"Collections, historical, political, philosophical, moral and divine. Containing, a short abstract of the lives and deaths of the Kings and Queens of England; also of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, and his meditations, with the heathen mythologie," [i.e. the mythological picture of Cebes;] "together with a complete system of the Christian religion, with an abstract of the lives and deaths of our blessed Saviour and his Apostles; with Christian meditations, and plaine and easie directions to eternal happiness. The Scriptures verified and the church of England proved the true Church; Popery confounded; the Deist confuted; with some strong arguments against Atheism, concluded with a short discourse concerning Divine Providence."
MS. Rawl. B. 211
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Title
"Collections, historical, political, philosophical, moral and divine. Containing, a short abstract of the lives and deaths of the Kings and Queens of England; also of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, and his meditations, with the heathen mythologie," [i.e. the mythological picture of Cebes;] "together with a complete system of the Christian religion, with an abstract of the lives and deaths of our blessed Saviour and his Apostles; with Christian meditations, and plaine and easie directions to eternal happiness. The Scriptures verified and the church of England proved the true Church; Popery confounded; the Deist confuted; with some strong arguments against Atheism, concluded with a short discourse concerning Divine Providence."
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 211
Summary
Among the contents are short abstracts of Taylor's Life of Christ and Cave's Lives of the Apostles; and animadversions on Browne's Religio medici.
At the end is added "A synopsis of Councels," being a translation of bishop John Prideaux's Synopsis conciliorum.
The volume is written in a plain copyist's hand, and on the reverse of fol. 210 is the date, "Finit. anno Dom. MDCCXX."
Date
1720
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper, in folio
Physical extent
380 Leaves
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Collection contents
Rawlinson B: English History
"Collections, historical, political, philosophical, moral and divine. Containing, a short abstract of the lives and deaths of the Kings and Queens of England; also of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, and his meditations, with the heathen mythologie," [i.e. the mythological picture of Cebes;] "together with a complete system of the Christian religion, with an abstract of the lives and deaths of our blessed Saviour and his Apostles; with Christian meditations, and plaine and easie directions to eternal happiness. The Scriptures verified and the church of England proved the true Church; Popery confounded; the Deist confuted; with some strong arguments against Atheism, concluded with a short discourse concerning Divine Providence."
