Miscellaneous tracts ... / by Michael Geddes ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geddes, Michael, 1650?-1713.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines--Protestant authors.

Catholic Church.

Protestant authors.

Catholic Church--Spain.

Spain.

Catholic Church--Portugal.

Spain--History--House of Austria, 1516-1700.

History.

Portugal.

Physical Description:

3 volumes ; 20 cm (8vo)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for A. and J. Churchill ..., 1705-1706.

Contents:

v. 2. A dissertation on the papal supremacy, &c. A history of the Pope's behaviour towards Portugal from the year 1641, untill the year 1666. A discovery of some gross mistakes in the Roman martyrology reform'd, publish'd, and authorized by Pope Gregory the 13th. The legend of St. James, the patron of Spain. An history of the sad catastrophe of Antonio Perez, Secretary of State to Philip II King of Spain. An appendix to the dissertation on the papal supremacy, &c.

v. 3. A tract, proving the adoration of images, praying to angels and saints, purgatory, the doctrine of the seven sacraments, transubstantiation ... and, auricular confession, to be doctrines and practices not known in the Spanish Church, in the beginning of the eighth century, when it was dispersed by the Moors conquest of Spain. A view of the methods by which the Roman Church keeps her people from coming to the knowledge of the great and manifold errors and corruptions which are in her faith, worship, and spirit. The life of Maria de Jesus of Agreda, a late famous Spanish nun. A history of the schisms which have been in the Roman See. A view of all the orders of monks and friers in the Roman Church. An essay on the countries, religion, learning, numbers, forms of government, and the chief cause of the successes of the nations, by which the Roman Empire was pulled down. An essay on the canons of the Council of Sardica, particularly on that which relates

Notes:

Each work in vol. 2, except the first and last, has special t.p., undated; each item in vol. 3 has special t.p., dated 1706, and separate paging.

Local Notes:

Imperfect: v. 1 wanting. T.p. transcription from Morgan E205. A copy of the 1709 issue of the 2nd ed. of vol. 1 is used to complete the set.

OCLC:

13597110