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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08566	The fiue bookes of the famous, learned, and eloquent man, Hieronimus Osorius, contayninge a discourse of ciuill, and Christian nobilitie A worke no lesse pleasaunt then profitable for all, but especiallye the noble gentlemen of England, to vievv their liues, their estates, and conditions in. Translated out of Latine into Englishe by VVilliam Blandie late of the Vniuersitie of Oxeford, and novv fellovv of the middle Temple in London.; De nobilitate civili et christiana. English	Osório, Jerónimo, 1506-1580.; Blandie, William.	1576 (1576)	STC 18886; ESTC S113632	145,792	234
A59840	A practical discourse concerning death by William Sherlock ...	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1689 (1689)	Wing S3312; ESTC R226804	147,548	359
A52035	The vvorks of Mr Stephen Marshall, late minister of the Gospel at Finching-Field in Essex. And since at Ipswitch in Suffolk. The first part. Viz. I. Of Christ's intercession. And of sins of infirmity. II. The high priviledge of beleevers. They are the sons of God. III. Faith the only means spiritually to feed on Christ. IV. Of self-denial. V. The saints duty to keep their heart in a good frame, etc. VI. The mystery of spiritual life. Attested by Ralph Venning. Thomas Lye. Thomas Jacomb.	Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.	1661 (1661)	Wing M747; ESTC R214099	148,133	252
A72547	Three godly treatises [brace] 1. To comfort the sicke, 2. Against the feare of death, 3. Of the resurrection [brace] / written in French by Mr. I.D. L'Espine, preacher of the word of God in Angers ; and translated into English by S. Veghelman.	L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597.	1611 (1611)	STC 15514.5; ESTC S5293	148,307	355
A19367	A supplication exhibited to the most mightie Prince Philip king of Spain &c. VVherin is contained the summe of our Christian religion, for theprofession whereof the Protestants in the lowe Countries of Flaunders, &c. doe suffer persecution, vvyth the meanes to acquiet and appease the troubles in those partes. There is annexed An epistle written to the ministers of Antwerpe, which are called of the confession of Auspurge, concerning the Supper of our sauiour Iesus Christ. VVritten in French and Latine, by Anthonie Corronus of Siuill, professor of Diuinitie.	Corro, Antonio del, 1527-1591.; Corro, Antonio del, 1527-1591. Epistle or godlie admonition, to the pastoures of the Flemish Church in Antwerp. aut	1577 (1577)	STC 5791; ESTC S116690	149,833	422
A10215	The sweete thoughts of death, and eternity. Written by Sieur de la Serre; Douces pensées de la mort. English	La Serre, M. de (Jean-Puget), ca. 1600-1665.; Hawkins, Henry, 1571?-1646.	1632 (1632)	STC 20492; ESTC S115335	150,111	355
A64744	Flores solitudinis certaine rare and elegant pieces, viz. ... / collected in his sicknesse and retirement by Henry Vaughan.	Nieremberg, Juan Eusebio, 1595-1658. Two excellent discourses.; Eucherius, Saint, fl. 410-449. De contemptu mundi. English.; Vaughan, Henry, 1622-1695.	1654 (1654)	Wing V121; ESTC R35226	150,915	376
A37390	A Declaration of the principall pointes of Christian doctrine gathered out of diuerse catechismes and set forth by the English priests dwelling in Tournay Colledge.		1647 (1647)	Wing D742; ESTC R17718	151,131	593
A14293	The golden-groue moralized in three bookes: a worke very necessary for all such, as would know how to gouerne themselues, their houses, or their countrey. Made by W. Vaughan, Master of Artes, and student in the ciuill law,	Vaughan, William, 1577-1641.	1600 (1600)	STC 24610; ESTC S111527	151,476	422
A49908	A treatise of the causes of incredulity wherein are examin'd the general motives and occasions which dispose unbelievers to reject the Christian religion : with two letters, containing a direct proof of the truth of Christianity / translated from the French of Monsieur Le Clerc.; De l'incredulité. English	Le Clerc, Jean, 1657-1736.	1697 (1697)	Wing L827; ESTC R19200	151,596	339
A14653	The doctrine of the Sabbath Wherein the first institution of the vveekly Sabbath, with the time thereof, the nature of the law binding man to keep it, the true ground, and necessity of the first institution, and of the observation of it, on the severall day in the Old Testament, and also of the moving of it to the first day under the Gospel, are laid open and proved out of the Holy Scriptures. Also besides the speciall dueties necessarily required for the due sanctification thereof, those two profitable points are proved by demonstrations out of Gods Word. First, that the Lord Christ God and man, is the Lord of the Sabbath, on whom the Sabbath was first founded...2. That the faithfull under the Gospell are as necessarily bound to keep the weekly Sabbath of the Lords day... Deliverd in divers sermons by George Walker B. of Divinity and pastor of St. Iohn Evangelists Church in London.	Walker, George, 1581?-1651.	1638 (1638)	STC 24957; ESTC S103296	151,861	168
A59582	De finibus virtutis Christianæ The ends of Christian religion : which are to avoid eternall wrath from God, [to] enjoy [eternall] happinesse [from God] / justified in several discourses by R.S.	Sharrock, Robert, 1630-1684.	1673 (1673)	Wing S3009; ESTC R30561	155,104	232
A16845	A treatise of melancholie Containing the causes thereof, & reasons of the strange effects it worketh in our minds and bodies: with the physicke cure, and spirituall consolation for such as haue thereto adioyned an afflicted conscience. ... By T. Bright doctor of physicke.	Bright, Timothie, 1550-1615.	1586 (1586)	STC 3747; ESTC S106464	155,522	312
A28525	Forty questions of the soul concerning its original, essence, substance, nature or quality and property, what it is from eternity to eternity : framed by a lover of the great mysteries, Doctor Balthasar Walter, and answered in the year 1620 / by Jacob Behme, called Teutonicus Philosophus ; Englished by John Sparrow ...; Viertzig Fragen von der Seele. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1665 (1665)	Wing B3407; ESTC R14533	160,272	442
A47617	An answer to the Bishop of Condom's book entituled, An exposition of the doctrin of the Caholick Church, upon matters of coutroversie [sic]. Written originally in French.	La Bastide, Marc-Antoine de, ca. 1624-1704, attributed name.	1676 (1676)	Wing L100; ESTC R221701	162,768	460
A42893	Miscellanea, or, Serious, useful considerations, moral, historical, theological together with The characters of a true believer, in paradoxes and seeming contradictions, an essay : also, a little box of safe, purgative, and restorative pils, to be constantly taken by Tho. Goddard, Gent.	Goddard, Thomas.	1661 (1661)	Wing G916; ESTC R7852	164,553	225
A19352	Essayes. By Sir William Corne-Waleys the younger, Knight; Essays	Cornwallis, William, Sir, d. 1631?; Olney, Henry.	1601 (1600-1601)	STC 5775; ESTC S108699	165,119	594
A53953	A discourse of the sacrament of the Lords Supper wherein the faith of the Catholick Church concerning that mystery is explained, proved, and vindicated, after an intelligible, catachetical, and easie manner / by Edward Pelling ...	Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.	1685 (1685)	Wing P1079; ESTC R22438	166,306	338
A03620	Certeine comfortable expositions of the constant martyr of Christ, M. Iohn Hooper, Bishop of Glocester and Worcester written in the time of his tribulation and imprisonment, vpon the XXIII. LXII. LXXIII. and LXXVII. Psalmes of the prophet Dauid.	Hooper, John, d. 1555.; Bull, Henry, d. 1575?; A. F., fl. 1580.; Hooper, John, d. 1555. Exposition upon the. 23. psalme of David.	1580 (1580)	STC 13743; ESTC S104196	167,330	255
A75720	The way to bliss. In three books. Made publick, by Elias Ashmole Esq.	Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692.	1658 (1658)	Wing A3988; Thomason E940_3; ESTC R207555	167,749	227
A05313	The touchstone of complexions generallye appliable, expedient and profitable for all such, as be desirous & carefull of their bodylye health : contayning most easie rules & ready tokens, whereby euery one may perfectly try, and throughly know, as well the exacte state, habite, disposition, and constitution, of his owne body outwardly : as also the inclinations, affections, motions, & desires of his mynd inwardly / first written in Latine, by Leuine Lemnie ; and now Englished by Thomas Newton.; De habitu et constitutione corporis. English	Lemnius, Levinus, 1505-1568.; Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607.	1576 (1576)	STC 15456; ESTC S93449	168,180	353
A12996	A treatise on the First Psalme. By Mathew Stonham. Minister and preacher in the cittie of Norwich	Stoneham, Mathew.	1610 (1610)	STC 23289; ESTC S117850	168,319	238
A08849	[A Paraphrase vppon the epistle of the holie apostle S. Paule to the Romanes ...]	Palfreyman, Thomas, d. 1589?; Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531.; Borrhaus, Martin, 1499-1564.; Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552.	1572 (1572)	STC 19137.5; ESTC S4810	168,483	223
A52811	A divine legacy bequeathed unto all mankind of all ranks, ages, and sexes directing how we may live holily in the fear of God and how we may die happily in the favour of God, both which duties are of universal concern ... / by Christopher Ness ...	Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705.	1700 (1700)	Wing N454; ESTC R31078	170,909	440
A80622	The grounds and ends of the baptisme of the children of the faithfull. Opened in a familiar discourse by way of a dialogue, or brotherly conference. / By the learned and faithfull minister of Christ, John Cotton, teacher of the Church of Boston in New-England.	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1646 (1646)	Wing C6436; Thomason E356_16; ESTC R201141	171,314	214
A12622	An epistle of comfort to the reuerend priestes, & to the honorable, worshipful, & other of the laye sort restrayned in durance for the Catholicke fayth.	Southwell, Robert, Saint, 1561?-1595.	1587 (1587)	STC 22946; ESTC S111067	171,774	436
A76707	The copy of the covenant of grace With a true discovery of several false pretenders to that eternal inheritance, and of the right heir thereunto. Together with such safe instructions as will inable him to clear his title, and to make it unquestionable. Exactly evidenced by many perspicuous and unconstrained testimonies of scripture. Penned, and published upon mature deliberation, and good advise. / By Robert Bidwel, a servant, and minister of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.	Bidwell, Robert.	1657 (1657)	Wing B2886; Thomason E2117_1; ESTC R212678	175,027	429
A85461	Saltmarsh returned from the dead, in Amico Philalethe. Or, The resurrection of James the apostle, out of the grave of carnall glosses, for the correction of the universall apostacy, which cruelly buryed him who yet liveth. Appearing in the comely ornaments of his fifth chapter, in an exercise, June 4. 1654. Having laid by his grave clothes, in a despised village remote from England, but wishing well, and heartily desiring the true prosperity thereof.	Gorton, Samuel, 1592 or 3-1677.	1655 (1655)	Wing G1307; Thomason E836_1; ESTC R207426	178,733	220
A58336	A divine looking-glass, or, The third and last testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ whose personal residence is seated on his throne of eternal glory in another world : being the commission of the spirit, agreeing with, and explaining of the two former commissions of the law and Gospel, differing only in point of worship : set forth for the tryal of all sorts of supposed spiritual lights in the world, until the ever-lasting true Jesus, the onely high and mighty God, pesonally appear in the air with his saints and angels / by John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton ...	Reeve, John, 1608-1658.; Muggleton, Lodowick, 1609-1698.	1661 (1661)	Wing R676; ESTC R35141	178,978	220
A15506	The English martyrologe conteyning a summary of the liues of the glorious and renowned saintes of the three kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Collected and distributed into moneths, after the forme of a calendar, according to euery saintes festiuity. VVherunto is annexed in the end a catalogue of those, who haue suffered death in England for defence of the Catholicke cause, since King Henry the 8. his breach with the Sea Apostolicke, vnto this day. By a Catholicke priest.	Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?	1608 (1608)	STC 25771; ESTC S120085	181,492	404
A17081	A discourse of ciuill life containing the ethike part of morall philosophie. Fit for the instructing of a gentleman in the course of a vertuous life. By Lod: Br.	Bryskett, Lodowick.; Giraldi, Giambattista Cinzio, 1504-1573. Ecatommiti. VIII.5.	1606 (1606)	STC 3958; ESTC S116574	181,677	286
A74670	Philosophy reformed & improved in four profound tractates. The I. discovering the great and deep mysteries of nature: by that learned chymist & physitian Osw: Crollivs. The other III. discovering the wonderfull mysteries of the creation by Paracelsvs: being his philosophy to the Athenians. / Both made English by H. Pinnell, for the increase of learning and true knowledge.	Croll, Oswald, ca. 1560-1609.; Paracelsus, 1493-1541. Three books of philosophy written to the Athenians.; Pinnell, Henry.	1657 (1657)	Thomason E1589_1; ESTC R208771	181,834	311
A58888	A discoverie of the vvorld to come according to the Scriptures the first part thereof being didactical, or such as contains a form of positive doctrine : wherein 1. The doctrine of the world to come is propounded, explicated, confirmed, and applyed in a more familiar method then formerly hath been observed, 2. The doctrine of millenaries, touching a new reformed church in the latter times, which they call a new world, is confuted, 3. Sundry passages of holy writ are interpreted in reference to the world to come, which have been formerly wrested, and forced in a wrong sense / written by J. Seager...	Seager, J. (John)	1650 (1650)	Wing S2172; ESTC R32635	182,162	318
A56742	Discourses upon several practical subjects by the late Reverend William Payne ... ; with a preface giving some account of his life, writings, and death.	Payne, William, 1650-1696.; Powell, Joseph, d. 1698.	1698 (1698)	Wing P902; ESTC R21648	184,132	418
A62991	Historical collections, out of several grave Protestant historians concerning the changes of religion, and the strange confusions following in the reigns of King Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary and Elizabeth : with an addition of several remarkable passages taken out of Sir Will. Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire, relating to the abbies and their institution.	Touchet, Anselm, d. 1689?; Hickes, George, 1642-1715.; Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.	1686 (1686)	Wing T1955; ESTC R4226	184,408	440
A16638	The shyppe of fooles; Narrenschiff. English	Brant, Sebastian, 1458-1521.; Watson, Henry, fl. 1500-1518.	1509 (1509)	STC 3547; ESTC S122516	186,655	347
A07721	The perfection of horse-manship, drawne from nature; arte, and practise. By Nicholas Morgan of Crolane, in the countye of Kent, Gent	[Morgan, Nicholas, of Crolane].	1609 (1609)	STC 18105; ESTC S110036	189,920	367
A76951	XL. questions concerning the soule· Propounded by Dr. Balthasar Walter· And answered, by Jacob Behmen. Aliàs Teutonicus Philosophus. And in his answer to the first question is the turned eye, or, philosophick globe. (Which in it selfe containeth all mysteries) with an exposition of it. VVritten in the Germane language. Anno. 1620.; Viertzig Fragen von der Seelen Urstand, Essentz, Wesen, Natur und Eisenschafft. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624. Clavis. English.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?.; Walther, Balthaser, 1586-1640.; Simons, Matthew, d. 1654, printer.	1647 (1647)	Wing B3408A; ESTC R172808	191,083	216
A49112	A continuation and vindication of the Defence of Dr. Stillingfleet's Unreasonableness of separation in answer to Mr. Baxter, Mr. Lob, &c. containing a further explication and defence of the doctrine of Catholick communication : a confutation of the groundless charge of Cassandrianism : the terms of Catholick communion, and the docrine of fundamentals explained : together with a brief examination of Mr. Humphrey's materials for union / by the author of The defence.	Long, Thomas, 1621-1707.	1682 (1682)	Wing L2964; ESTC R21421	191,911	485
A04901	A confutation of monstrous and horrible heresies, taught by H.N. and embraced of a number, who call themselues the Familie of Loue by I. Knewstub. Seene and allowed, according to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.	Knewstubs, John, 1544-1624.	1579 (1579)	STC 15040; ESTC S108097	192,800	286
A05562	Politeuphuia VVits common wealth.	N. L. (Nicholas Ling), fl. 1580-1607.; Bodenham, John, fl. 1600, attributed name.	1598 (1598)	STC 15686; ESTC S108557	193,341	576
A28630	Paracelsus, his Archidoxis comprised in ten books : disclosing the genuine way of making quintessences, arcanums, magisteries, elixirs, &c : together with his books of renovation & restauration, of the tincture of the philsophers, of the manual of the philosophical medicinal stone, of the virtues of the members, of the three principles, and finally his seven books of the degrees and compositions, of receipts and natural things / faithfully and plainly Englished, and published by J.H., Oxon.; Archidoxa. English	Paracelsus, 1493-1541.; J. H. (John Harding), b. 1600 or 1601.	1660 (1660)	Wing B3538; ESTC R19424	195,085	345
A52444	A forest of varieties ...	North, Dudley North, Baron, 1581-1666.	1645 (1645)	Wing N1283; ESTC R30747	195,588	250
A03950	Certaine godlie and learned sermons Made vpon these sixe following parables of our Sauiour Christ, declared in the Gospell. 1. Of the vncleane spirit. 2. Of the prodigall sonne. 3. Of the rich man and Lazarus. 4. Of the vvounded man. 5. Of the vnmercifull seruant. 6. Of the faithfull seruant. By S.I.	I. S.	1601 (1601)	STC 14058; ESTC S119692	196,316	502
A03935	Scala perfecc[i]onis; Scale of perfection. English	Hilton, Walter, d. 1396.	1494 (1494)	STC 14042; ESTC S106485	198,560	268
A16918	VVits theater of the little world	Albott, Robert, fl. 1600.; Bodenham, John, fl. 1600.	1599 (1599)	STC 381; ESTC S113430	200,389	568
A10745	Holy pictures of the mysticall figures of the most holy sacrifice and sacrament of the Eucharist: set forth in French by Lewis Richome, prouinciall of the Societie of Iesus; and translated into English for the benefit of those of that nation, aswell protestants as Catholikes. By C.A.; Tableaux sacrez des figures mystiques du très auguste sacrifice et sacrement de l'Eucharistie. English	Richeome, Louis, 1544-1625.; C. A., fl. 1619.; Anderton, Christopher, attributed name.; Apsley, Charles, attributed name.	1619 (1619)	STC 21022; ESTC S115932	200,986	330
A05370	Ravvleigh his ghost. Or a feigned apparition of Syr VValter Rawleigh to a friend of his, for the translating into English, the booke of Leonard Lessius (that most learned man) entituled, De prouidentia numinis, & animi immortalitate: written against atheists, and polititians of these dayes. Translated by A. B.; De providentia numinis, et animi immortalitate. English	Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.; Knott, Edward, 1582-1656.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.	1631 (1631)	STC 15523; ESTC S102372	201,300	468
A20202	The plaine mans path-way to heauen Wherein euery man may cleerely see, whether he shall be saued or damned. Set forth dialogue-wise, for the better vnderstanding of the simple: By Arthur Dent, preacher of the vvord of God at South-Shoobery in Essex. Corrected and amended: vvith a table of all the principall matters; and three prayers necessarie to be vsed in priuate families thereunto added.; Plaine mans path-way to heaven	Dent, Arthur, d. 1607.	1607 (1607)	STC 6629; ESTC S113573	201,787	436
A35166	The cynosura, or, A saving star that leads to eternity discovered amidst the celestial orbs of David's Psalms, by way of paraphrase upon the Miserere.	Cross, Nicholas, 1616-1698.	1670 (1670)	Wing C7252; ESTC R21599	203,002	466
A02043	Lectures of I.B. vpon the xii. Articles of our Christian faith briefely set forth for the comfort of the godly, and the better instruction of the simple and ignorant. Also hereunto is annexed a briefe and cleare confession of the Christian faith, conteining an hundreth articles, according to the order of the Creede of the Apostles. Written by that learned [and] godly martyr I.H. sometime Bishop of Glocester in his life time.; Briefve et claire confession de la foy chrestienne. English.	Baker, John, minister.; Hooper, John, d. 1555.; Garnier, Jean, d. 1574. Briefve et claire confession de la foy chrestienne. English.	1581 (1581)	STC 1219; ESTC S110441	203,151	484
B02626	The plain mans path-way to heaven wherein every man may clearly see whether he shall be saved or damned. / Set forth dialogue-wise for the better understanding of the simple, by Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.	Dent, Arthur, d. 1607.	1643 (1643)	Wing D1052B; ESTC R174600	204,325	502
A15775	The passions of the minde in generall. Corrected, enlarged, and with sundry new discourses augmented. By Thomas Wright. With a treatise thereto adioyning of the clymatericall yeare, occasioned by the death of Queene Elizabeth	Wright, Thomas, d. 1624.; Wright, Thomas, d. 1624. Succinct philosophicall declaration of the nature of clymactericall yeeres, occasioned by the death of Queene Elizabeth. aut	1604 (1604)	STC 26040; ESTC S121118	206,045	400
A11048	The courtiers academie comprehending seuen seuerall dayes discourses: wherein be discussed, seuen noble and important arguments, worthy by all gentlemen to be perused. 1 Of beautie. 2 Of humane loue. 3 Of honour. 4 Of combate and single fight. 5 Of nobilitie. 6 Of riches. 7 Of precedence of letters or armes originally written in Italian by Count Haniball Romei, a gentleman of Ferrara, and translated into English by I.K.; Discorsi. English	Romei, Annibale, conte, 16th cent.; Keper, John, b. 1546 or 7, attributed name.; I. K.	1598 (1598)	STC 21311; ESTC S116155	207,844	304
A45744	A treatise of moral and intellectual virtues wherein their nature is fully explained and their usefulness proved, as being the best rules of life ... : with a preface shewing the vanity and deceitfulness of vice / by John Hartcliffe ...	Hartcliffe, John, 1651-1712.	1691 (1691)	Wing H971; ESTC R475	208,685	468
A05583	Sixe bookes of politickes or ciuil doctrine, written in Latine by Iustus Lipsius: which doe especially concerne principalitie. ; Done into English by William Iones Gentleman..; Politicorum sive civilis doctrinæ libri sex. English	Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606.; Jones, William, Sir, 1566-1640.	1594 (1594)	STC 15701; ESTC S108579	210,644	222
A51292	Discourses on several texts of Scripture by Henry More.	More, Henry, 1614-1687.; Worthington, John, 1618-1671.	1692 (1692)	Wing M2649; ESTC R27512	212,373	520
A01202	An introduction to a deuoute life composed in Frenche by the R. Father in God Francis Sales, Bishop of Geneua. And translated into Englisg [sic], by I.Y.; Introduction à la vie dévote. English	Francis, de Sales, Saint, 1567-1622.; Yakesley, John.; Tauler, Johannes, ca. 1300-1361. Colloquium theologi et mendici. English.	1613 (1613)	STC 11316.5; ESTC S105599	212,387	622
A02208	The dialogues of S. Gregorie, surnamed the Greate: Pope of Rome: and the first of that name deuided into fower bookes. Wherein he intreateth of the liues, and miracles of the saintes in Italie: and of the eternitie of mens soules. With a shorte treatise of sundry miracles, wrought at the shrines of martyrs: taken out of S. Augustin. Together with a notable miracle wrought by S. Bernard, in confirmation of diuers articles of religion. Translated into our English tongue by P.W.; Dialogi. Part 1. English	Gregory I, Pope, ca. 540-604.; Woodward, Philip, ca. 1557-1610.; Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. De civitate Dei. Book 22. Chapter 8. English.	1608 (1608)	STC 12349; ESTC S121026	216,240	619
A49403	Religious perfection: or, A third part of the enquiry after happiness. By the author of Practical Christianity; Enquiry after happiness. Part 3.	Lucas, Richard, 1648-1715.	1696 (1696)	Wing L3414; ESTC R200631	216,575	570
A08598	The harmonie of Holie Scriptures vvith the seuerall sentences of sundry learned and vvorthy vvriters : collected for the comfort of all such as are desirous to seeke after theyr soules health / by I.B.	Bentley, James.	1600 (1600)	STC 1891.5; ESTC S1177	217,904	567
B10083	Tracts theological. I. Asceticks, or, the heroick piety and vertue of the ancient Christian anchorets and coenobites. II. The life of St. Antony out of the Greek of Sr. Athanasius. III. The antiquity and tradition of mystical divinity among the Gentiles. IV. Of the guidance of the spirit of God, upon a discourse of Sir Matthew Hale's concerning it. V. An invitation to the Quakers, to rectifie some errors, which through the scandals given they have fallen into.	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Asceticks, or, the heroick piety and virtue of the ancient Christian anchorets and coenobites.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Life of St. Antony.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Antiquity, tradition, and succession of mystical divinity among the Gentiles.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Enthusiasmus divinus: the guidance of the spirit of God.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Apology for, and an invitation to, the people call'd Quakers, to rectifie some errors, which through the scandals given they have fallen into.	1697 (1697)	Wing S5444E; Wing S5444E; ESTC R184630	221,170	486
A03356	The pathvvay to prayer and pietie Containing, 1 An exposition of the Lords Prayer, with an apologie for publicke, and priuate set prayer. 2 A preparation to the Lords Supper, with Ma. Zanchius confession, confirming that sacrament. 3 A direction to a Christian life, both in our generall and particular callings. 4 An instruction to die well, and a consolation against all crosses. With diuers prayers, and thanksgiuings fit for this treatise. By Robert Hill, Doctor in Diuinitie.; Christs prayer expounded, a Christian directed, and a communicant prepared	Hill, Robert, d. 1623.; Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.	1613 (1613)	STC 13474; ESTC S117083	223,397	566
A15857	H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which novve at length being 70. yeares of age, he caused to bee published in the name of himselfe & his family. Englished in sense agreeable, and in words as answerable to his ovvne latine copie, as in so graue a mans worke is requisite: for the profite of all the vnlearneder sort, of English christians, that desire to know his iudgement in matters of faith.; De religione Christiana, fides. English	Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.	1599 (1599)	STC 26120; ESTC S120607	223,465	477
A51255	A fuller discovery of the dangerous principles and lying spirit of the people called Quakers made manifest in George Whitehead, John Whitehead and George Fox the younger, in their book against Iohn Horne and Thomas Moore of Lin Regis in Northfolk / written by the said Thomas Moore and Iohn Horne for the fuller satifaction of all such as desire to be further satisfied about the evil and erroniousnesse of the said people called Quakers.	Moore, Thomas, Junior.; Horn, John, 1614-1676.	1660 (1660)	Wing M2602; ESTC R43465	224,725	192
A70182	Two choice and useful treatises the one, Lux orientalis, or, An enquiry into the opinion of the Eastern sages concerning the praeexistence of souls, being a key to unlock the grand mysteries of providence in relation to mans sin and misery : the other, A discourse of truth / by the late Reverend Dr. Rust ... ; with annotations on them both.	Rust, George, d. 1670. Discourse of truth.; More, Henry, 1614-1687. Annotations upon the two foregoing treatises.; Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680. Lux orientalis.	1682 (1682)	Wing G815; Wing G833; Wing M2638; ESTC R12277	226,950	535
A63798	Tryon's letters upon several occasions ... by Tho. Tryon.	Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.	1700 (1700)	Wing T3184; ESTC R27544	228,706	258
A59835	A practical discourse concerning a future judgment by William Sherlock ...	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1692 (1692)	Wing S3307; ESTC R14162	228,802	551
A44530	The happy ascetick, or, The best exercise to which is added A letter to a person of quality, concerning the holy lives of the primitive Christians / by Anthony Horneck ...	Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697.	1681 (1681)	Wing H2839; ESTC R4618	230,083	562
A35394	Culpeper's school of physick, or, The experimental practice of the whole art wherein are contained all inward diseases from the head to the foot, with their proper and effectuall cures, such diet set down as ought to be observed in sickness or in health : with other safe wayes for preserving of life ... / by Nich. Culpeper ... ; the narrative of the authors life is prefixed, with his nativity calculated, together with the testimony of his late wife, Mrs Alice Culpeper, and others.; School of physick	Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.; Gadbury, John, 1627-1704. Nativity of Nicholas Culpeper.	1659 (1659)	Wing C7544; ESTC R9312	234,529	544
A28533	Several treatises of Jacob Behme not printed in English before ... : to which are annexed the exposition of the table of the three principles : also an epistle of the knowledge of God, and of all things, and of the true and false light : with a table of the revelation of the divine secret mystery / Englished by John Sparrow.; Selections. English. 1661	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1661 (1661)	Wing B3418; ESTC R21811	234,994	342
A13554	The progresse of saints to full holinesse described in sundry apostolicall aphorismes, or short precepts tending to sanctification, with a sweete and divine prayer to attaine the practise of those holy precepts / by Thomas Taylor ...	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1630 (1630)	STC 23850; ESTC S1019	235,792	462
A65594	One and twenty sermons preach'd in Lambeth Chapel Before the Most Reverend Father in God Dr. William Sancroft, late Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury. In the years MDCLXXXIX. MDCXC. By the learned Henry Wharton, M.A. chaplain to His Grace. Being the second and last volume.	Wharton, Henry, 1664-1695.; White, Robert, 1645-1703, engraver.	1698 (1698)	Wing W1566; ESTC R218467	236,899	602
A06472	The glory of their times. Or The liues of ye primitiue fathers Co[n]tayning their chiefest actions, workes, sentences, and deaths.	Lupton, Donald, d. 1676.; Glover, George, b. ca. 1618, engraver.	1640 (1640)	STC 16943; ESTC S108921	238,060	544
A10318	A directorie teaching the way to the truth in a briefe and plaine discourse against the heresies of this time Whereunto is added, a short treatise against adiaphorists, neuters, and such as say they may be saued in any sect or religion, and would make of many diuers sects one Church.	Radford, John, 1561-1630.	1605 (1605)	STC 20602; ESTC S115540	239,684	640
A27516	The interiour Christian, or, The interiour conformity which Christians ought to have with Jesus Christ divided into eight books, which contain most divine meditations, extracted out of the writings of a great servant of God of this age / translated out of the 12th edition in French.; Chrestien interieur. English	Bernières Louvigny, Monsieur de, (Jean), 1602-1659.; A. L.	1684 (1684)	Wing B2045; ESTC R18367	240,530	500
A81837	Of peace and contentment of minde. By Peter Du Moulin the sonne. D.D.	Du Moulin, Peter, 1601-1684.	1657 (1657)	Wing D2560; Thomason E1571_1; ESTC R209203	240,545	501
A59607	The true Christians test, or, A discovery of the love and lovers of the world by Samuel Shaw ...	Shaw, Samuel, 1635-1696.	1682 (1682)	Wing S3045; ESTC R39531	240,664	418
A61521	An answer to Mr. Cressy's Epistle apologetical to a person of honour touching his vindication of Dr. Stillingfleet / by Edw. Stillingfleet.	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.; Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674.	1675 (1675)	Wing S5556; ESTC R12159	241,640	564
A63047	Christian ethicks, or, Divine morality opening the way to blessedness, by the rules of vertue and reason / by Tho. Traherne ...	Traherne, Thomas, d. 1674.	1675 (1675)	Wing T2020; ESTC R10534	242,463	642
A13071	The anatomie of mortalitie deuided into these eight heads: viz. 1 The certaitie of death. 2 The meditation on death. 3 The preparation for death. 4 The right behauiour in death. 5 The comfort at our owne death. 6 The comfort against the death of friends. 7 The cases wherein it is vnlawful, and wherin lawfull to desire death. 8 The glorious estate of the saints after this life. Written by George Strode vtter-barister of the middle Temple, for his owne priuate comfort: and now published at the request of his friends for the vse of others.	Strode, George, utter-barister of the Middle Temple.	1618 (1618)	STC 23364; ESTC S101243	244,731	328
A28173	The sinners sanctuary, or, A discovery made of those glorious priviledges offered unto the penitent and faithful under the Gospel unfolding their freedom from death, condemnation, and the law, in fourty sermons upon Romans, Chap. 8 / by that eminent preacher of the Gospel, Mr. Hugh Binning ...	Binning, Hugh, 1627-1653.	1670 (1670)	Wing B2933; ESTC R6153	246,575	304
A09062	The first booke of the Christian exercise appertayning to resolution. VVherein are layed downe the causes & reasons that should moue a man to resolue hym selfe to the seruice of God: and all the impedimentes remoued, which may lett the same.	Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.	1582 (1582)	STC 19353; ESTC S121958	250,257	448
A36360	Divine contemplations, and spiritual breathings of Mr. Henry Dorney	Dorney, Henry, 1613-1683?	1684 (1684)	Wing D1930; ESTC R41100	252,036	444
A02364	The Frenche chirurgerye, or all the manualle operations of chirurgerye , vvith divers, & sundrye figures, and amongst the rest, certayne nuefovvnde instrumentes, verye necessarye to all the operationes of chirurgerye. Through Iaques Guillemeau, of Orleans ordinarye chirurgiane to the Kinge, and sworen in the citye of Paris. And novv truelye translated out of Dutch into Englishe by A.M.; Oeuvres de chirurgie. English	Guillemeau, Jacques, 1550?-1613.; A. M., fl. 1598.	1598 (1598)	STC 12498; ESTC S122176	253,267	144
A68463	Palladis tamia Wits treasury being the second part of Wits common wealth. By Francis Meres Maister of Artes of both vniuersities.	Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.; N. L. (Nicholas Ling), fl. 1580-1607.; N. L. (Nicholas Ling), fl. 1580-1607. Politeuphuia.	1598 (1598)	STC 17834; ESTC S110013	253,316	688
A64145	The worthy communicant, or, A discourse of the nature, effects, and blessings consequent to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper and of all the duties required in order to a worthy preparation : together with the cases of conscience occurring in the duty of him that ministers, and of him that communicates : to which are added, devotions fitted to every part of the ministration / by Jeremy Taylor ...	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.	1667 (1667)	Wing T418; ESTC R11473	253,603	430
A51310	Philosophical poems by Henry More ...; Psychōdia platonica	More, Henry, 1614-1687.	1647 (1647)	Wing M2670; ESTC R14921	253,798	486
A00412	The contempte of the vvorld, and the vanitie thereof, written by the reuerent F. Diego de Stella, of the order of S. Fr. deuided into three bookes, and of late translated out of Italian into Englishe, vvith conuenient tables in the end of the booke; Vanidad del mundo. English	Estella, Diego de, 1524-1578.; Cotton, George.	1584 (1584)	STC 10541; ESTC S101688	253,878	566
A15824	A modell of divinitie, catechistically composed Wherein is delivered the matter and method of religion, according to the creed, ten Commandements, Lords Prayer, and the Sacraments. By Iohn Yates, Bachelour in Diuinitie, and minister of Gods word in St Andrewes in Norvvich.	Yates, John, d. ca. 1660.; Yates, John, d. ca. 1660. Short and briefe summe of saving knowledge. aut; Richardson, Alexander, of Queen's College, Cambridge.	1622 (1622)	STC 26085; ESTC S103644	253,897	373
A26921	Richard Baxter's dying thoughts upon Phil. I, 23 written for his own life and the latter times of his corporal pains and weakness.; Dying thoughts upon Philippians I, 23	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1683 (1683)	Wing B1256; ESTC R2942	256,274	424
A11933	A godlie and learned commentarie vpon the excellent book of Solomon, commonly called Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher in the vvhich commentarie are briefly and plainly layde downe the methode, sense, and vse of that most profitable sermon, on the which, yet there hath neuer bin set forth any exposition in the English tong before this time, in such large and profitable manner. VVritten in Latin by Iohn Serranus, and newly turned into English by Iohn Stockwood, school-master of Tunbridge.; Commentarius, in Solomonis Ecclesiastes. English	Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598.; Stockwood, John, d. 1610.	1585 (1585)	STC 22247; ESTC S117199	256,809	478
A07666	A mappe of mans mortalitie Clearely manifesting the originall of death, with the nature, fruits, and effects thereof, both to the vnregenerate, and elect children of God. Diuided into three bookes; and published for the furtherance of the wise in practise, the humbling of the strong in conceit, and for the comfort and confirmation of weake Christians, against the combat of death, that they may wisely and seasonably be prepared against the same. Whereunto are annexed two consolatory sermons, for afflicted Christians, in their greatest conflicts. By Iohn Moore, minister of the word of God, at Shearsbie in Leicester-shire.	Moore, John, d. 1619.	1617 (1617)	STC 18057; ESTC S112851	257,806	358
A56865	A spiritual treasure containing our obligations to God, and the vertues necessary to a perfect Christian. Written in French by John Quarre, Englished by Sir Thomas Stanley, Kt.; Thrésor spirituel. English.	Quarré, Jean-Hugues, 1580-1656.; Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678.; Stanley, Thomas, Sir, of Cumberlow Green, Herts.	1664 (1664)	Wing Q146D; ESTC R203327	257,913	558
A51304	The immortality of the soul, so farre forth as it is demonstrable from the knowledge of nature and the light of reason by Henry More ...	More, Henry, 1614-1687.	1659 (1659)	Wing M2663; ESTC R2813	258,204	608
A13280	Lifes preservative against self-killing. Or, An useful treatise concerning life and self-murder shewing the kindes, and meanes of them both: the excellency and preservation of the former: the evill, and prevention of the latter. Containing the resolution of manifold cases, and questions concerning that subject; with plentifull variety of necessary and usefull observations, and practicall directions, needfull for all Christians. By John Sym minister of Leigh in Essex.	Sym, John.	1637 (1637)	STC 23584; ESTC S118072	258,226	386
A07448	Wits common wealth The second part. A treasurie of diuine, morall, and phylosophicall similies, and sentences, generally vsefull. But more particularly published, for the vse of schooles. By F.M. Master of Arts of bot Vniuersities.; Palladis tamia	Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.; N. L. (Nicholas Ling), fl. 1580-1607. Politeuphuia.	1634 (1634)	STC 17835; ESTC S121517	258,252	788
A07463	The foreste or Collection of histories no lesse profitable, then pleasant and necessarie, dooen out of Frenche into Englishe, by Thomas Fortescue.; Silva de varia lección. English	Mexía, Pedro, 1496?-1552?; Fortescue, Thomas, fl. 1571.	1571 (1571)	STC 17849; ESTC S112653	259,469	402
A42824	Saducismus triumphatus, or, Full and plain evidence concerning witches and apparitions in two parts : the first treating of their possibility, the second of their real existence / by Joseph Glanvil. With a letter of Dr. Henry More on the same subject and an authentick but wonderful story of certain Swedish witches done into English by Anth. Horneck.	Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680.; More, Henry, 1614-1687.; Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697.	1681 (1681)	Wing G822; ESTC R25463	271,903	638
A42442	Three discourses of happiness, virtue, and liberty collected from the works of the learn'd Gassendi, by Monsieur Bernier ; translated out of French.; Selections. English. 1699	Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655.; Bernier, François, 1620-1688.	1699 (1699)	Wing G297; ESTC R8129	274,288	497