The tender conscience religiously affected. Propounding questions of weighty consequence, and tender consideration. 1. Vpon the ordinance of Parliament, for the ordination of ministers pro tempore, dated October, 2d 1644. ... 7. Vpon the ordinance of the Lords and Common assembled in Parliament, for giving power to all the classicall presbyteries, within their respective bounds, to examin approve, and ordaine ministers, for severall congregations: dated Die Sabathi; 8 Novembris, 1645. and ordered Die Luna, 10. Novemb. 1645. to be published.
London : printed for the author,
1646.
First leaf = "To the reader", with a paragraph of text declaring that the free press has been monopolized by "persecuting Presbyters"; beneath this paragraph is an illustration in which the Pope, a "prelat" and an "Antichristian Presbyter" pierce a flying heart labelled "Tender conscience religiously affected"; verso is blank.
Pagination and text begin on verso of title page (second leaf).
Leaf C4 in three states. State A) foot of leaf C4r bears line of type ornaments above italic "Finis" and C4v bears "Severall votes of tender conscience."; State B) foot of leaf C4r lacks line of ornaments above italic "Finis" and C4v bears "Severall votes of tender conscience."; State C) foot of leaf C4r bears line of type ornaments above roman "Finis" and C4v is blank.
Annotation on Thomason copy E.337[4]: on first leaf: "May 9th London 1646"; on title page: "May 9th"; on E.354[11] title page: "Sep: 17".
Signatures: [A]² B-C⁴.
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