The causes of the decay of Christian piety. Or an impartial survey of the ruines of Christian religion, undermin'd by unchristian practice. Written by the author of The whole duty of man

People / Organizations

• Robert Pawlett ("printed for")
• Richard Allestree (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by R. Norton for Robert Pawlett, at the sign of the Bible in Chancery-Lane, near Fleetstreet, 1674.

Added name

Fell, John, 1625-1686.; Henchman, Humphrey, 1592-1675.; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, -1679.; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683.

Publication year

1674

ESTC No.

R11807

Grub Street ID

60052

Description

[20], 452 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 8°.

Note

"The whole duty of man," variously ascribed to John Fell, Dorothy Pakington, R. Sterne, and H. Henchman and others, is generally attributed to Richard Allestree. Cf. Oxford comp. to English lit., 1985; BM; NUC pre-1956; Wing. For a discussion of the authorship, see Nichols, J Literary anecdotes, 1812, ii, p. 597-604

Illustrated title page

With an initial imprimatur leaf.