The holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the word of God, and the only rule of knowing him savingly, and living unto him in all holiness and righteousness, in which we must rest; ...
1654
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The holy scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the word of God, and the only rule of knowing him savingly, and living unto him in all holiness and righteousness, in which we must rest; ...
Created/published
[S.l.] : [s.n.], [1654]
Description
24 p. ; (4to)
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Title from opening lines of text.
Publication date from Thomason annotation.
"Articles of faith, twenty articles, with the proofs thereof from scripture' were reported from the committee appointed to confer with the Divines; resolved 'that 300 copies .. be printed only for the service of the House: .. delivered to the Clerk, to deliver one to every Member: and that no greater number be printed .. and that the same be printed by Thursday morning next: CJ 399".
Lambert, Sheila, Printing for Parliament, 1641-1700, p.191.
Annotation on Thomason copy: first leaf (otherwise blank, [supplied by Thomason ?]): "A new confession of faith, or the first Principles of the Christian Religion .. to bee laid as a foundation by all such as desired to build on unto Perfection. Represented by a Committee of Divines (according to special order) unto the grand Committee for Religion as fitt to bee owned by all such Ministers as are or shall be allowed .. the Publique Maintenace for their Worke in the Ministry. Propunded to the the Parliament by ye said grand Committee Decemb. 12 1654. and printed by .. order of Parliament and for the .. aforesaid. With great difficultie I did obtaine this .. for it was never sould, but a few printed and committed to ye hands ofsome minister, and from ye hands of one of them I got it.". Fortescue's Catalogue of the Thomason Tracts indexes the item by this title.
Annotation on Thomason copy: second leaf (otherwise blank, [supplied by Thomason ?]) "This was presented to said Member of that Parliament which began the 3d of September 1654 and was dissolved 22 January next following., composed by divers Complying Ministers of which Dr Francis Cheynell was one, . It was never published publiquely. Animadversions was mad upon ye said, by Mr. James Cranford, that .. Learned Divine, but not published, in January. 1654.".
Publication date from Thomason annotation.
"Articles of faith, twenty articles, with the proofs thereof from scripture' were reported from the committee appointed to confer with the Divines; resolved 'that 300 copies .. be printed only for the service of the House: .. delivered to the Clerk, to deliver one to every Member: and that no greater number be printed .. and that the same be printed by Thursday morning next: CJ 399".
Lambert, Sheila, Printing for Parliament, 1641-1700, p.191.
Annotation on Thomason copy: first leaf (otherwise blank, [supplied by Thomason ?]): "A new confession of faith, or the first Principles of the Christian Religion .. to bee laid as a foundation by all such as desired to build on unto Perfection. Represented by a Committee of Divines (according to special order) unto the grand Committee for Religion as fitt to bee owned by all such Ministers as are or shall be allowed .. the Publique Maintenace for their Worke in the Ministry. Propunded to the the Parliament by ye said grand Committee Decemb. 12 1654. and printed by .. order of Parliament and for the .. aforesaid. With great difficultie I did obtaine this .. for it was never sould, but a few printed and committed to ye hands ofsome minister, and from ye hands of one of them I got it.". Fortescue's Catalogue of the Thomason Tracts indexes the item by this title.
Annotation on Thomason copy: second leaf (otherwise blank, [supplied by Thomason ?]) "This was presented to said Member of that Parliament which began the 3d of September 1654 and was dissolved 22 January next following., composed by divers Complying Ministers of which Dr Francis Cheynell was one, . It was never published publiquely. Animadversions was mad upon ye said, by Mr. James Cranford, that .. Learned Divine, but not published, in January. 1654.".
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), C3811A
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.826[3]
Lambert, Sheila, Printing for Parliament, 1641-1700, p.191
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R207714
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.826[3]
Lambert, Sheila, Printing for Parliament, 1641-1700, p.191
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R207714
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
133- 163.2q
Folger-specific note
Provenance: Harmsworth copy