Pious breathings being the meditations of St. Augustine, in four books. Viz. I. On the Sufferings of Christ; with the Pious Soul's Application of his Death to herself by Faith. II. On the Love of God; with his Discourses of Regeneration and the Communication of divine Grace. III. His private Contemplations on the Misery of unregenerate Men; the Almighty Power of God and his Methods of Grace in our Sanctification and Salvation. IV. Meditations on the Excellency of the Divine Perfections, and the Happiness of the Blessed in a future State of Glory. To which is added, the meditations of St. Anselm and St. Bernard, on the Crucifixion of Christ, the Treachery of Judas, the Resurrection of Jesus from the Dead; with Devout Prayers, Meditations, and Contemplations suitable to each particular Subject. Translated into English, by George Stanhope, D. D. late Dean of Canterbury. Adorn'd with cuts
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
printed, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster
1752, [1752?]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | A reissue of the 1751 'printed for the propriators' edition, with a cancel titlepage, the verso of the fourth preliminary leaf reset, an additional preliminary leaf inserted after the fourth, and the text extended by the addition of 'St. Anselm's meditations' and 'Devout meditations of St. Bernard', pp.349-488. - Braces in imprint. - English Short Title Catalog, T142299. - Not in fact by Augustine. - Price from imprint: price, neatly bound, Five Shillings. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - The angel ornament is used in both the reissued part and the additional material, suggesting the same printer for both |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([10],488p.,plates) ports 8° |