The Compleat Works of That Eminent Minister of Gods Word Mr. Isaac Ambrose, Consisting of These Following Treatises, Viz. Prima, Media, & Ultima: Or, the First, Middle, and Last Things. Wherein is Set Forth: I. The Doctrine of Regeneration, or the New Birth. II. The Practice of Sanctification, in the Means, Duties, Ordinances, Both Private and Publick, for Continuance and Encrease of a Godly Life. III. Certain Meditations of Mans Misery, in His Life, Death, Judgement, and Execution: As Also of Gods Mercy, in Our Redemption, and Salvation. With a Sermon Added, Concerning Redeeming the Time. Looking Unto Jesus, as Carrying on the Great Work of Mans Salvation. War with Devils, Ministration of, and Communion with Angels. London: Printed for Rowland Reynolds, 1674.
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Provenance:
Contemporary gilt initials of "L R" to both boards.
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Size: 205 x 317 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[frontis, t.p., t.p., 10pp., 474pp., t.p., 14pp., t.p., 10pp., 644pp., t.p., 6pp., 92pp., t.p., pp.94-171, 1pp., (1)]
Full brown calf binding with gilt initials "L R" to the both boards. Binding rubbed and scuffed with a small tear to the bottom of the backstrip causing that part to be partially detached from the page block. Tailcap cracked with fragments lacking and partially detached. Very minor wormholing to the rear board. Both boards attached with wear to joints, front hinge cracked, and rear hinge starting. Shelf and edge wear with small fragments of leather lacking. Corners turned-in. Page edges dulled and toned. Text block fairly clean with light toning, very sporadic foxing, and with some marks/stains and damp-staining. Front pastedown mostly detached and with fragments lacking and an ink inscription to the reverso. Front blank partially attached to the front pastedown and with small fragments lacking. Small piece of paper attached to the bottom of the front blank with very some holes. Frontispiece creased with tears to the hinge, thus partially detached; frontis trimmed more than other leaves. Title page lightly creased at the top left corner, with tears to the hinge, and with very small edge tears with small loss to the bottom right corner. Very small tears and some worm-holing at the bottom right corner to the first few leaves of the text block. Very small worm-holing to a large number of leaves in the margins, not affecting most text, some text affected near the rear, and becoming more prominent at the rear.
[OCLC 1371132022].
