A Priest to the Temple. Or the Country Parson his character, and Rule of Holy Life.
T. Roycroft, for Benji. Tooke, 1671. Second edition. Full Leather. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. Octavo. (xxxii) 139 [69]pp. Handsomely bound into modern full tan calf, gilt tooling to spine and red spine labels. Housed in a custom box. First done in 1652, this is the stated second edition with a new preface by Barnabas Oley. Lacking Imprimatur leaf A1 but with the last leaf of ads. New endpapers. Small hole to last leaf, not effecting text. Small older library stamp to title page. A few of the later leaves show mild damp staining, not effecting readibility but overall a nice copy in a great modern binding. Item #79157
Herbert was one of Englands most famous 17th century poets but he was also an Anglican Priest. The present work entails practical advice to Anglican clergy.
References: ESTC R21452. Hutchinson: The Works of George Herbert page lxiv. McAlpin, III p. 615. George Herbert Palmer: A Herbert Bibliography # 21. Also see the article on Herbert by Kathleen O'Bannon on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library's website.
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