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THE WORKES OF THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD GERVASE BABINGTON, LATE BISHOP OF WORCESTER. Containing Comfortable Notes Upon The Five Bookes of Moses, viz. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomie. As also an Exposition vpon the Creed, not before published, The Commandements, The Lords Prayer, With a Conference betwixt Mans Frailtie and Faith. And three Sermons. With Alphabeticall Tables of the Principall Matters of each seuerall Worke

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THE WORKES OF THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD GERVASE BABINGTON, LATE BISHOP OF WORCESTER. Containing Comfortable Notes Upon The Five Bookes of Moses, viz. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomie. As also an Exposition vpon the Creed, not before published, The Commandements, The Lords Prayer, With a Conference betwixt Mans Frailtie and Faith. And three Sermons. With Alphabeticall Tables of the Principall Matters of each seuerall Worke

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Printed by George Eld, dwelling in Fleet-lane, at the Sign of the Printers Presse, by the Assignment of Thomas Charde, London: ., 1615 Seven books in one. Contains special titlepages for the following parts: Comfortable Notes Upon the bookes of Numbers and Deuteronomie, with an Exposition of the Catholike Faith, or, the Twelve Articles of the Apostles Creed, Never before published [Printed by George Eld for Henry Fetherstone]; A Verie Fruitfull Exposition of the Commandements, by way of Questions and Answers for Greater Plainnesse; A profitable exposition of the Lords Prayer, by way of Questions and Answers for most plainnesse. [Printed by George Eld for Thomas Charde]. pp. [10], 157 [i.e. 517], [31]; (4), 332, (8); (12), 118, [2]; (8), 156; 48; [2], 49-95. Errors in pagination. Decorative and historiated initials and printer's devices throughout. Marginal notes printed in italic. OUR COPY: Lacks: A2 (probably not consequential). Title page shaved at top; soiled. Some light age browning elsewhere. **Manuscript ownership on verso of title: Thomas Stead 1754 [Steal not this Book - etc]; Also in ms. on the title page: Rev. Henry Atkenson, Bath, 1840. Later half leather binding; worn with front board detached. FIRST EDITION. Gervase Babington (1549 1610) was an English churchman, serving as the Bishop of Llandaff (1591 1594), Bishop of Exeter (1594 1597), and Bishop of Worcester He held influential offices at the same time as his cousin Anthony Babington was executed for treason against Elizabeth I as part of the Babington Plot. This is the first edition of the major folio of his works, edited by Miles Smith. It was republished in 1622 and 1637. STC (2nd ed.) 1077. W144. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good.

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THE WORKES OF THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD GERVASE BABINGTON, LATE BISHOP OF WORCESTER. Containing Comfortable Notes Upon The Five Bookes of Moses, viz. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomie. As also an Exposition vpon the Creed, not before published, The Commandements, The Lords Prayer, With a Conference betwixt Mans Frailtie and Faith. And three Sermons. With Alphabeticall Tables of the Principall Matters of each seuerall Worke
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