The lively oracles given to us or The Christians birth-right and duty, in the custody and use of the Holy Scripture. By the author of the Whole duty of man, &c.

People / Organizations

• Richard Allestree (Author)

Imprint

[Oxford]: At the Theater in Oxford, 1678.

Publication year

1678-1678

ESTC No.

R170102

Grub Street ID

64862

Description

[12], 226, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates ; 8⁰

Note

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

With additional title page (plate), engraved and signed: The lively oracles given to us. or The Christians birthright & duty in the custody & use of the holy Scripture. burg. sculp.

The first leaf bears imprimatur: Imprimatur. Jo. Nicholas. Vice Cancell. Oxon. Junii 10. 1678.

The first issue. In this issue, t.p., lines 6-7 have 'SCRIPTURE. ... DuTY.'; p. 3, last line has 'Act. 7. 38.'; last 8 lines from foot on p. 11 have italic characters; pp. 89-96 are numbered correctly; p. 91, line 9 from foot ends: 'man'. 131, penultimate line has 'Clarks'; i title on engraved t.p., the word 'or' is above 'hri' of 'birthright'--Madan.

Uncontrolled note

Please verify description. No Madan entry exactly describes this copy; record created from copy best represented by Madan 3169, however some details differ. For this 'first' issue, pp. 89-96 are cited as being misnumbered 73-80; p. 91 is cited as having line 11 (not line 9) from foot ending: 'God' (not 'man'). Engraved title page not seen