The remains of that Reverend and learned Prelate Dr. George Rust, Late Lord Bishop of Dromore, in the Kingdom of Ireland. Collected and Published By Henry Hallywell

[HALLYWELL, Henry]. RUST, George

Published by Printed by M. Flesher, for Walter Kettilby, London, 1686

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[16], 64, 73-80pp. Text continuous despite pagination. Recent blind-ruled calf. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Leaves toned, minute marginal wormtrack. Book-label of John Stephens to FEP. The first edition of a posthumously published collection of sermons and discourses composed by Church of Ireland Bishop of Dromore George Rust (c.1628-1670) in the 1650s. The selection was edited by Anglican clergyman Henry Hallywell (c.1641-1703), who had been a student of Rust's at Christ's. In 1683, Hallywell had edited, translated, and annotated his former tutor's A Discourse of the Use of Reason in Matters of Religion. Rust's writings are evidently greatly influenced by his philosophical views. As a Cambridge Platonist, he consistently defended the use of reason in religion, emphasising God's essential justice and rationality, whilst strenuously opposing atheism, enthusiasm, and deism. ESTC R22759, Wing R2366. Size: Quarto.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The remains of that Reverend and learned Prelate Dr. George Rust, Late Lord Bishop of Dromore, in the Kingdom of Ireland. Collected and Published By Henry Hallywell
• Publisher: Printed by M. Flesher, for Walter Kettilby, London
• Publication Date: 1686
• Edition: First edition.