1589 Folio William Fulke Parallel New Testament First Edition

Description: The Text of the New Testament of Jesus Christ, Translated out of the vulgar Latine by the Papists of the traitorous seminarie at Rhemes. With arguments… whereunto is added the translation … used in the Church of England, with a Confutation… by William Fulke, Doctor in Divinitie. Scarce First Edition of William Fulke's Confutations Summary: London: Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1589. Folio (10.5 x 7.5 in). Scarce first edition of Fulke’s New Testament with the Rheims translation and the Bishops’ version side by side in parallel columns. An important edition that predates the printing of the King James Bible, upon which it had a significant influence. Description: General title page (1589) with architectural border. Fifty-six lines to the column. Twenty-three preliminary leaves. Text in two columns with the Rheims translation in Roman type and the Bishops’ version in italics. All of the marginal notes, chapter arguments, and annotations of the 1582 Rheims are reprinted, and interspersed with the Confutations. Woodcut initials, head and tailpieces. Collation: *^4, A-Y^6, Aa-Yy^6, Aaa-Yyy^6, Aaaa-Vvvv^6, Xxxx^4. Binding: Rebound in modern calf decorated in blind. Spine with five raised bands, blind stamps to compartments and gilt-line black morocco label with the words “Text of the New Testament – William Fvlke” lettered in gilt. All edges lightly red. Condition: Very clean with good margins throughout; Aaaa2 small marginal repair to foot not impacting text; Infrequent light soiling; Bookplate of Brian E Fortune to front pastedown. Note: Gregory Martin (1542-1582), translator of the Rheims New Testament, and William Fulke (1536-1589), Protestant apologist, had been engaged in debate since 1582 when Martin published A Discovery of the Manifold Corruptions of the Holy Scriptures by the Heretics. Fulke had answered twenty-one Roman Catholic works since 1558 and issued a response to Martin (A Defense) the following year in 1583. Fulke was described by a contemporary as “that profound, ready, and resolute doctor, the hammer of heretics, the champion of truth”. He was fully committed to the idea that the Pope and the Church of Rome were the Antichrist and much of his work involves point-by-point unpicking of Catholic theology. Fulke’s ultimate response to Martin’s claims was the parallel New Testament or Confutation against the Rheims’ text with many annotations. To accomplish this work, he lodged with two assistants for nine months in 1587. The resulting controversy between Fulke and Martin brought the Rheims text into the limelight and to the notice of the committee of translators for the King James Bible. References: Herbert 202; STC 2888; not in USTC. ShippingFree domestic shipping via UPS 2nd Day Air. International shipping at cost. Returns We work hard to meet our ethical responsibility to describe our material accurately. All items are guaranteed as described and may be returned for any reason within 10 days of receipt. Please notify us before mailing a return. Books must be returned in the same condition to be eligible for a full refund. Buyer is responsible for securely packing, shipping, and insuring returned items. Terms and Conditions All photographs are of the actual item for sale. We are happy to provide additional photographs on request. We guarantee the authenticity of our items. All materials are original (meaning not facsimiles or reproductions) unless otherwise noted. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and the IOBA. We uphold their Code of Ethics. Dungeness Books Books in all fields with an emphasis in antiquarian Bibles and theology. Located in Sequim, WA.

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