The reformed gentleman, or, The old English morals rescued from the immoralities of the present age shewing how inconsistent those pretended genteel accomplishments of [brace] swearing, drinking, [brace] whoring and Sabbath-breaking are with the true generosity of an English man : being vices not only contrary to the law of God and the constitutions of our government both ecclesiastical and civil, but such as cry loud for vengeance without a speedy reformation : to which is added a modest advice to ministers and civil magistrates, with an abridgement of the laws relating thereto, the King's proclamation and Queens letter to the justices of Middlesex, with their several orders thereupon / by A.M. of the Church of England.
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- The reformed gentleman, or, The old English morals rescued from the immoralities of the present age shewing how inconsistent those pretended genteel accomplishments of [brace] swearing, drinking, [brace] whoring and Sabbath-breaking are with the true generosity of an English man : being vices not only contrary to the law of God and the constitutions of our government both ecclesiastical and civil, but such as cry loud for vengeance without a speedy reformation : to which is added a modest advice to ministers and civil magistrates, with an abridgement of the laws relating thereto, the King's proclamation and Queens letter to the justices of Middlesex, with their several orders thereupon / by A.M. of the Church of England.
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- A. M., of the Church of England.
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- London :: Printed for T. Salusbury ...,
- 1693.
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- Conduct of life.
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"The reformed gentleman, or, The old English morals rescued from the immoralities of the present age shewing how inconsistent those pretended genteel accomplishments of [brace] swearing, drinking, [brace] whoring and Sabbath-breaking are with the true generosity of an English man : being vices not only contrary to the law of God and the constitutions of our government both ecclesiastical and civil, but such as cry loud for vengeance without a speedy reformation : to which is added a modest advice to ministers and civil magistrates, with an abridgement of the laws relating thereto, the King's proclamation and Queens letter to the justices of Middlesex, with their several orders thereupon / by A.M. of the Church of England." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A89544.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- TO THE READER
- Advertisement.
- THE INTRODUCTION.
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The Reformed Gentleman, &c. -
A Modest Advice to the Ministers and Civil Magistrates.
- Against Prophane Swearing and Cursing. 21 Jac. 1. Cap. 20.
- Against Perjury. 2 Eliz. Cap. 9.
- Against Drunkenness and Tipling. 4 Jac. 1. Cap. 5.
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Against the Prophanation of the Lords-Day, commonly called
Sunday. 29 Car. 2. - The Queens Letter.
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The Late Order of the Justices of
Middlesex, for suppressing Prophaness and Debauchery. - By the King and Queen, a Proclamation against Vitious, Debauched and Prophane Persons
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A Catalogue of some New Books, the three first never Published before this
Michalmas Term.1692. and most of the others published but a little before in the same year; all Printed for, and Sold byTho. Sa∣lusbury, at theKing's Arms next St.Dunstan's Church inFleetstreet.