraculous Translation of the Holy House of Loreto is Asserted, and proved, an undeniable Verity. ~Early or original mottled sheep, double blind fillets framing boards. Rebacked in light brown calf, raised bands and red gilt label to spine. Wear to board edges. 12mo (11.6 x 17.7cm). Hinges sound. Replacement laid paper endpapers. Bookplate to inside front board. Inscription to title page: 'Soc. I. Oxon.'; the author's initials have been supplemented in pen to give his full name: E. Worsley SJ. A little worm damage, largely confined to margins, with loss of a letter or two of text in early pages and larger loss to top corner of blank rear endpage only. Lacking blank front endpage. Minor scattered foxing. Edward Worsley (1604/5—1676), Jesuit. Born in Lancashire, he is ' is said to have been an Oxford student and a protestant minister,' (perhaps accounting for the inscription on the t.p. of this vol), although in fact 'his name does not occur in the records of that university' (ODNB). He entered the Society of Jesus in 1626 and studied at Liege, where he became first professor of logic, metaphysics, scripture, and theology, and later rector. 'In 1662 he was acting as English procurator and missioner at the Jesuit professed house, Antwerp' (ODNB), and he published a number of controversial works with Michael Cnobbaert of Antwerp, several of them directed against Stillingfleet, including this 1674 two-part work, 'in the second volume of which the author maintains the miraculous translation of the house of Loreto' (ODNB). ~Robust packaging. Overseas orders trackable on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edn. Hardback. Size: (42), 260, 38pp. …