The causes of the decay of Christian piety, or, An impartial survey of the ruines of Christian religion, undermin'd by unchristian practice
By: written by the author of The whole duty of man
Contributors: Fell, John, 1625-1686; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, d. 1679; Henchman, Humphrey, 1592-1675
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 372:19
Publisher: Printed by R. Norton for M. Garthwait ...
Published: 1671
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 452
Subjects: Christian life -- Early works to 1800; Sin -- Early works to 1800
Other titles: An impartial survey of the ruines of Christian religion
Notes: 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

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library

"Private devotions": p. [437]-452

Wing A1100

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1971. 1 microfilm reel. 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 372:19)

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