1702 PRACTICAL DISCOURSES ON THE PARABLES OF OUR BLESSED SAVIOUR, FRANCIS BRAGGE

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PracticalDiscourses UPON THE P A R A B L E S OF OUR Blessed Saviour. WITH Prayers annex’d to each Discourse. ———————————————————— By FRANCIS BRAGGE, B. D. Vicar of Hitch in Hertfordshire . ———————————————————— The Second Edition with Amendments. ———————————————————— L O N D O N, Printed for S. Manship , at the Ship near the Royal Exchange in Cornhil , 1702. Above is the complete title page. First published in 1694, with a Vol. 2 in 1704. This is the second edition of the first volume — contains discourses on 14 parables, each with a prayer at the end. CONTENTS: Epistle Dedicatory Preface/Index 1. Of the Sower 2. Of the Tares 3. Of the Pearl of Great Price 4. Of a Merciful King and his Unmerciful Servant 5. Of a King that mad a Marriage for his Son 6. Of the Ten Virgins 7. Of the Good Samaritan 8. Of the Talents 9. Of the Covetous Rich Fool 10. Of the Barren Fig-Tree 11. Of the Prodigal Son 12. Of the Rich Man and Lazarus 13. Of the Importunate Widow 14. Of the Pharisee and the Publican BIOGRAPHY: Francis Bragge (1664-1728), English Anglican theologian, testified at the last English witch trial, works were Discovery of Sorcery and Witchcraft practis’d by Jane Wenham , and The Parables of Our Blessed Saviour . PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 8. 00 ” x 5. 00 ” x 1. 50 ” 1 lb 5 ounces 496 pages (16) + 48 read more