Clement, the blessed Paul's fellow-labourer in the Gospel, his first epistle to the Corinthians: being an effectuall suasory to peace, and brotherly condescension, after an unhappy schism and separation in that Church. From whence the understanding reader may receive satisfaction concerning the businesse of episcopacy, or presbytery, as it stood in the age of the Apostles, and some time after. The ancient'st writing the Church hath, and the onely extant to that purpose, next to the divinely-inspired Scriptures. And being made good use of, may prove a remedy against the breaches and sad divisions of these distracted churches and times.

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  • Clement, the blessed Paul's fellow-labourer in the Gospel, his first epistle to the Corinthians: being an effectuall suasory to peace, and brotherly condescension, after an unhappy schism and separation in that Church. From whence the understanding reader may receive satisfaction concerning the businesse of episcopacy, or presbytery, as it stood in the age of the Apostles, and some time after. The ancient'st writing the Church hath, and the onely extant to that purpose, next to the divinely-inspired Scriptures. And being made good use of, may prove a remedy against the breaches and sad divisions of these distracted churches and times.
  • First epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
  • First epistle of Clement to the Corinthians Certaine annotations upon Clement
  • Second epistle of Clement to the Corinthians.
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed by J.Y. for J.P. and O.P. and are to be sold in Paul's Churchyard, M.DC.XLVII. [1647]
Added name
Burton, William, 1609-1657.
Publication year
1647
ESTC No.
R201660
Grub Street ID
79025
Description
[16], 95, [1] p. ; 4⁰
Note
Translated and annotated by William Burton, who has signed the dedication.

In two parts. Part 2 has a separate dated title page which reads: Certaine annotations upon Clement; pagination and register are continuous.

Second epistle of Clement to the Corinthians is not by Clement, but by an anonymous author.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "July 5th".