An apology for Smectymnuus. With The reason of church-government. By John Milton, Gent.
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- An apology for Smectymnuus. With The reason of church-government. By John Milton, Gent.
- Apology against a pamphlet call'd A modest confutation of the Animadversions upon the remonstrant against Smectymnuus Reason of church-governement urg'd against prelaty
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London: printed for John Rothwell, at the Fountain and Beare in Cheapside, [1654]
- Publication year
- 1654
- ESTC No.
- R32094
- Grub Street ID
- 114836
- Description
- [2], 59, [3], 65, [1] p. ; 4⁰
- Note
- Smectymnuus is a pseudonymn composed of the initials of the authors who used it, viz. Stephen Marshall, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Young, Matthew Newcomen, and William Spurstowe.
Imprint date from Wing.
Pagination from Shawcross.
A reissue of the 1642 editions of "An apology against a pamphlet call'd A modest confutation of the Animadversions upon the remonstrant against Smectymnuus" (Wing M2000) and of "The reason of church-governement urg'd against prelaty" (Wing M2175), with a cancel general title page replacing the title page for the "Apology"; the original title page for "The reason of church-governement" is retained. Although the latter title page is dated 1641, it was actually published in January or February of 1642. Cf. K.A. Coleridge, Catalogue of the Milton collection in the Turnbul Library.
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- Filmed (C) copy lacks Reason of Church Government