Parker, Samuel. Reasons for abrogating the test, imposed upon all Members of Parliament anno 1678. Octob. 30. : In these words, I A.B. do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of God, profess, testifie, and declare, that I do believe that in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is not any transubstantiation of the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, at, or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever; and that the invocation or adoration of the Virgin Mary, or any other saint, and the sacrifice of the mass, as they are now used in the Church of Rome, are superstitious and idolatrous. First written for the author's own satisfaction; and now published for the benefit of all others whom it may concern

Folger bibliographic ID: 155331
ESTC number: R5001
Wing number: P467
Folger call number: S5582
Folger holdings ID: 137412

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Signed at end: Sa. Oxon., i.e. Samuel Parker, Bishop of Oxford Imprimatur on leaf [A]1v: Let this be printed, Whitehall, Decemb. 10. 1687. Sunderland P

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Dobell.3. Bound with ten other circa-1687 religious tracts and pamphlets. Imperfect: lacking order-to-print. T.p. cropped and repaired at tail, affecting rules. Provenance: marking of ownership (?) on t.p.: [?] Hutton (inscription partially cropped); engraved armorial bookplate of Gilbert Burnet, Lord Bishop of Salisbury (motto "honi soit qui mal y pense"); From the John Dryden Collection formed by Percy J. Dobell

Extended title: Reasons for abrogating the test, imposed upon all Members of Parliament anno 1678. Octob. 30. : In these words, I A.B. do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of God, profess, testifie, and declare, that I do believe that in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is not any transubstantiation of the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, at, or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever; and that the invocation or adoration of the Virgin Mary, or any other saint, and the sacrifice of the mass, as they are now used in the Church of Rome, are superstitious and idolatrous. First written for the author's own satisfaction; and now published for the benefit of all others whom it may concern

England and Wales. Parliament Loyalty oaths England and Wales. Test Act 1673 Great Britain

author: Parker, Samuel, 1640-1688
subject: England and Wales. Parliament
former owner: Dobell, Percy John, 1871-1956