A defence of infant-baptism in answer to two treatises, and an Appendix to them concerning it, lately published by Mr. Jo. Tombes : wherein that controversie is fully discussed ...
A 1646 London controversy treatise by Stephen Marshall, printed by Ric. Cotes for Steven Bowtell, defending infant baptism against John Tombes and written for a clerical and scholarly readership. The four decorative initials show woodcut letters I, S, I and Y, each framed by interlaced strapwork, scrolls and foliage, with hatched shading in some and bold solid cutting in others, useful for designers seeking historic display capitals and ornamental borders.






