A rationale, or practical exposition of the Book of Common-Prayer, by the Right Reverend Father in God, Anthony Sparrow, D. D. Late Lord Bishop of Norwich. With his caution to his diocese against false doctrines, and his famous sermon of confession and the power of absolution. To which are prefix'd, the lives of the compilers of the liturgy; And an Historical Account of its several Reviews, by the Reverend Mr. Samuel Downes, Late of St. John's College Oxon.
Antony Sparrow (1612-1685) Bishop of Norwich
Category
Books
Date
1722
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Farnborough Hall, Warwickshire
NT 3206042
Summary
Bibliographic description
[14],cxc,[16];[6],317,[15]p., plate ; 8vo. Price in pencil: 3/6. Provenance: inscribed separately (both eighteenth-century): Hen: Wicham ; L. Hird. Binding: eighteenth-century calf; double gilt fillet border; gilt ruled spine; five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Antony Sparrow (1612-1685) Bishop of Norwich Samuel Downes (d.1723)