1693 / Foolishness of Presbyterian Preaching + An Answer to the Same /Bible Int.

Description: Two SCARCE seventeenth century works bound as one: 1. The Scottish Presbyterian Eloquence; Or, The Foolishness of Their Teaching Discovered From Their Books, Sermons, and Prayers; And Some Remarks on Mr. Rule's Late Vindication of the Kirk. The Second Edition, With Additions. London, Printed for Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall. 1693. 2nd edition; viii, 104pp Bound with:- 2. An Answer to the Scotch Presbyterian Eloquence: In Three Parts. 1. Being a Catalogue of the Cruel and Bloody Laws made by the Scots Prelatists against the Presbyterians; with instances of their Numerous Murders and other Barbarities beyond the Extent of those Laws; with Reflexions throughout, demonstrating the Lenity of their Majesties Government against the Scots Prelatits and Clergy. II. Laying open the Self-Contradictions, Impudent Lies, Horrible Blasphemies, and Disloyalty of the Obscene, Scurrilous Pamphlet called the Scotch Presbyterian Eloquence. III. Being a Collection of their Ridiculous Expressions in Sermons, and Instances of the Vitious Lives of their Bishops and Clergy. London: Printed for Tho. Anderson, near Charing-Cross, 1693. 1st edition; viii, 80pp Details:-Victorian full-calf with tooled double-fillet panel pattern on the front and back boardsFive raised bands to spineTooled motifs to five compartmentsTooled title to spine'1693' to spine foot in giltCrimson red text-block-edgesFeathered end-papersArmorial bookplate to front-board internally - 'Cranstoun of Corehouse'Two works bound as one - bookbinder's label to front paste-downSmall octavoBoth works scarceSize: 19 x 14.5 x 1.5 cm (approx.).Weight: 382gPrinted: 1693 Condition:-A tidy volume; binding sound; text-block firm; wear shown to extremities; surface wear to outer hinges and long edge of rear board; armorial bookplate to front-board internally; foxing to end-papers and fly-leaves; light foxing to title page; some initials in the dedicatory complete in old ink - also four pages with tiny inking (possibly contemporary); some ink blotches to the last page of the first sermon; foxing in the second sermon is very light to moderate; text clear throughout. Overall, a nicely preserved copy. Please consult photographs fully as these are part of the description Provenance:- Armorial bookplate of George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (28 November 1770 – 26 June 1850) was a Scottish advocate, judge and satirist. Cranstoun was also a close friend of Walter Scott and Lord Monboddo. A lovely seventeenth century sermon set, preserved by an attractive leather binding - scarce!

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