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The causes of the decay of Christian piety; or, An impartial survey of the ruines of Christian religion undermin'd by unchristian practice, written by the author of The whole duty of man.

Accession number
PML 18493
Creator
Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.
Published
London, Printed by R. Norton for T. Garthwait, 1667.
Notes
Engraved title-vignette and 2 engraved plates of King David and Ezekiel.
"Private devotions": p. [437]-452.
Variously attributed to Lady Dorothy Pakington, Richard Sterne, Abp. of York, John Fell, Bp. of Oxford, Humphrey Henchman, Bp. of Salisbury, and others. Cf. Dict. Nat. Biog.
First edition.
"The gift of Mr. Dionetius Grendfell to Margaret Shuttleworthe, 1668" and "Margaret Shuttleworthe" is written on fly-leaf and t.p. "A. Benson, 1729" is also written on t.p.
Description
8 p. l., 439 p. 19 cm
Binding
English 17th-century dark brown sprinkled calf, blind tooled.
Classification
Department