A body of divinitie, or The svmme and svbstance of Christian religion
Subtitle: catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer: methodically and familiarly handled
By: Composed long since by James Usher B. of Armagh: and at the earnest desires of divers godly Christians now printed and published. The fifth edition ; corrected and much enlarged by the author. Whereunto is adjoyned a tract, intituled Immanuel. Or The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God ; heretofore written and published by the same author
Contributors: Crowley, Theodore, active approximately 1658, bookseller; Hunt, William, active 1647-1660, printer; Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Edition: The 5th edition / corrected and much enlarged by the author.
Publisher: Printed by William Hunt for Theodore Crowley, at his shop in S. Dunstands [sic] Church-yard in Fleet-street
Published: 1658
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 451
Subjects: Christianity; Early works to 1800; Theology; Miscellanea; Doctrinal Theology
Other titles: Svmme and svbstance of Christian religion; Summe and substance of Christian religion
Work titles: Body of divinity
Notes: With a portrait of Ussher on A1v.

"Immanuel" has a separate dated title page, separate pagination and register; item was also published separately in 1658.

Signatures: A-Z⁶ Aa-Pp⁶ Qq⁴ ***⁶ a⁶ b⁸ (b8 blank).

English short title catalogue (ESTC), R222409

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), U156B

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.