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The certainty of the world of spirits. Fully evinced by unquestionable histories of apparitions and witchcrafts, operations, voices, etc. Proving the immortality of souls, the malice and miseries of the devils and the damned, and the blessedness of the justified

by Richard Baxter

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

8 unnumbered leaves, 252 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf ; (8vo) First edition Page 86 numbered 68

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession, Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from wellcome matched “witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata.

    • witchcraft· via Wellcome Collection
    • Witchcraft· in subject
  • Controlled discovery queries from wellcome matched “demonology”. Retained metadata contains “Demonology” in the subject metadata.

    • demonology· via Wellcome Collection
    • Demonology· in subject
  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary, and wellcome matched “Apparitions” and “apparitions”. Retained metadata contains “Apparitions” in the title, “Apparitions” in the subject metadata, and “Apparitions” in the edition title.

    • Apparitions· via Internet Archive
    • Apparitions· via Open Library
    • apparitions· via Wellcome Collection
    • Apparitions· in title
    • Apparitions· in subject
    • Apparitions· in edition title

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8 unnumbered leaves, 252 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf ; (8vo)

1691London : Printed for T. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside; and J. Salusbury at the Rising Sun over against the Royal Exchange; Printed for T. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside; and J. Salusbury at the Rising Sun over against the Royal ExchangeEnglishPublic digitized item

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Wellcome Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Wellcome Library
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: europeanlibraries; medicalheritagelibrary; wellcomelibrary
  • Scanner: scribe3.euston.archive.org
  • Source-reported rights: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" rel="ugc nofollow">This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark</a>
  • Source-reported rights: This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark
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openlibrary-work:OL27960590W
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