John Moore - Sermons on several subjects - 1716

Sermons on several subjects: Viz. I. of good and bad examples. II. A sermon on christmas day. III. of publick prayer and thanksgiving. IV. Of not grieving the holy spirit. V. Of the future judgment. VI. Of faith and works. VII. That afflictions cause a just sense of past sins. VIII. Of the folly and uneasiness of the ways of sin. IV. Of the desires and first motions to sin... None of which ever printed before. Vol. II. By the right reverend father in GOD, John, late Lord Bishop of Ely. Published from the original MSS. by S. Clarke, D.D. London: Printed for J. Pemberton, at the golden buck against St. dunstan's church in fleetstreet - 1716. Pagination: 6+2+2+8+376+4pp.

Rare book bound in full calf leather. (Professionally) rebacked spine, with old spine preserved. Five raised bands to spine, part of original upper spine lost. Blind tooling to boards. Gilt decorations to board edges. Restored corners, some rubbing to boards and minor defects. Pastedowns loose from boards. Pencil and ink inscriptions to ffe's. Frontispiece. Some occasional soiling/staining to pages, but in general clean contents (and beautiful hand-layed paper). Hard to find book.