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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28123	Bibliotheca novissima, or, A Catalogue of books on divers subjects containing, I. Books lately printed in England, II. Books newly reprinted, III. Books now in the press, with a short account of the particular design of several of them : together with a catalogue of books lately printed, now printing and reprinting in France, Germany, Holland, &c.		1693 (1693)	Wing B2844; ESTC R34271	25,944	33

Bibliotheca Novissima OR A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS On Divers Subjects CONTAINING I. Books Lately Printed in ENGLAND II. Books newly Reprinted III. Books Now in the Press With a short account of the particular Design of several of them Together with A Catalogue of BOOKS lately Printed now Printing and Reprinting in France Germany Holland c. JVNE 1693. Printed for the Booksellers of London and Westminster and to be Sold by Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall To the Reader THE Catalogues of Books Printed in London that have been Published of late Years relating the Titles of the Books only are not sufficient to give the Reader a due Knowledge of what they contain The intent therefore of this Catalogue is not only to give the Titles of all the Books that shall from time to time be printed but also a particular and impartial Account of the Design of each if they have any and wherein they differ from others on the same Subject and the Texts of all Sermons By this means Persons especially that are distant from London and have not an Opportunity of seeing the Books themselves may be the better informed of their Vse and this not only of the Books printed here in England but also of those printed beyond Sea in France Germany Holland c. Together with an Account of what Books are printing or preparing for the Press there as well as here in England as far as we can have knowledge This is our Design but we cannot say it is here so well performed as we could wish by reason of the short time and the little assistance the Publishers have had tho they gave notice to all Book-sellers By what is done it may be judged what would have been had a reasonable assistance been given and what may be done hereafter this being intended to be published as often as there shall be occasion notice being in due time given Book-sellers are desired to send the Books they would have Inserted to Mr. Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall which shall be carefully return'd after an account is taken of them and the Titles c. inserted Gratis Also if any Author thinks fit to send any particular account of his own Work it shall be likewise inserted if it appear agreeable to truth This will be of equal advantage to both Buyer and Seller studious Persons being as desirous of knowing what good Books come abroad as the Publishers can be of having them well known it is therefore presumed such assistance will hereafter be given that the Publishers may be encouraged to continue it A Catalogue of Books lately Printed and now Printing Divinity THE Genuine Epistles of the Apostolical Fathers St Barnabas St. Ignatius St. Clement St. Polycarp the Shepherd of Hermas and the Martyrdoms of St. Ignatius and St. Polycarp Written by those who were present at their Sufferings being together with the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament a complete Collection of the most primitive Antiquity for about one hundred and fifty years after Christ Translated and Published with a large preliminary Discourse relating to the several Treatises here put together by William Wake D. D. Chaplain in Ordinary to Their Majesties and Preacher to the Honourable Society of Grays-Inn Printed for Richard Sare at Grays-Inn-Gate Octavo A New History of Ecclesiastical Writers Containing an account of the Authors of the several Books of the Old and New Testament of the Lives and Writings of the Primitive Fathers a judicious Abridgment and Catalogue of their Works their various Editions and Censures determining the Genuine and Spurious Together with a Judgment upon their Style and Doctrine Also a Compendious History of the Councils with Chronological Tables to the whole Written in French by Lewis Ellies du Pin Doctor of the Sorbon And Regius Professor of Divinity at Paris Volume I. and II. Containing the Authors that flourished in the four first Ages of the Church Folio Price 16 s. The Third Fourth Fifth and Sixth Volumes of the same which bring down the History to the end of the Eighth Century are now in the Press and will be finished next Term. Price to Subscribers 18 s. in sheets All printed for Abel Swall and T. Childe at the Vnicorn at the West end of St. Pauls Church-yard * This Book does effectually contain all that the Title promises and probably more than a Stranger to it can expect The abridgment of the Writings of the Fathers being done with very great judgment and integrity perhaps beyond any that has been before and all Historical matters concerning the Church most faithfully related The Doctrine of all those great Men is here very emphatically and impartially laid down an exact account is given of the Controversies they were engaged in in defence of the Truth and all their Arguments with those of their Enemies are most ingenuously summed up The Lives of the Authors are short but very pathetically related and where any extraordinary accidents such as the Persecution Punishment or Exaltation of them has happen'd he has always been very particular in giving an account of it Among Ecclesiastical Writers he puts all the Bishops that Wrote tho but Letters to their Clergy which they having always done upon any thing extraordinary happening among them gives this Author an opportunity of relating the occasion which he never fails to do with all imaginable ingenuity By these means a very particular account is given of all Ecclesiastical Affairs in these times so that his Book is not only a Bibliotheca of Ecclesiastical Writers but a very complete and excellent Ecclesiastical History The Author as plainly appears by his Work is a Person of great Ingenuity as well as Learning he began to write it about the year 1685. when the differences were high between the Pope and the Gallican Church which gave him a liberty of speaking more freely than he would have been permitted at another time as appears by the condemnation he has lately suffered at Paris his Book being there publickly burnt by Authority where it seems they sacrifice every thing to their interest at this time but the reputation it has every where else had has been very considerable all Parties having allowed it to be impartially and fairly Written Our Clergy especially have given it very favourable Characters in many of their Writings among which these two the Right Reverend the Present Bishop of Worcester and the Learned Dr. Cave A practical discourse of Repentance rectifying the mistakes about it especially such as lead either to despair or presumption perswading and directing to the true practice of it and demonstrating the invalidity of a death-bed repentance by William Payne D. D. Rector of St. Mary White-Chappel and Chaplain in Ordinary to Their Majesties 8 vo sold by J. Wyat at the Rose in St. Pauls Church-yard The fourth Volume containing one hundred and fifty Sermons on several parts of Scriptures by the late Reverend and Learned Divine Thomas Manton D. D. in two parts the first containing 74