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A53403 Orders conceived and published by the Lord Major and aldermen of the city of London, concerning the infection of the plague City of London (England). Court of Aldermen.; City of London (England). Lord Mayor. 1665 (1665) Wing O397; ESTC R39821 5,594 15 View Text
A35182 A sermon preached in Christs Church Bristol at the assizes for that city and county, holden August the 1st, 1676 / by Samuel Crossman ... Crossman, Samuel, 1624?-1684. 1676 (1676) Wing C7270; ESTC R31340 14,837 34 View Text
A30733 A sermon preach'd at St. Mary-le-Bow to the Societies for Reformation of Manners, April 5, 1697 by Lilly Butler. Butler, Lilly. 1697 (1697) Wing B6282; ESTC R27140 16,186 51 View Text
A77900 The life and death of Sir Matthew Hale, Knt. late Lord Chief Justice of England. Containing many pious and moral rules for humane conversation. : Also, many remarkable sayings and worthy actions of the said lord chief justice. : And many other things worth the readers perusal. / Written originally by Dr. Gilbert Burnet, now Bishop of Salisbury. Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. 1700 (1700) Wing B5829A; ESTC R175615 23,651 17 View Text
A45043 Paradoxes by J. De la Salle. Hall, John, 1627-1656. 1653 (1653) Wing H354; ESTC R32039 27,903 231 View Text
A49397 The plain man's guide to heaven containing his duty 1. Towards God. II. Towards his neighbour. With proper prayers, meditations, and ejaculations, designed chiefly for the countryman, trades-man, labourer, and such like. Lucas, Richard, 1648-1715. 1692 (1692) Wing L3406; ESTC R32885 42,925 180 View Text
A59422 The history of Timon of Athens, the man-hater as it is acted at the Dukes Theatre : made into a play / by Tho. Shadwell. Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Timon of Athens. 1678 (1678) Wing S2846; ESTC R18723 52,493 104 View Text
A02626 A relation of a voyage to Guiana Describing the climat, scituation, fertilitie, prouisions and commodities of that country, containing seuen prouinces, and other signiories within that territory: together, with the manners, customes, behauiors, and dispositions of the people. Performed by Robert Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt Esquire. The pattent for the plantation of which country, his Maiestie hath granted to the said Robert Harcourt vnder the Great Seale. Harcourt, Robert, 1574?-1631. 1613 (1613) STC 12754; ESTC S103834 52,578 88 View Text
A30381 The life and death of Sir Matthew Hale, kt sometime Lord Chief Justice of His Majesties Court of Kings Bench. Written by Gilbert Burnett, D.D. Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. 1681 (1681) Wing B5827; ESTC R218702 56,548 244 View Text
A25970 Thoughts well employ'd, or, The duty of self-observation in the care and regulation of life according to the royal pattern by Edm. Arwaker, Rector of Drumglass in Ireland. Arwaker, Edmund. 1695 (1695) Wing A3904; ESTC R38631 68,324 168 View Text
A60336 The Christian centurians observations, advices, and resolutions containing matters divine and morall / collected according to his owne experience by Philip Skippon ... Skippon, Philip, d. 1660. 1645 (1645) Wing S3950; ESTC R37966 95,695 394 View Text
A47247 The late history of Europe being a narration of all remarkable actions and other various affairs, both civil and military, that have happened in the several kingdoms and republicks : from the Treaty at Nimiguen in anno 1676 to the conclusion of the late peace at Res-Wick in September 1697 : which makes up a history of one and twenty years : accuratly and succinctly abridg'd / by Captain David Kennendy. Kennedy, David, Captain. 1698 (1698) Wing K290; ESTC R13952 122,066 192 View Text
A96109 The saints delight. To which is annexed a treatise of meditation. / By Thomas Watson, minister of Stephens Walbrook in the city of London. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy. Watson, Thomas, d. 1686. 1657 (1657) Wing W1142; Thomason E1610_4; ESTC R210335 123,303 409 View Text
A66844 The gentlewomans companion; or, A guide to the female sex containing directions of behaviour, in all places, companies, relations, and conditions, from their childhood down to old age: viz. As, children to parents. Scholars to governours. Single to servants. Virgins to suitors. Married to husbands. Huswifes to the house Mistresses to servants. Mothers to children. Widows to the world Prudent to all. With letters and discourses upon all occasions. Whereunto is added, a guide for cook-maids, dairy-maids, chamber-maids, and all others that go to service. The whole being an exact rule for the female sex in general. By Hannah Woolley. Woolley, Hannah, fl. 1670.; Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, engraver. 1673 (1673) Wing W3276A; ESTC R204109 139,140 297 View Text
A36367 Family devotions for Sunday evenings, throughout the year being practical discourses, with suitable prayers / by Theophilus Dorrington. Dorrington, Theophilus, d. 1715. 1693 (1693) Wing D1938; ESTC R19123 173,150 313 View Text
A64956 The conversion of the soul, or, A discourse explaining the nature of that conversion which is sincere and directing and perswading all to cease their loving sin and death, and to turn to God and live / by Nathanael Vincent ... Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.; White, Robert, 1645-1703. 1688 (1688) Wing V403; ESTC R38014 195,915 409 View Text
A23622 The life & death of Mr. Joseph Alleine, late teacher of the church at Taunton, in Somersetshire, assistant to Mr. Newton whereunto are annexed diverse Christian letters of his, full of spiritual instructions tending to the promoting of the power of Godliness, both in persons and families, and his funeral sermon, preached by Mr. Newton. Alleine, Theodosia.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Alleine, Joseph, 1634-1668. Christian letters full of spiritual instructions.; Newton, George, 1602-1681. Sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Joseph Alleine. 1672 (1672) Wing A1013_PARTIAL; Wing N1047_PARTIAL; ESTC R19966 231,985 333 View Text
A68795 The case and cure of a deserted soule, or, A treatise concerning the nature, kindes, degrees, symptomes, causes, cure of, and mistakes about spirituall desertions by Jos. Symonds ... Symonds, Joseph. 1639 (1639) STC 23590.5; ESTC S3132 246,703 610 View Text
A26906 The cure of church-divisions, or, Directions for weak Christians to keep them from being dividers or troublers of the church with some directions to the pastors how to deal with such Christians / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1670 (1670) Wing B1234; ESTC R1684 258,570 520 View Text
A40646 Abel redevivus, or, The dead yet speaking by T. Fuller and other eminent divines. Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661. 1652 (1652) Wing F2401; ESTC R16561 403,400 634 View Text
A44419 Golden remains of the ever memorable Mr. John Hales ... with additions from the authours own copy, viz., sermons & miscellanies, also letters and expresses concerning the Synod of Dort (not before printed), from an authentick hand. Hales, John, 1584-1656. 1673 (1673) Wing H271; ESTC R3621 409,693 508 View Text
A29240 Times treasury, or, Academy for gentry laying downe excellent grounds, both divine and humane, in relation to sexes of both kindes : for their accomplishment in arguments of discourse, habit, fashion and happy progresse in their spirituall conversation : revised, corrected and inlarged with A ladies love-lecture : and a supplement entituled The turtles triumph : summing up all in an exquisite Character of honour / by R. Brathwait, Esq. Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673. 1652 (1652) Wing B4276; ESTC R28531 608,024 537 View Text
A32734 Of wisdom three books / written originally in French by the Sieur de Charron ; with an account of the author, made English by George Stanhope ...; De la sagesse. English Charron, Pierre, 1541-1603.; Stanhope, George, 1660-1728. 1697 (1697) Wing C3720; ESTC R2811 887,440 1,314 View Text
A20762 A guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helpes inabling & the reasons parswading vnto it ye impediments hindering ye practise of it, and the best meanes to remoue them whereunto are added diuers prayers and a treatise of carnall securitie by Iohn Douname Batcheler in Diuinitie and minister of Gods Word. Downame, John, d. 1652.; Payne, John, d. 1647?, engraver. 1622 (1622) STC 7143; ESTC S121690 1,341,545 1,134 View Text
A00728 Of the Church fiue bookes. By Richard Field Doctor of Diuinity and sometimes Deane of Glocester. Field, Richard, 1561-1616.; Field, Nathaniel, 1598 or 9-1666. 1628 (1628) STC 10858; ESTC S121344 1,446,859 942 View Text
A26892 A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1673 (1673) Wing B1219; ESTC R21847 2,513,132 1,258 View Text
A22507 A commentarie vpon the fourth booke of Moses, called Numbers Containing, the foundation of the church and common-wealth of the Israelites, while they walked and wandered in the vvildernesse. Laying before vs the vnchangeable loue of God promised and exhibited to this people ... Heerein also the reader shall finde more then fiue hundred theologicall questions, decided and determined by William Attersoll, minister of the word. Attersoll, William, d. 1640.; Attersoll, William, d. 1640. Pathway to Canaan.; Attersoll, William, d. 1640. Continuation of the exposition of the booke of Numbers. 1618 (1618) STC 893; ESTC S106852 2,762,938 1,336 View Text
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