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EARLY HISTORY OF RELIGION. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. From the beginning of recorded history we have looked to the heavens for inspiration and guidance. In these early religious documents, sermons, and pamphlets, we see the spiritual impact on the lives of both royalty and the commoner. We also get insights into a clergy that was growing ever more powerful as a political force. This is one of the world's largest collections of religious works of this type, revealing much about our interpretation of the modern church and spirituality. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ One of the sermons preacht at Westminster, on the day of the publike fast (April 5. 1628) to the Lords of the High Court of Parliament and by their appointment published. By the B. of Exceter. Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656. B. of Exceter = Joseph Hall. "Stansby pr[inted]. B-E, Flesher the rest"--STC. "A sermon preach't to His Maiestie, on the Sunday before the fast, (being March. 30.) at White-hall" has separate dated title page with "printed by M.F." in the imprint; pagination and register are continuous. [2], 115, [1] p. London: Printed [by William Stansby and Miles Flesher] for Nath. Butter, 1628. STC (2nd ed.) / 12692 English Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery ++++ This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the origin