{"product_id":"1659-the-tears-sighs-complaints-and-prayers-of-the-church-of-england-by-john-gauden","title":"1659 The Tears, Sighs, Complaints and Prayers Of The Church Of England by John Gauden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The Tears, Sighs, Complaints and Prayers Of The Church of England...' \u003c\/em\u003eby John Gauden (1605-1662). Printed for R. Royston in 1659. First edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuarto. Fully leather bound with sympathetic repairs to the extremities. Five raised bands to the spine. Binding remains tight. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVarious owner inscriptions to the the front flyleaf, to include Richard Coliere, Rector of Harietsham, Kent, who published various sermons throughout the 18th century. The front pages have handwritten lists of births, marriages, baptisms and deaths. The text has short hand inscriptions to the margins throughout  (please see photographs). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA scarce work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-processed=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAgQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe author, John Gauden (1605-1662), was an Anglican cleric, a staunch defender of the Anglican ministry and episcopacy. He was later made the Bishop of Exeter. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work laments the decline of the Anglican Church during the Commonwealth period, comparing its former glory with its distressed state under Cromwell and urging for its restoration. This single volume c\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003eomprises of 'IV books' covering the church's, '\u003cem\u003eformer constitution\u003c\/em\u003e', '\u003cem\u003epresent condition\u003c\/em\u003e', '\u003cem\u003evisible causes\u003c\/em\u003e', and '\u003cem\u003eprobable cures of her distempers\u003c\/em\u003e'.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-processed=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAgQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-processed=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAgQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003eIn essence, the work is a theological and political commentary that critiqued the rise of sects like Anabaptists and the dismantling of the traditional Church of England liturgy.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e It served as a major protestant defence of the Anglican faith and a call for order during the final months of the Interregnum.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 30cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth: 20cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUK Mainland: FREE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational Delivery: Please contact us for a shipping quote. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harrington Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57857735065974,"sku":"7936a","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/1425\/1928\/files\/1659-the-tears-sighs-complaints-and-prayers-of-the-church-of-england-by-john-gauden-9189925.jpg?v=1778655101","url":"https:\/\/harringtonantiques.co.uk\/products\/1659-the-tears-sighs-complaints-and-prayers-of-the-church-of-england-by-john-gauden","provider":"Harrington Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}