The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the Christian institution: described in the history of the life and death of the ever blessed Jesus Christ the saviour of the vvorld. With considerations and discourses upon the severall parts of the story; and prayers fitted to the severall mysteries. In three parts; with many additionals. By Jer: Taylor, D.D. Chaplain in Ordinary to his late Majesty.

Accession number: 
PML 4223
Author: 
Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.
Published: 
London : printed by James Flesher, for Richard Royston, at the signe of the Angel in Ivie-lane, MDCLIII. [1653]
Description: 
[52], 568, [12] p., [11] leaves of plates : ports. ; 2⁰.
Credit: 
Purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.
Notes: 

"The history of the life and death of the Holy Jesus", in 3 parts, has separate dated title page for each part.
1649 1st ed.
General title page and first internal title page in red and black.
With an additional engraved title page (*1v) signed: W: Faithorne fe:.

Binding: 
Brown morocco.
Variant Title: 

History of the life and death of the Holy Jesus

Provenance: 
James Bindley, Esq., armorial bookplate (front pastedown) and note on misbound quire (front fly leaf); Pierpont Morgan Library, purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.
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