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.

All titles

• 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.
• Christians birth-right and duty, in the custody and use of the Holy Scripture

People / Organizations

• Richard Allestree (Author)

Imprint

[Oxford]: At the Theater in Oxford, 1678. And are to be sold by William Leak at the Crown in Fleet-street, Lond[on], [1678]

Publication year

1678-1678

ESTC No.

R3556

Grub Street ID

117953

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.

The engraved frontispiece (plate) is signed: burg. sculp., i.e. Michael Burghers.

With a preliminary imprimatur leaf: Imprimatur. Jo. Nicholas. Vice Cancell. Oxon. Junii 10. 1678.

An imprint variant of the edition lacking mention of the London bookseller William Leak. In this edition A2r last line has "Acts. 7. 38."; M2r line 9 up ends "God"; penultimate line of R2r has "Clerks"; and pagination is correct.

Uncontrolled note

Wing brackets "London" at end of imprint. However, as indicated above, it is partially printed