The sacred classics defended and illustrated: or, an essay humbly offer'd towards proving the purity, propriety, and true eloquence of the writers of the New Testament. In two parts. In the First of which Those Divine Writers are vindicated against the Charge of barbarous Language, false Greek, and Solecisms. In the Second is shewn, That all the Excellencies of Style, and sublime Beauties of Language and genuine Eloquence do abound in the Sacred Writers of the New Testament. With An Account of their Style and Character, and a Representation of their Superiority, in several Instances, to the best classics of Greece and Rome. To which are subjoin'd proper Indexes. By A. Blackwall, M.A.

People / Organizations

• James Bettenham ("printed by")
• Anthony Blackwall (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by J. Bettenham, for C. Rivington, at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Churchyard, and W. Cantrell bookseller in Derby, M,DCC,XXV. [1725]

Publication year

1725-1725

ESTC No.

T55733

Grub Street ID

282291

Description

[8],372,[16]p. ; 4⁰

Note

Each part has its own titlepage, but pagination and register are continuous.

Titlepage in red and black.