The humble advice of the Assembly of Divines, now by authority of Parliament sitting at Westminster, concerning a confession of faith, with the quotations and texts of Scripture annexed. : Presented by them lately to both Houses of Parliament. A certain number of copies ar ordered to be printed only for the use of the Members of both Houses and of the Assembly of Divines, to the end that they may advise thereupon.
London : Printed for the Company of Stationers,
[1647]
With a preliminary order to print dated 29 April 1647, authorizing only 600 copies to be printed.
Part 2, "The proceedings of the Assembly of Divines upon the Thirty nine Articles of the Church of England" (caption title; Wing W1444A) has separate pagination and register, but was not issued separately. Cf. BL catalogue; S.W. Carruthers. Westminster Confession of Faith, p. 19-25.
Signatures: pi² A-G⁴, ²A⁴ ²B². DFONOTE blg order to print, pi1v of "The humble advice ...", reads: "April. 29. 1647. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that sixe hundred copies and no more ... be forthwith printed ... H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com." ; wording of complete order indicates that the 2 parts were intended for separate issue.
Part 2 identified as Wing W1444A on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1641-1700" reel 1662 and as E.516[3*] on Thomason Tracts microfilm.
ESTC
Wing (2nd ed.)
Wing (2nd ed.)
Thomason
Thomason
Carruthers, S.W. Westminster Confession of Faith,
Microfilm.
Microfilm.
Church of England
Church of England.
Westminster Assembly (1643-1652).
Presbyterian Church
England London.