TREATISE OF ANGELS - Salkeld, 1613 - ANGELS DEMONS DEVIL SATAN INFLUENCE POWERS

A TREATISE OF ANGELS. OF THE NATURE, ESSENCE, PLACE, POWER, SCIENCE WILL, APPARITIONS, GRACE, SIN, AND ALL OTHER PROPERTIES OF ANGELS. COLLECTED OUT OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, ANCIENT FATHERS...Book Details + Condition: Printed by T.S. for Nathaniel Butter (London). First Edition, 1613. Small octavo in worn vellum. (6.5" x 4.5") Pagination: 24 + 365pp. Firm binding; normal wear to vellum; original ties are mostly cut (save one); Wisconsin Consistory Library plate to ffep (and a bit of old tape), with sticker number to bottom spine; staining or age-spotting to upper text block, which does not affect the pages; interior is clean and free of markings. A very scarce work on the nature and influence of angels, demons, and the Devil. Includes content on angels’ corporeal composition, angelic or demonic appearances, their manner and movements, comprehension, powers, abilities, and hierarchies. John Salkeld also examines whether angels and demons can perform miracles, whether they are prophetic,