King Scilurus of Scythia teaches his eighty sons the lesson of strength through unity: individual arrows can easily be broken, but a bundle of arrows together cannot. Etching by J. Basire the elder, 1768, after P. Berrettini, Pietro da Cortona.

A letter to Dr. du Moulin, containing a charitable reproof for his schismatical book entituled, A short and true account of the several advances the Church of England hath made towards Rome, &c : to which are added Some seasonable words to Mr. Richard Baxter.

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