1st Edition
Elizabeth Major Printed Writings 1641–1700: Series II, Part Two, Volume 6
By Jeffrey Powers-Beck
Copyright 2003
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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Elizabeth Major was inspired to write Honey on the Rod (1656) as a result of lameness brought on by a bout of fever in her mid-twenties. The experience left her fiercely devoted to her Christian religion, but also filled with indignation against the sins of nominal Christians. Honey on the Rod was written to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. The work is in two parts. The first is... Read more
Contents: Introductory note; Elizabeth Major, Honey on the Rod; Appendix: transcriptions of the final three pages of text.
Biography
Jeffrey Powers-Beck
