Großgebauer,T.
Three witty writings, I. Watchman's voice from the desolate Zion.…

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Großgebauer,T. Three witty writings, I. Watchman's voice from the desolate Zion. II. a conservative against the plague of today's atheists. III. ancient religion. 4th ed. Frankfurt and Leipzig, Wild Witwe and heirs 1710. Front. 15 pp., 936 p., 12 (le. w.) pp. cloth with gilt edges (small bookplate). Cf. ADB IX, 750 - Großgebauer "was of such influence that he was able to convince the entire, otherwise so strictly Lutheran clerical ministry of Rostock to recommend his book (Wächterstimme), published only during his lifetime and later accused of leaning towards Calvinism" (ADB). - Partly slightly worm-eaten in upper margin. - Provenance: Nobleman's library.

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