Contemplations moral and divine
Subtitle: In two parts
By: By Sir Matthew Hale, knight, late chief justice of the Kings Bench
Edition: 6th ed.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1260:15
Publisher: Printed for William Shrowsbery at the Bible in Duke-Lane, and John Leigh at Stationers Hall.
Published: 1685
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
Subjects: Portraits; Early works to 1800; Devotional literature; Christian life; Meditations
Other titles: Great audit. With the account of the good steward.
Notes: Engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Matthew Hale " ... ano 1685 for W. Shrowsbery at the sign of the Bible in Duck [sic] Lane and Iohn Leigh at the sing [sic] of the Bell in Fleetstreete", signed: F. H. Van. Houe Sculp.

Title within a ruled border.

"Imprimatur. Ex edibus Antonius Saunders Lambethanis ... Martis 13, 1675/6." --title page, above imprint.

In two parts.

Half title, S7 recto: The Great audit. With the account of the good steward.

Part 2 begins on 2A5 recto, with special title page "Contemplations moral and divine. The second part"; imprint varies from main title page: " ... Printed for William Shrewsbury ..."; within a ruled border.

Collation: A-2A⁸ ²B-²X⁸ [$4 signed; A1, ²X8 blank; ²B3 misprinted 'B2']

Type ornaments.

First published anonymously in 1676 by Hale's son-in-law, Edward Stephens --cf. Oxford DNB.

Early English books, 1641-1700 version is reproduction of original in the Union Theological Seminary Library, New York.

Wing (2nd ed.) H228

Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Bound in contemporary sprinkled calf, decorated in blind with fillets; all edges sprinkled red.
Table of contents: title: (From table of contents, pt.1); title: Of the considerations of our latter end; title: Of wisdom and the fear of God; title: Of the knowledg of Christ crucified; title: The victory of faith over the world; title: Of humility; title: Jacob's vow; title: Of contentation; title: Of affliction; title: A good method to entertain unstable and troublesome times; title: Changes and troubles: A poem; title: Of the redemption of time; title: The great audit; title: Directions touching the keeping of the Lord's Day, in a letter to his children; title: Poems upon Christmas Day.; title: (From table of contents, pt.2); title: An inquiry touching happiness; title: Of the chief end of man; title: Upon Eccles. XII. 1. Remember thy creator, &c.; title: Upon Psalm LI. 10. cor mundum crea, &c.; title: A poem; title: The folly and mischief of sin; title: Of self-denial; title: Motives to watchfulness, in reference to the good and evil angels; title: Of moderation of the affections; title: Of worldly hope, and expectation; title: Upon Heb. XIII. 14. We have here no continuing city; title: Of contentedness and patience; title: Of moderation of anger; title: A preparative against afflictions; title: Of submission, prayer, and thanksgiving; title: Of prayer, and thanksgiving, on Psalm CXVI. 12.; title: Meditations upon the Lord's Prayer; title: A paraphrase upon the Lord's Prayer.