A DISCOURSE OF THE DAMNED ART OF WITCHCRAFT, SO FARRE AS IT IS REVEALED IN THE SCRIPTURES AND MANIFEST BY TRUE EXPERIENCE. de PERKINS, William, 1558-1602.: - 1610

Cambridge, Printed by Cantrel Legge, printer to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1610.. Framed and delivered by M. William Perkins, in his ordinarie course of preaching, and now published by Tho. Pickering Batchelour of Divinitie and Minister of Finchingfield in Essex. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table; one of the order and heades of the treatise; another of the texts of Scripture explaned, or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the aduersarie. Dedication to the famous Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice. SECOND EDITION 1610, first published 1608. 8vo, approximately 155 x 100 mm, 6¼ x 4 inches, pages: [16], 1-256, [8], the last 8 pages of Tables should have been bound in at the front with the prelims, bound in full reverse calf (suede), rebacked to style, gilt lettered morocco label to spine, gilt rule to edges of covers, speckled edges. Uneven dark stains to covers, old ink name to title of E.W. Sergeant with his bookplate on first pastedown, bookplate of Fox Pointe Collection on rear pastedown, staining to edges of pastedowns and both free endpaper slightly dusty, top corner of first free endpaper repaired, small pale brown spot to one leaf, otherwise a very good clean copy. William Perkins was an influential English cleric and Cambridge theologian, receiving both a B.A. and M.A. from the university in 1581 and 1584, and also one of the foremost leaders of the Puritan movement in the Church of England during the Elizabethan era. (Wikipedia). See: Lowndes and Bohn, The Bibliographer's Manual, Volume 3, page 1832, footnote "The works of this puritan are distinguished for their piety, learning, extensive knowledge of the scriptures, and strong Calvinistic argumentation"; ESTC S114527. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.