Protestant Union : a treatise of true religion, heresy, schism, toleration, and what best means may be used against the growth of Popery / by John Milton ; to which is prefixed A preface on Milton's religious principles, and unimpeachable sincerity / by Thomas Burgess, D.D. F.R.S. F.A.S. P.R.S.L. Bishop of Salisbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milton, John, 1608-1674, author.

Contributor:

Burgess, Thomas, 1756-1837.

Stuart Curran-Joseph A. Wittreich Milton Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Milton, John, 1608-1674.

Milton, John.

Catholic Church--Controversial literature--Protestant authors.

Catholic Church.

Penn Provenance:

Curran, Stuart A. (honoree) (Milton Collection copy)

Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor) (Milton Collection copy)

Physical Description:

lviii, 56 pages : facsimile ; 23 cm

Distribution:

London : J. Hatchard and Son,

Other Title:

Treatise of true religion

Of true religion

Milton's religious principles and unimpeachable sincerity

Place of Publication:

London : F. and C. Rivington, MDCCCXXVI [1826].

Contents:

I. Preface on Milton's Religious Principles and unimpeachable Sincerity

II. Postscript on Mr. Todd's Account of the Treatise De Doctrina Christiana, in his late Edition of the Life of Milton

III. Contents of Milton's Treatise of True Religion, Heresy, Schism, Toleration, and what best Means may be used against the Growth of Popery

IV. Milton's Treatise of True Religion, &c.

V. Appendix of Extracts from Lord Monboddo's Origin and Progress of Language; and from the Edinburgh Review; on the Style of Milton.

Notes:

Contains facsimile of Bishop Barrington's hand-writing.

Local Notes:

BX1763.M63 1826 Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran, 2019 has inscription "St John's Book Club. W. Spencer Sec" on front pastedown and label "Presented to the Llandaff Cathedral Library as recorded in the Minutes of a Chapter Meeting, Held February 13th, 1883" with their bookplate "Eccl. Cath: Landaben: Liber Familie Sancti Teiliabi" on front free endpaper. Portion of spine laid in.

Related Work:

Burgess, Thomas, 1756-1837. Milton's religious principles.

OCLC:

1008344650