An history of the government of the primitive church : for the Three First Centuries, and the Beginning of the Fourth. Shewing That the Church in those first Ages, as it has been ever since, was governed by Bishops, or Officers superior to Presbyters... ...Wherein also the Suggestions of David Blondel to the contrary are considered / by Francis Brokesby, B. D. sometime Fellow of Trinity-College in Cambridge
1712, First Edition. London : printed by W. B. for W. Taylor at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row, R. Gosling at the Mitre near the Inner-Temple-Gate in Fleet-Street, and H. Clements at the Half-Moon in St. Paul's Church-Yard. Very good copy in the original full, blind-tooled aniline calf. Professionally and period-sympathetically re-backed with a red leather, gilt-blocked title label. Raised bands. Panel edges somewhat rubbed and dulled as with age.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 245 pages; Physical desc.: [6], xlvi, [12], 245, [3]p. ; 19cm. Subjects: Primitive church - Church history - early works to 1800. With three final advertisement pages. Probably printed by William Bowyer. Signatures: A(8) a-c(8) B-Q(8) R(4). Signatures from Maslen & Lancaster. Referenced by: ESTC citation no.: T18064. Item #181813
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