The Christen rule or state of all the worlde from the hyghest to the lowest
Subtitle: and how euery man shulde lyue to please God in hys callynge. Item, the Christian state of matrimony: and how ma[n] and wife shuld kepe house together with loue. Item, the maner oe [sic] saynge grace after the holy scrypture
Contributors: Tyndale, William, d. 1536.; Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Bale, John, 1495-1563, attributed name.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 33:2; Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 2022:11; Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 2059:20
Publisher: T. Raynalde and William Hill
Published: 1548
Place of publication: [London?
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 91
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800; Obedience -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800; Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800; Swearing -- Early works to 1800; Oaths -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: State of all the worlde from the hyghest to the lowest; Christen rule of the whole worlde; Christen state of matrymonye; Christen exhortation unto customable swearers; Obedience of a Christen man and how Christen rulers ought to governe; Christlich Eestand. English; Christen exhortacion unto customable swearers
Notes: Sometimes attributed, in error, to Miles Coverdale. Part 1 in fact compiled from: Tyndale, William.  The obedience of a Christen man and how Christen rulers ought to governe. Part 2 is a translation of: Bullinger, Heinrich.  Der Christlich Eestand (cf. STC 4048.5). Part 3 is an edition of: Coverdale, Miles (cf. STC 1280.5).  A Christen exhortacion unto customable swearers. This (often attributed to John Bale) is attributed to Coverdale in DNB, NUC, Folger catalogue, Davies, W.T. A bibliography of John Bale. Oxford Bib. Soc. Proc. & Papers 5 (1939): 4; attributed to John Bale in STC 1 and 2)

Imprint from STC

Running title of part 1 reads: The Christen rule of the whole worlde

Text is continuous despite pagination

Identified as STC 5887 (former STC number) at reel 33:2

Imperfect: copy at reel 2059:20 has part 1 only

Reproduction of original in the British Library (reel 33), University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library (reel 2022), and Folger Shakespeare Library (reel 2059)

STC (2nd ed.) 5189.7

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1938, 1994, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 33:2; 2022:11; 2059:20).