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

All titles

• 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
• Causes of the decay of Christian piety; Impartial survey of the ruines of Christian religion, undermin'd by unchristian practice

People / Organizations

• Richard Allestree (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by R. Norton for T. Garthwait, in S. Bartholomews Hospital, near Smithfield, 1667.

Added name

Fell, John, 1625-1686, attributed name.; Henchman, Humphrey, 1592-1675, attributed name.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, -1679, attributed name.; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683, attributed name.

Publication year

1667

ESTC No.

R9180

Grub Street ID

129283

Description

[18], 439, [1] p., [2] plates : ports. ; 8°.

Note

The author of The whole duty of man = Richard Allestree. Sometimes also attributed to Dorothy Pakington, Richard Sterne, John Fell, Humphrey Henchman, and others

With a preliminary imprimatur leaf

With a title-page vignette depicting a burning ship. A variant has a vignette depicting the burning of St. Pauls and is signed: W. Hollar fecit. A@1666

Identified as Wing A1097 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700".