The conformity between Popery and Paganism. Illustrated in several Instances, and supported by Variety of Quotations from the Latin and Greek Classicks. Being A Sequel to Two Treatises on this Subject; the One by the Learned Henry Mower in his Exposition of the Apocalyps, and the other by the Learned Dr. Middleton in his Letter from Rome.
London.
Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1746.
First edition.
8vo.
79pp, [1]. Contemporary calf-backed marbled paper boards. Heavily worn, without backstrip. Ink stain to FFEP, ink inscription of 'William March 1765' to recto of detached front fly-leaf, paper repair to gutter margin of title page, dust-soiling and scattered spotting throughout. From the library of Church of England clergyman and religious controversialist Joseph Mendham (1769-1856).
An anti-Catholic treatise by Church of England divine Thomas Seward (1708-1790) ,composed as a continuation of both A Letter from Rome (London, 1729) by Conyers Middleton (1683-1750) and Apocalypsis Apocalypseos (London,1680) by Henry More (1614-1687). The work vigorously argues that many of the customs and rituals found within the Roman Catholic church are derived from ancient pagan religious rites.
ESTC T11588.
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref: 12280
