The works of the learned and pious author of The whole duty of man
Edition: The second impression.
Series: Early English books online; Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 5:1
Publisher: By Roger Norton, for George Pawlett ...
Published: 1687
Place of publication: Printed at the Theater in Oxford, and in London
Language: eng
Subjects: Christian life; Early works to 1800; Devotional exercises
Notes: Title vignette (Sheldonian Theatre).

The title page for The whole duty of man precedes the title page of The works.

Authorship of The whole duty of man is attributed to Richard Allestree. Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.).

Also attributed to Richard Sterne, Lady Dorothy Pakington, and numerous others. Cf. BM.

Pt. 2 imprint: Printed at the Theater in Oxford and are to be sold by Edward Paulet, 1695.

An edition ascribed to John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, of anonymous works all published separately between 1658 and 1678. The three forming the first part have special title pages; those in "The second part" have half-titles only. The editor calls them "the genuine and only writings of our author" and mentions a number of spurious ones recently published. For a discussion of the authorship, now usually ascribed to Allestree, Cf. Doble, C.E. Academy, Nov. 1882, p. 348, 364, 382; The Bibliographer, London, v. 2, p. 73, 94, 164; Notes and queries, ser. 5, 11, and 12.

Marginal notes.

Wing A1083
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. The whole duty of man (1684). The causes of the decay of Christian piety (1683). The gentleman's calling (1683); title: Pt. 2. The ladies calling. The government of the tongue. The art of contentment. The lively oracles given to us.