TAYLOR, JEREMY.
A worthy communicant, or, A treatise shewing the due order of receiving the sacrament of the Lords Supper
London, R. Norton, 1661.
8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and double ruled fillets to boards. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to front free end-paper: "Deborah Bramley / Her Books / Given her (illegible) / may 29 - 1662". With occassional light marginal miscolouring, but generally internally nice and clean. (16), 576 pp. + frontispiece.
Rare second edition, first published the year before, of Taylor’s final work in which he provides detailed guidance on the proper approach to receiving the Eucharist, the central sacrament in Christian worship. Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a prominent cleric in the Church of England who gained renown as an author during Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate. Often referred to as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic eloquence, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language.
Order-nr.: 61347
DKK 6.500,00