AN EXPOSITION OF THE THIRTY-NINE ARTICLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
London, England: Printed by R. Roberts, for Ri. Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1699. First Edition. Leather-bound. Folio, 13.25 in. x 8 in., pp. xxiv, 396. Contemporary full calf with ruling in blind. Five raised bands to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Both boards present but disbound; spine leather still attached to textblock. Boards are scuffed, stained, and nudged, with front board lacking 15% of its leather. Leather strap glued to front cover. Printed marginalia. Very light worming through page 25 along bottom margin through page 25. Textblock is lightly age-toned, unmarked, whole and solid; spine is tight. Pages supple. Ugly on the outside, bit solid on the in! Fair. Item #100011
Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) was Bishop of Sarum (Salisbury), and a respected preacher, academic, writer and historian. Closely associated with the Whig party, he was one of the few close friends with whom King William III confided, and hence the dedication to the King in this volume.
The Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, finalised in 1571, are the historically defining statements of doctrines and practices of the Church of England with respect to the controversies of the English Reformation. The Thirty-nine Articles form part of the Book of Common Prayer used by the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion (including the Episcopal Church), as well as by denominations outside of the Anglican Communion that identify with the Anglican tradition.
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