Law and God by W. Page-Roberts, M.A. Vicar of Eye, Suffolk. Fifth Edition. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place 1878

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Vellum binding

Twin lineal gilt borders to boards

Gilt embellishment to spine

Gilt to text-block edges

Inscription to front-blank-end-paper, dated 1909

149 pages

Size: 20 x 13.5 x 2cm (approx.).

Weight: 450g

1878

Chapter titles:-

I. An Atheistic Suggestion

II. Law and Prayer

III. Worship, A Sight of God

IV. A Law of Sacrifice

V. An Interpretative Principle

VI. Religious Use of Old Testament History

VII. Do We Make Men Unbelievers?

VIII. Try the Spirits whether they are of God

IX. How to Make a New Heart

X. The Consciousness of Sin

XI. The Consuming Fire

XII. The Sting of Death

William Page Roberts (1836 - 1928) was an eminent English clergyman in the Church of England and Dean of Salisbury from 1907 until 1919. Born at Liverpool to William Roberts and his wife Prudence, he was educated at Liverpool College and St John's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1862, his first post was a curacy in Stockport