Isbn: 9780195120745 - the acts of the witnesses: the autobiography of lodowick muggleton and other early muggletonian writings (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. "The Muggletonians are of special interest because they differ so dramatically from other religious groups of this time. Claiming that they were the last two witnesses of Revelation 11:3, Reeve and Muggleton acted as ultimate religious authorities on earth, blessing some people to eternal happiness and cursing others to everlasting damnation. Following Reeve's death in 1658, Muggleton became sole leader of the movement that eventually took his name. Muggletonians were noted for their emphasis on Reeve and Muggleton's authority (Muggleton claimed to "stand in God's place"), their conception of God as a man between five and six feet tall who reigned in heaven some six miles above the earth, and the fact that their religious services consisted not of prayers and preachings, but of eating, drinking, singing, and discussing religious views in a local alehouse or home.". "Partly because they were not evangelistic, their numbers were never large, and by the twentieth century they were thought to be extinct. In the 1970s, however, Philip Noakes of Kent was identified as the "last Muggletonian" and keeper of the group's archive, which was acquired subsequently by the British Library."--BOOK JACKET.…

Hardcover. Zustand: FINE. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. xi, 260 pp. Small splotch to fore edge, pristine otherwise. DJ spine sunned, a bit of edge wear.

1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine). Pp. xi + 260, illus with b&w frontispiece (previous owner's neat pencil inscription on front free endpaper and light pencil marks in margins of some pages; neat pencil notes on verso of rear free endpaper).…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780195120745.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0195120744. …

1st edition. Fine gilt-blocked cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; (xi, 260 pages) : 1 portrait. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-254) and indexes. Contents; The acts of the witnesses (1699) / Lodowick Moggleton -- A transcendent spiritual treatise (1652) / John Reeve and Lodowich Muggleton -- The articles of true faith (1675) / John Saddington -- The white divell uncased / Thomas Tomkinson -- Letters -- Songs and miscellaneous. Subjects; Muggleton, Lodowick 1609-1698. Muggletonians. Muggletonians ; Biography. RELIGION Messianic Judaism. 1 Kg.…

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Zustand: New. Presents writings produced by the Muggletonians - an unusual 17th-century English sect founded in 1652 by John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton. The volume draws on documents from a Muggleton archive and rare 17th-century tracts. Among those included are Muggleton's autobiography, letters and songs. Editor(s): Underwood, T. L. Num Pages: 272 pages, frontispiece, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGA; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC99; HRCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568. . 1999. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…