An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, as the same is held forth, and preached by the People, Called, in Scorn, Quakers: Being a full Explanation and Vindication of their Principles and Doctrines, by many Arguments, deduced from Scripture and right Reason, and the Testimony of famous Authors, both ancient and modern, with a full answer to the strongest objections usually made against them, Presented to the King.

BARCLAY, Robert

Publication Date: 1678

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4to. Pp [22] 392 [21] (indexes) [1] (blank). First English edition, following the Latin edition published two years earlier in 1676. Recent rebind in period style, half calf over marbled boards. Ownership inscription of Thomas Kent, His Book, ye 27th 3rd Mo 1750, at end of book. The first English edition of a seminal Quaker text. An attractive copy.

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• Title: An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, as the same is held forth, and preached by the People, Called, in Scorn, Quakers: Being a full Explanation and Vindication of their Principles and Doctrines, by many Arguments, deduced from Scripture and right Reason, and the Testimony of famous Authors, both ancient and modern, with a full answer to the strongest objections usually made against them, Presented to the King.
• Publication Date: 1678
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good