1825 The New Whole Duty of Man, Containing the Faith as well as the Practice of a Christian: Made easy for the Practice of the Present Age, As the Old Whole Duty of Man was design'd for those unhappy Times in which it was written: And Supplying the Articles of the Christian Faith, which are Wanting in that Book though Essentially Necessary Salvation.

Description

Leather Binding, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

A nineteenth century edition. First published in 1658. 

Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece. 

Bound in full blind stamped morocco. 

The popular and influential protestant devotional work, first published in the seventeenth century. The work, though written anonymously, is often attributed to Richard Allestree. The title is taken from 'Ecclesiastes 12:13', in the King James Version of the Bible: Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.