The causes of the decay of Christian piety, or, An impartial survey of the ruines of Christian religion, undermin'd by unchristian practice. /
Allestree, Richard,1619-1681.
Fell, John,1625-1686.
Sterne, Richard,1596?-1683.
Pakington, Dorothy Coventry,Lady,-1679.
Henchman, Humphrey,1592-1675.
London : Printed by R. Norton for M. Garthwait ..,
1669..
Title page vignette, engraved.
"The whole duty of man", variously ascribed to John Fell, Dorothy Pakington, R. Sterne, H. Henchman, and others, is generally attributed to Richard Allestree. Cf. Oxford comp. to English lit., 1985; BM; NUC pre-1956; Wing. For a discussion of the authorship, see Nichols, J. Literary anecdotes, 1812, ii, p. 597-604.
First ed. Cf. NUC pre-1956.
Coats of arms on t.p., verso.
Advertisement: p. 452.
"Private devotions": p. [437]-452.
Wing (2nd ed.)
ESTC
Christian life
Sin