The Socinian Controversy discuss'd in Six Dialogues: Wherein the Chief of the Socinian Tracts publish'd of late years are consider'd. To which is added, A Defence of the First and Last Dialogues relating to the Satisfaction of Jesus Christ.

Leslie Charles, Chancellor Of The Cathedral Of Connor

Verlag: Printed for G. Strahan, At the Golden Ball Over Against the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill., London, 1719

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Full Leather with gilt banding and decorative impressed border. The leather is worn and is rubbed to all extremities and is through to the boards in many edges, particularly the corners. Five Raised bands to the spine. The front hinge has split up the full length and there is some splitting to and bottom to the rear hinge, however all 'strings' are holding tight and the boards are tight and secure. A small (1. 75" x 1. 75") oval piece of leather is missing to the top of the rear cover. Burgundy/gilt title label (rubbed). All page fore-edges browned and dusty/grubby. Internally Plain endpapers - discoloured to the edges and an 'L' shaped cut to the top where an old name in ink has been cut off (! ). 12pp (Title page /Prelims and Publisher's Preface) + xxxviii (Preface) + 2pp (Index/Errata) + 54 pp - (The Socinian Controversy Disscussed The First Dialogue) + blank + 7pp (Mr Leslie's Answer) + blank + 77pp (The Second Dialogue) + blank + 73pp (The Third Dialogue) + blank + 44pp (The Fourth Dialogue) + 11pp (The Fifth Dialogue) + blank + 48pp (The Sixth Dialogue) + 7pp (Contents) + blank. + 24pp (Title Page = 'A Reply to the Vindication of the Remarks upon Mr. Leslie's First Dialogue on the Socinian Controversy. By the Author of the Dialogues' ) + 4pp + 44pp (Title Page = 'Mr. Leslie His Answer to the Examination of His Last Dialogue Relating to the Satisfaction of Jesus Christ in a Letter to the Author. With a Supplement in Answer to Mr. Clarendon's Tratise of the Word Person') + 4pp + 24pp. (Title Page 'A Supplement in Answer to Mr. Clarendon His Tractatus Philosophico-Theologicus or A Treatise of the Word PERSON. ). The paper colour varies throughout in the different sections - from very white/black to light browny/black but the text block is generally VG, Clean and Tight. An ORIGINAL very early (2nd) edition of this scarce title. Charles Leslie (1650-1722) , a nonjuring Church of Ireland clergyman, who later resided in England. In spite of his opposition to Roman Catholicism, he became a strong Jacobite and Tory supporter after the Revolution of 1688-89, spending several periods in exile abroad and serving as protestant chaplain to the exiled Stuart court in France and Italy. He was a prolific writer on political and theological subjects. Images available on Request. ; Small 4to 8.5" - 10" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 113097

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Titel: The Socinian Controversy discuss'd in Six ...

Verlag: Printed for G. Strahan, At the Golden Ball Over Against the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill., London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1719

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket

Auflage: Second Edition.