Quarto. [6], xxiv, 396pp. Bound by Fair, Stationer & Binder, Bishop Auckland in later half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate of Revd. L. Yarker to FEP, with his inked ownership inscription to head of title, light damp-staining to initial three gatherings, short closed tears to lower margins of leaves I2 and P1, very occasional light spotting/dust-soiling.

Gilbert Burnet, (1643-1715), Scottish theologian, Bishop of Salisbury, and acclaimed historian, whose literary reputation was founded upon the much- lauded History of the Reformation of the Church of England (1679-1714). First published in 1699, one of Burnet's most significant works, the Exposition applied latitudinarian epistemology to the doctrinal articles of the Church and sought to lay the foundations for the re-admission of Nonconformists. This aim angered the High-Church who proceeded in 1701 to establish a committee on heretical and scandalous books which immediately censured the work.