Immorality, debauchery, and profaness [sic], exposed to the reproof of Scripture, and the censure of the law. Containing a compendium of the penal laws now in force against idleness, profaneness, and drunkenness; houses of unlawful games; profane swearing and cursing; speaking or acting in contempt of the holy sacrament; disturbing of ministers; profane jesting with the name of God; absenting from the church; profanation of the Lord's day; debauched incontinency, and bastard-getting. With several texts of Scripture prohibiting such vices. And a brief collection of signal judgments of God against offenders in the said vices and debaucheries. Published for the advancement of reformation of manners, so happily begun and carried on by several societies in this nation. By G. Meriton, Gent

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  • Immorality, debauchery, and profaness [sic], exposed to the reproof of Scripture, and the censure of the law. Containing a compendium of the penal laws now in force against idleness, profaneness, and drunkenness; houses of unlawful games; profane swearing and cursing; speaking or acting in contempt of the holy sacrament; disturbing of ministers; profane jesting with the name of God; absenting from the church; profanation of the Lord's day; debauched incontinency, and bastard-getting. With several texts of Scripture prohibiting such vices. And a brief collection of signal judgments of God against offenders in the said vices and debaucheries. Published for the advancement of reformation of manners, so happily begun and carried on by several societies in this nation. By G. Meriton, Gent
  • Immorality, debauchery, and profaneness, exposed to the reproof of Scripture, and the censure of the law
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Imprint
London : printed for John Harris at the Harrow in Little Britain, and Andrew Bell at the Cross-keys and Bible in Cornhil, 1698. The second edition; to which is added an abstract of the Act made the last session of Parliament, for the more effectual suppressing of blasphemy and profaness [sic].; ..
Publication year
1698
ESTC No.
R41052
Grub Street ID
122789
Description
119, [11] p. ; 8°.
Note
At foot of title page: Price 1s

With four final advertisement leaves

Signatures: A-H]8] [chi]1

A reissue of the first edition published in the same year (Wing M1800) with a partially reset title page.
Uncontrolled note
Catalogued from an original copy at the British Library