The christian life : from its beginning to its consummation in glory. In four parts, compleat. Which contains the whole five volumes as printed in the octavo editions. Part I. Of the Practice of the Christian Virtues; and of the Use of the Instrumental Duties of Christianity. Part II. Wherein the Fundamental Principles of Christian Duty, and in particular the Doctrine of Our Saviour's Mediation, are Assign'd, Explain'd and Prov'd. Part III. Treating of the great Duties of Justice, Mercy and Mortification. Part IV. Wherein is shew'd, I. The Worth and Excellency of the Soul. II. The Divinity and Incarnation of our Saviour. III. The Authority of the Holy Scriptures. IV. The Obligation of the People to read the Scriptures. V. A Dissuasive from Apostacy. By John Scott, D. D. Late Rector of St. Giles in the Fields. With proper and useful indexes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, John, 1639-1695.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian life--Early works to 1800.

Christian life.

Physical Description:

2v.(2 unnumbered pages,x,700 pages, 12 unnumbered pages;4 unnumbered pages,163 pages, 1 unnumbered page),plate ; 2⁰

Edition:

The ninth edition.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for James and John Knapton, John Darby, Arthur Bettesworth, Edmund Parker, Francis Fayram, John Pemberton, John Osborn and Thomas Longman, Charles Rivington, Benjamin Motte, Francis Clay, Jeremiah Batley, and Aaron Ward, M.DCC.XXIX. [1729] [that is, 1730]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Titlepage in red and black.

At foot of p. 700: "The end of the first volume.".

Part 4 has a separate titlepage, bearing the edition statement: "The sixth edition" and the imprint: "London: printed for Edmund Parker, 1730", and has separate pagination and register.

William Bowyer printed part (sig. 3E-4X) of one of the 1729 editions, as well as part (sig. B-L) of "Part IV); his records show 1000 copies printed of each.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 1395

Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 1400

English Short Title Catalog, T209706.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.