1681 Thomas Comber Protestant Baptism Catechism Lord’s Supper IRELAND Provenance

1681 Thomas Comber Protestant Baptism Catechism Lord’s Supper IRELAND Provenance

Thomas Comber was a 17^th-century English dean, who served in English Protestant churches. Known for many works of anti-Catholicism and Protestant doctrines, Comber’s “Companion to the Altar” was one of his greatest works, intended to reconcile those who disagreed with or departed from the Protestant church. Comber discusses the church offices, as well the importance of the Lord’s Supper through discourses and meditations. This work, which was based on his most famous work, ‘Companion to the Temple’, this work contains an essay on baptism, catechism, and confirmation.

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COMBER, Thomas

A companion to the altar. Or, an help to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper by discourses and meditations upon the whole communion office

London : printed by J. Macock for Robert Littlebury and Robert Scott, 1681.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • Companion to the Altar – [16], 368
  • Discourse upon the Offices of Baptism – [6], 375-489, [15]
    • Includes separate title page
  • References: Wing C 5450
  • Provenance:
    • Armorial bookplate/Handwritten – Richard Mant, D.D. Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora
      • Richard Mant (1776–1848) was an English churchman who became a bishop in Ireland. He was a prolific writer, his major work being History of the Church of Ireland.
    • Handwritten – Annesley
    • Armorial bookplate/Handwritten – Francis Edward Witts, Upper Slaughter
      • Francis Edward Witts (1783–1854) was an English clergyman, diarist, and magistrate who was rector of Upper Slaughter in Gloucestershire. His grandson was the civil engineer and archaeologist George Backhouse Witts. Motto: ANTE OBITUM NEMO FELIX
    • Language: English
    • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
    • Size: ~7.25in X 4.75in (18cm x 11.5cm)

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