An essay on the law of celibacy : imposed on the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church, and observed in all the religious orders abroad; in which are delineated its rise and Progress from the most early Ages of its Existence, down to the present Times; and the impropriety of this ecclesiastical constitution is shewn, whether it be considered in a Moral, a Physical, or a Political Light: as also, a summary account is given of the origin of the monastic life; of the Prejudices which chiefly contributed to introduce it, and in what Manner these have been perpetuated, &c. Interspersed with various Remarks upon several other Observances of the Roman Catholic discipline. By the Rev. John Hawkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hawkins, John, 18th cent.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Clergy--Early works to 1800.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195,[1]p. )

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Essay on the law of celibacy

Place of Publication:

London : printed by Shepperson and Reynolds: and sold by Messrs. Robinson, Paternoster Row; Sewell, Cornhill; Merrills, Cambridge; and Prince and Cook, Oxford, M.DCC.XC. [1790]

Notes:

Reproduction of original from National Library of Wales.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T202769.

OCLC:

642528404