Title
An apologie or declaration of the power and providence of God in the government of the world: consisting in an examination and censvre of the common errovr tovching natvres perpetuall and vniversall decay, divided into fovre bookes: whereof the first treates of this pretended decay in generall, together with some preparatiues thervnto: the second of the pretended decay of the heavens and elements, together with that of the elementary bodies, man onely excepted: the third of the pretended decay of mankinde in regard of age and duration, of strength and stature, of arts and wits: the fourth of this pretended decay in matter of manners, together with a large proofe of the future consummation of the world from the testimony of the gentiles, and the vse which we are to draw from the consideration thereof
Publisher
Printed by William Tvrner printer to the famous Vniversity
Edition
The 2nd ed. rev., and in sundry passages augmented by the authour, with advertisements and tables newly annexed in the end of the booke, an index wherof is presented in the next page. --
Note
Added t.-p., engraved First published in 1627. cf. Dict. nat. biog., v. 24, p. 8 STC 12612
Call Number
BT95 .H2 1630
Rare Oversize
Citation
George Hakewill, “An apologie or declaration of the power and providence of God in the government of the world: consisting in an examination and censvre of the common errovr tovching natvres perpetuall and vniversall decay, divided into fovre bookes: whereof the first treates of this pretended decay in generall, together with some preparatiues thervnto: the second of the pretended decay of the heavens and elements, together with that of the elementary bodies, man onely excepted: the third of the pretended decay of mankinde in regard of age and duration, of strength and stature, of arts and wits: the fourth of this pretended decay in matter of manners, together with a large proofe of the future consummation of the world from the testimony of the gentiles, and the vse which we are to draw from the consideration thereof,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed June 14, 2025, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/9730.
