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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: ++++ A collection of several treatises in answer to Dr. Stillingfleet viz. 1. Fanaticism fanatically imputed by him to the Catholick Church, 2. The Roman church's devotions vindicated, 3. Of indulgences, 4. His Protestant-principles considered. Discourse concerning the idolatry practised in the Church of Rome. Cressy, Serenus, 1605-1674. R. H. Errata: following p. 179 of first pagination, and p. [3]-[6] at end. Each part has special t.p. and separate pagination. Part 1 is attributed to Serenus Cressy and Parts 2 and 3 are attributed to Abraham Woodhead [R.H.]--cf. NUC pre-1956 imprints. [452] p. in various pagings. [S.l.: s.n.], A.D. MDCLXXII [1672] Wing / C6891 English Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library ++++ This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text a