The general history of the christian church, from her birth to her final triumphant state in heaven, chiefly deduced from the apocalypse of st. john the apostle

PASTORINI, Sig. [i.e. WALMESLEY, Charles]

Verlag: [s.n.], [London?], 1771

Beschreibung

[2], xxvi [i.e.xxiv], 589pp, [1]. Contemporary richly gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, paper-shelf label to foot of spine. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. A handsomely bound copy of an early edition of vicar apostolic of the western district and mathematician Charles Walmesleyâ s (1722-1797) principal theological work, a commentary on the book of Revelation which anchored his cheerless prophecies regarding the future on a foundation of Newtonian theory and notably prophesied the end of Protestantism, and particularly the destruction of all Anglican churches, by 1825. First published in 1771, the book went through ten editions in Britain and five more in America. It uses as its source the â commonly known English translation made from the Latin Vulgateâ , that is, Richard Challonerâ s revision of the Rheims New Testament. ESTC T117383 Size: 8vo. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers AQ27855

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Titel: The general history of the christian church,...

Verlag: [s.n.], [London?]

Erscheinungsdatum: 1771

Einband: Hardcover