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The greatest light in the world, far exceeding the light of the Quakers : Being the precepts of God the father, delivered by Moses and David. The precepts of God the son, delivered by his own mouth. The precepts of the Holy Ghost, delivered by the Apostles. Collected for the good of souls; and shewing, that the light within us hath great need to be tried by the light without us.
Van Pelt - Microtext STC II Reel 1878:30.
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Wallis, John, 1616-1703.
- Series:
- Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1878:30.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Sermons--Early works to 1800.
- Quakers--Early works to 1800.
- Quakers.
- Local Subjects:
- Bible--Sermons--Early works to 1800.
- Genre:
- Sermons.
- Physical Description:
- 10 unnumbered pages, 26 pages, 7 unnumbered pages, 28-136 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 1+ pages
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Other Title:
- Most useful collection of the priciple sermons of Christ
- Book of Psalms, collected into method for the use and edification of the church
- Great light of the gospell: being the precepts of Jesus Christ the
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed, and are to be sold by Henry Million; at the Bible in Fleetstreet, 1674.
- Notes:
- Attributed by Wing to John Wallis.
- With an additional title page following the first: A most useful collection of the pricipal sermons of Christ, ..; possibly Wing (2nd ed.) W594A; included in pagination.
- First title page repeated on p. 1 with date written over in MS. to read 1680; included in pagination.
- "The book of Psalms, collected into method for the use and edification of the church" has a separate title page dated 1677.
- "The great light of the gospel: being the precepts of Jesus Christ the son of God" has separate title page.
- Text appears continuous despite pagination.
- Signatures: [A]4 *1 A-C4 D1 chi3 D3 chi2 E-R4 chi1 S4.
- Copy tightly bound.
- Reproduction of the original in the Friends' House Library, London.
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1988. 1 microfilm reel 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1878:30). s1988 miun a
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd ed.) W587
- OCLC:
- 55726369
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