A compleat history and mystery of the Old and New Testament, logically discust and theologically improved : in four distinct volumes ... : the like undertaking (in such a manner and method) being never by any author attempted before, yet this is now approved and commended by grave divines, &c. / by Christopher Ness ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--History of Biblical events.

Bible.

History of Biblical events.

Bible--Paraphrases.

Genre:

Paraphrases.

Penn Provenance:

Webster, Thomas (autograph)

Petersen, Rev. Carl E. (bookplate)

Sparrow, Olivia Bernard (autograph)

Physical Description:

4 volumes ; 30 cm (folio)

Other Title:

Compleat history and mystery of the Old and New Testament.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by Tho. Snowden, and are to be sold by Tho. Parkhurst ... and Jonathan Robinson ..., 1695-1696.

Contents:

(from t.p.) The first, beginning at the creation of the world, and ending at Moses

The second, beginning at the particular remarks of Israel's motions and mansions in the wilderness, until the death of Moses and the succession of Joshua and so forward unto the birth of Solomon

The third, beginning at David's repentance, before the birth of Solomon, and ending at the birth of Christ, wherein an ample account is given of all the apocryphal times (betwixt Malachy and the Messiah) also, as well as of all the canonical books until that time

The fourth, beginning at the first of Matthew, and ending at the last of the Revelations, wherein is held forth the most illustrious life of Christ, and the lives of all the Apostles, to the death of the last and longest living Apostle, John the Divine.

Notes:

Vols. 2-3 printed in 1695; v. 2-4 have imprint: Printed by Thomas Snowden for the author ...

Vols. 2-3 have title: The second[-third] volume of the sacred history and mystery of the Old Testament; v. 4: The fourth volume of the sacred history and mystery of the New-Testament.

Vol. 2 includes a separately paged "Appendix or Supplement to the first volume."

Vol. 3 not listed in Wing (2nd ed.)

Indexes to v. 1-3 at the end of v. 3; v. 4 at front of v. 4.

Local Notes:

Bound in 2 vols.

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed.) N449 (for v. 1)

Wing (2nd ed.) N455 (for v. 4)

Wing (2nd ed.) N462 (for v. 2)

OCLC:

19373934