A complete body of divinity. Consisting of five parts: I. Of the being, nature, and attributes of god, and of the evidences of divine revelation. II. Of the works of creation, and providence. III. Of the most memorable transactions, from the beginning of the world, to the coming of Christ; with proper dissertations upon each. IV. Of the mysteries of our most holy faith. V. Of the great precepts of moral and evangelical righteousness. The whole extracted from the best ancient and modern writers, but chiefly from the works of such, as have been reputed the most able divines, and celebrated preachers amongst us. To which are added, two tables, 1. An alphabetical table of the chief matters. 2. A table of texts of scripture explain'd, and more especially referred to in this work

People / Organizations

• Thomas Stackhouse (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed for J. Batley at the Dove in Paster-noster Row, and T. Cox at the Lamb under the Royal-Exchange, Cornhill, M.DCC.XXIX. [1729]

Publication year

1729

ESTC No.

T102272

Grub Street ID

156114

Description

[10], 496 p., *497-*506 leaves, 497-992, [16] p. ; 2°.

Note

Dedication and introduction in two settings with some variation in text. Setting A: Dedication begins "I account" and is signed: Thomas Stackhouse. The last line of the introduction (a2v) begins: laid in counter-balance. Setting B: Dedication begins "We account" and is signed: The editors. The last line of the introduction (a2v) begins: tion of others

With contents leaf [chi]1

Signatures: [pi]]2] a]2] [chi]1 B-6K]2] *6L-*6P]2] 6L-11T]2] ]2A-D]2

New York Public Library and University of Michigan copies filmed at Google and Hathi Trust both have contents leaf.