Attorney. Justice of Minnesota State Supreme Court. Read about O'Brien here.
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The Citizen and the Constitution. New York, Universal Knowledge Foundation, 1926. 177 pp. "Because greed, selfishness and the disposition to tyrannize are among the chief evil passions of mankind, it required more than eighteen hundred years of Christianity to secure that pronouncement. Before the Christian era, human slavery was the accepted order of society; occasionally, a pagan philosopher wrote of liberty and the rights of man, but no one listened, and those who could not, by force, protect their liberties, were enslaved.
Christianity taught the existence of a living God before Whom each man was equal in his natural rights and to Whom all were responsible.
In spite of the crimes committed in its name, and in spite of the fact that unscrupulous tyrants in the past often used religion as a cloak to cover their lust for power and conquest, Christianity makes for democracy and freedom. Both Christianity and democracy are based upon the free will and personal responsibility of each individual."--p. 133.
Antidote to deism; The Deist unmasked; or An ample refutation of all the objections of Thomas Paine, against the Christian religion; as contained in a pamphlet, intitled, the age of reason; addressed to the citizens of these states. Newark [N.J.]: Printed by John Woods. 1795. 2 volumes; 17 cm. (12mo). Volume 1 of 2; Volume 2 of 2. Response to Paine's Age of Reason.
Theological Preceptor; or Youth's religious instructor, Containing a summary of the principles, rise, and progress of religion, from the creation of the world, to the consummation thereof: --together with moral reflections, &c. and a sketch of the arguments in
favour of Christianity. In a series of dialogues. New-York: Printed by John Holt, 1772. xii, 259, [1] pp.; 18 cm. (12mo)
A Sacramental Catechism, designed for communicants old and young. Wherein it is essayed to explain, the doctrine of the two covenants; as also, an explication of the two seals of the covenant of grace; particularly, the Lord's Supper. Together with the method of preparation for, behavior at and after improvement of that ordinance, &c. In a plain, concise, and scriptural manner. By James Oliphant, A.M. Minister of the Gospel, at Kilmarnock. [One line from Amos]. The fifth edition. Philadelphia, 1788. 156 pp. (16mo)
Origen
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Read about Origen here. "By proclaiming the reconciliation of science with the Christian faith, of the highest culture with the Gospel, Origen did more than any other man to win the Old World to the Christian religion."
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What Thorburn does in detail for Schmiedel's criticisms, Orr does in broader strokes for a generous swath of critical writers. This work ranges over an enormous surface area, from Sabatier's "moral" objection to miracles to the obdurate maintenance of their impossibility by Strauss and Renan and Rashdall and Lake to the more open-minded but still critical agnosticism of Mill and Huxley, Orr painstakingly dismantles the objections to miracles as such. His chapter on "The Gospel Narratives and Critical Solvents" is particularly useful, because he attacks head-on the attempt to reduce the witness of the Synoptics to a single author (Mark) and then to dismiss Mark. The acuteness of Orr's discussion of the burial narratives, the Easter message, and the post-resurrection appearances will be evident to any thoughtful reader. Orr continues with a discussion visional and aparitional theories, theories that the story was borrowed, and the doctrinal implications of the resurrection.
The Virgin birth of Christ: being lectures delivered under the auspices of the Bible Teachers' Training School, New York, April, 1907, with appendix giving opinions of living scholars (1907) London: Hodder and Stoughton. Also here. From The Fundamentals, Volume 2, chapter 11.
[Arguments et réflexions sur les livres et sur les chapitres de la Sainte Bible. English.] The Arguments of the books and chapters of the Old and New Testament, with practical observations. Written originally in French. The sixth edition, revised, corrected, and very much enlarged from the folio edition printed at Neufchatel. London, 1799. 694 pp. Volume 1 of 2. Written originally to accompany scripture lessons in the liturgy of the church of Neufchatel. First published in English translation in 1716, and in French in 1720. Cf. "Advertisement", v. 1, p. vii-x./ Advertisements: [1] p. at end of v. 2. Extract.
Church of Scotland minister and philosophical writer.
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An Appeal to Common Sense in behalf of religion. Edinburgh: printed for A. Kincaid and W. Creech; and for T. Cadell, London, 1772. xii, 388 pp.
Part 1 and Part 2.
Owen, Henry
(1716-1795)
Welsh theologian and Biblical scholar. Read more about Owen here.
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The Intent and Propriety of the Scripture miracles considered and explained, sermons preached in 1769, 1770 and 1771 for the lect. founded by the hon. R. Boyle. London: printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols: for J. and F. Rivington, 1773. Volume 1 of 2. 311 pp. Volume 2 of 2. 306 pp.
Also Volume 1 of 2. 311 pp. Volume 2 of 2. 306 pp.
Also Volume 1 of 2. 311 pp. Volume 2 of 2. 306 pp.
The modes of quotation used by the evangelical writers explained and vindicated. London : Printed by J. Nichols : And sold by T. Payne and Sons ; and John Sewell, 1789. xxiv, 111, [1] pages. A prospectus, 'Speedily will be published, in quarto, by subscription, The modes of quotation . ', was issued on 30 September 1788./ Also here.
Harmonia trigonometrica; or, a short treatise of trigonometry: wherein the harmony between plane and spherical trigonometry is clearly exhibited, and thereby all the Difficulties and Perplexities of the latter are entirely removed; so that both are render'd equally easy, their similar Cases being solved by Theorems materially, and almost verbally the same. London, M.DCC.XLVIII. [1748]. 30 pp.
A Brief Declaration and Vindication of the Doctrine of the Trinity: as also, of the person and satisfaction of Christ. The eighth edition. Glasgow, 1798. 181 pp. Also here. CCEL Description: Few of Owen's treatises have been more extensively circulated and generally useful than his Brief Declaration and Vindication of the Doctrine of the Trinity. At the time when the treatise was published, the momentous doctrines of the Trinity and the Atonement were violently assailed; but it was not so much for the refutation of opponents as for "the edification and establishment of the plain Christian" that our author composed the following little work. The reader will find in it traces of that deep and familiar acquaintance with opposing views, and with the highest theology involved in the questions which might be expected from Dr. Owen on a subject which he seems to have studied with peculiar industry and research.
Brief Instruction in the Worship of God. CCEL Description: In A Brief Instruction in the Worship of God, which came to be known as "The Independents' Catechism" Owen outlines the constitution and ordinances of a Christian Church, and explains the duties of office-bearers and members.
Certaine treatises written by John Owen; formerly published at severall times, now reduced into one volume. London: Printed by W.W. for Philemon Stephens, and are to be sold at his shop, 1649. ca. 580 p. in various pagings. University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus).
Christologia: or, a Declaration of the glorious mystery of the person of Christ, God and man. Edinburgh, 1772. 608 pp. Also here. CCEL Description: The object of John Owen in this treatise is to illustrate the mystery of divine grace in the person of Christ. It bears the title, Christologia; but it differs considerably from many works of the same title or character. It is not occupied with a formal induction from Scripture in proof of the supreme Godhead of the Saviour. Owen assumes the truth of this doctrine, and applies all his powers and resources to expound its relations in the Christian system, and its bearings on Christian duty and experience. The Christology of Owen has always been highly valued, and will be of use to all ages of the church: "A work," says Dr M'Crie, "which, together with its continuation, the Meditations on the Glory of Christ, of all the theological works published by individuals since the Reformation, next to Calvin's Institutions, we would have deemed it our highest honour to have produced."
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ. Being a treatise of the redemption and reconciliation that is in the blood of Christ. First American edition, carefully revised and corrected. Carlisle, (Pennsylvania), 1792. 319 pp. Also here. CCEL Description: The Death of Death in the Death of Christ is John Owen's definitive work on the extent of the atonement. It is a polemical work, designed to show among other things that the doctrine of universal redemption is unscriptural and destructive of the gospel. It was called forth by the progress in England of Arminianism and the half-way house of Amyraldianism adopted by Baxter, Davenant and Usher.
Discourse concerning Evangelical Love, Church Peace, and Unity. CCEL Description: Evangelical Love, Church Peace and Unity was written at a time when Owen could speak of "a sinful decay of love among professors of the gospel in this nation," and deals with the importance of these virtues at all levels of church life.
Dissertation on Divine Justice. CCEL Description: A Dissertion on Divine Justice refutes the teaching that God could pardon sin by a mere act of will, and without any satisfaction to his justice i.e. without an atonement. It deserves to be read with interest as the conclusive settlement of a question of vital moment and one of the most vigorous productions of Owen's intellect.
Doctrine of Justification by Faith. CCEL Description: Owen's masterly account of justification by faith is distinguished from the two other classical 17th-century English treatises on this subject (those of Downame and Davenant) by its non-speculative, non-scholastic character and its dominating pastoral concern. The resurgent Roman challenge, and current Protestant confusion, obliged Owen to write controversially at certain points, but the core of his discourse is straightforward biblical exposition, massive, fresh, compelling and practical. Of all the many Puritan treatments of justification, Owen's is without doubt the richest.
Doctrine of the Saints' Perseverance Explained and Confirmed. CCEL Description: Written to answer Redemption Redeemed by the Arminian, John Goodwin, this treatise contains a minute refutation of Goodwin's views but nevertheless would, in the words of Andrew Thompson "be almost as complete were every part of it that refers Goodwin expunged, and undeniably forms the most masterly vindication of the perseverance of the saints in the English tongue."
Gospel Grounds and Evidences of the Faith of God's Elect. CCEL Description: What are the evidences on which the elect of God, in any process of self-scrutiny, may ascertain the reality of their own faith? Ascribing to faith all the importance which is due to it as the instrumental cause of justification, John Owen suspends the entire question of the genuineness of conversion upon the existence of a fourfold development or operation of that gracious principle in the hearts of all who may be anxious to discover whether they have been really quickened and born of God.
Meditations and Discourses on the glory of Christ, in two parts. ... By John Owen, D.D. A new edition. Sheffield, 1792. 300pp. Also here. CCEL Description: This treatise may be regarded as a series of Discourses on John xvii. 24. The subject is the Glory of Christ, as the representative of God to the church, -- in the mystery of his Person, -- in his office as Mediator, -- in his exaltation on high, -- in his relation to the church during every age of its history, -- and in the final consummation of his work, when all things are to be gathered into a blessed unity, as the result of his mediation. The treatise is concluded by a statement of the difference between our views of the Glory of Christ as beheld by faith in this world, and as it shall be beheld by sight in heaven.
Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, (each person distinctly) in love, grace, and consolation: or, the saints fellowship with ... . Glasgow, 1792. 411pp. Also here. CCEL Description: In 1657, John Owen produced one of his finest devotional treatises, probably the substance of a series of sermons. He examines the Christian's communion with God as it relates to all three members of the Holy Trinity. He leads us by green pastures and still waters, and lays open the exhaustless springs of the Christian's hidden life with God. Twenty years after its publication, Of Communion with God provoked the scoffing remarks of a Rational ecclesiastic. In his reply, Owen vindicates himself from the various mystical sentiments that were ascribed to him.
Of Temptation. CCEL Description: John Owen was essentially a pastoral theologian, and in his best writings, his pastoral concern and acute doctrinal instinct are inseparable. Of Temptation, an exposition of Jesus? words ?Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation,? describes the nature of entering into temptation, and offers valuable teaching on watching against it.
Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers. CCEL Description: John Owen was essentially a pastoral theologian, and in his best writings, his pastoral concern and acute doctrinal instinct are inseparable. On the Mortification of Sin, the substance of a series of addresses on Romans viii. 13, provides teaching in a vital but neglected aspect of Christianity. Owen takes up many of the questions that occur to every believer in the battle against sin.
The Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of Indwelling-Sin in Believers: Together with the ways of its working, and means of prevention, opened, envinced and applied. With a resolution of sundry cases of conscience thereunto appertaining. A new edition, carefully corrected. London, 1792. 263 pp.
Pneumatologia: or, a Discourse concerning the Holy Spirit. Wherein an account is given of his name, nature, personality, dispensation, operations, ... Glasgow, 1791. 520 pp. Vol. 1 of 2. Also here.
Pneumatologia: or, a Discourse concerning the Holy Spirit. Wherein an account is given of his name, nature, personality, dispensation, operations, ... Glasgow, 1791. 467 pp. Vol. 2 or 2. Also here. CCEL Description: "Owen on the Holy Spirit", as the work has generally been called, is perhaps one of the best known, and most highly esteemed of Owen's treatises. "We are favoured with many excellent books in our tongue", wrote John Newton to a correspondent, "but I with you agree in assigning one of the first places as a teacher to Dr. Owen. I have just finished his discourse on the Holy Spirit which is an epitome, if not the masterpiece of his writings."
Sacramental Discourses. CCEL Description: The height and depth of a man's ministry is always best tested at the preparation for the Lord's table. Owen comes well out of the test. There is "sweet savour of Christ" in his words; "Taste and see."
Several Practical Cases of Conscience Resolved. CCEL Description: Casuistry -- the science and doctrine of conscience -- is designed to resolve cases of doubt and uncertainty in regards to points of subjective morality. Owen's discourses deal with momentous questions of religious experience, and are replete with suggestions and advices.
Treatise of the Dominion of Sin and Grace. CCEL Description: The treatise is founded on Rom. vi. 14, and three facts are presupposed in the discussion that follows:-- that sin dwells in believers; seeks to renew its dominion over them; and endeavours to accomplish this object by deceit and force. Three leading inquiries are proposed:-- 1. Into the nature of this dominion; 2. The evidence by which we ascertain whether it exists in us; and 3. The reason or ground of the assurance that it shall not have dominion over believers.
Two Short Catechisms. CCEL Description: The Two Short Catechisms were designed to help and instruct the members of John Owen's congregation at Fordham. According to Owen himself, they represent the substance of the teaching he gave in his regular preaching ministry.
Sermons of John Owen. CCEL Description: The merits of Owen as a preacher have not been sufficiently appreciated. In this respect he seems to have stood higher in the estimation of his contemporaries than he has subsequently done. Perhaps the value of his other works diverted attention from his minor productions; and his style of careful and elaborate, though often prolix and cumbrous, discussion, was deemed incompatible with the condensation of statement and the vigour of appeal which constitute the main value and charm of a good discourse. Yet from the contemporary accounts transmitted to us the ability with which Owen could secure and sustain the attention of an audience must have been great. His Discourses themselves, however, will best illustrate the position and rank to which he is entitled among the lights and ornaments of the British pulpit.
Prolific Christian pastor-author. Educated at Oxford University, Dr. James I. Packer has served as assistant minister at St. John's Church of England, Harborne, Birmingham and Senior Tutor and Principal at Tyndale Hall (an Anglican seminary in Bristol). He preaches and lectures widely in Great Britain and America and contributes frequently to theological periodicals. His writings include Fundamentalism and the Word of God, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, and Knowing God. Dr. Packer was Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. Learn more about Packer here.
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James Montgomery Boice, editor. "Encountering Present-Day Views of Scripture". The Foundation of Biblical Authority. London & Glasgow: Pickering & Inglis, 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 072080437X. pp.61-82.
The Interpretation of Scripture. From 'Fundamentalism' and the Word of God (Inter-Varsity Press, 1958), pp. 101-114. The article is divided into four parts: (1) Interpreting Scripture Literally, (2) Interpreting Scripture by Scripture, (3) Problems and Difficulties and (4) the Holy Spirit as Interpreter.
Truth & Power: The Place of Scripture in the Christian Life. This online edition reflects the InterVarsity Press edition of the book [1999] containing 191 pages. Back cover: "In this book the author offers a masterful overview of the doctrine of Scripture. Beginning with the authority of the Bible, he then considers how it has been challenged through church history. In addition he examines the unity of the Bible, methods of interpreting it and the role the Bible must play in preaching. Through all of this Packer demonstrates how the Bible offers each Christian the spiritual essentials of life, health and peace."
A View of the Evidences of Christianity. The seventh edition. In two volumes. London: printed by J. Davis; for R. Faulder, 1800. Volume 1, 397 pp.; Volume 2. Text-searchable edition found here at CCEL. (TM): Paley's Evidences is one of the very best summaries of the historical case for Christianity, making good use of the work of his great predecessors Lardner and Douglas. In Part I, which is the heart of the book, Paley sets out to establish two propositions:
1. That there is satisfactory evidence that many professing to be original witnesses of the Christian miracles passed their lives in labours, dangers, and sufferings, voluntarily undergone in attestation of the accounts which they delivered, and solely in consequence of their belief of those accounts; and that they also submitted, from the same motives, to new rules of conduct, and
2. That there is not satisfactory evidence that persons professing to be original witnesses of other miracles, in their nature as certain as these are, have ever acted in the same manner, in attestation of the accounts which they delivered, and properly in consequence of their belief of those accounts.
In Part II he considers auxiliary evidences such as prophecy, the character of Christ, and the propagation of Christianity. In Part III he considers some popular objections to Christianity.
Paley's work was required reading at both Oxford and Cambridge for nearly a hundred years since its publication in 1794.
Victor Shea, William Whitla. Essays and Reviews: The 1860 Text and Its Reading. University of Virginia Press, 2000. Extract, p. 269: "The standard treatises on 'evidences,' the prescribed texts for examination for students at Oxford and Cambridge were Butler's Analogy (1736) and Paley's A View of the Evidences of Christianity (1794) and Natural Theology, or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity Collected from the Appearances of Nature (1802). Paley's Moral and Political Philosophy (1875) was used for examinations at Cambridge and was required in 1802. As F. W. Newman wrote in Phases of Faith: 'The Christian Evidences are an essential part of the course of religious study at Oxford' (1850, 40). In 1850 a new edition of Evidences and Horae Paulinae was published in Cambridge with these comments in the Preface: 'By a Grace of the Senate it was decreed on March 23, 1849, that the Holy Scriptures and the Evidences of Christianity should assume a more important place than formerly in the Previous Examination. It is provided in the new regulations, which will take effect in 1851, that the examination in the Evidences of Christianity shall be extended to three hours. ... Paley's work has been used in the University, as the authorized text-book on the Evidences, for the last quarter of a century. It was appointed as one of the fixed subjects when the 'Previous Examination' was instituted in 1822' (Paley 1850, v-vi).
... At Cambridge, Paley's Evidences continued as a part of the first examination for undergraduates until 1920 (Clarke 1974, I; 127-129). By 1929 one commentator noted: 'Paley had never been much stressed at Oxford; now he is seen losing ground at Cambridge" (Robertson 1929, I: 229). For Leslie and Grotius see [Section] 24 and note.
John Henry Overton. The English Church in the Nineteenth Century (1800-1833), Longmans, 1894, p. 221. Henry Handley Norris wrote to Bishop Hobart in 1820, 'Our Universities, Oxford esecially, have been repairing the decay of discipline, and of the requisite knowledge for their degrees; and a competent knowledge of the evidences and principles of Christianity is made indispensable to every one.' -- Life of Bishop Hobart, by John M'Vicar, D.D., p. 492.
The following are the Rules and Regulations to be observed with respect to the Examination of Candidates for admission to the East India College at Haileybury.
India Board, 16 August 1837.
The Commissioners for the Affairs of India, by authority of an Act passed in the first year of Queen Victoria, intituled, " An Act to authorize the Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and the Court of Directors of the East India Company, to suspend the subsisting Enactments concerning the fourfold system of Nomination of Candidates for the East India Company's College at Haileybury, and for providing, during such suspension, for the Examination of Candidates for the said College," constitute and appoint the Rev. J. A. Giles, late fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, the Rev. J. Isaacson, Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and Thomas Hewitt Key, M. A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, to be Examiners for the purposes of the said Act; and the Examiners are hereby instructed to examine Candidates for admission to the East India College at Haileybury, and to decide whether or not they are duly qualified for such admission.
Each candidate shall produce testimonials of good moral conduct, under the hand of the principal or superior authority of the college or public institution in which he may have been educated, or under the hand of the private instructor to whose care he may have been confided; and the said testimonials shall have reference to his conduct during the two years immediately preceding his presentation for admission.
Each candidate shall be examined in the Greek Testament, and shall not be deemed duly qualified for admission to Haileybury College, unless he be found to possess a competent knowledge thereof; nor unless he be able to render into English some portion of the works of one of the following Greek authors: Homer, Herodotus, Xenophon, Thucydides, Sophocles and Euripides; nor unless he can render into English some portion of the works of one of the following Latin authors: Livy, Terence, Cicero, Tacitus, Virgil and Horace; and this part of the examination will include questions in ancient history, geography and philosophy.
Each candidate shall also be examined in modern history and geography, and in the elements of mathematical science, including the common rules of arithmetic, vulgar and decimal fractions, and the first four books of Euclid. He shall also be examined in moral philosophy, and in the evidences of the Christian religion as set forth in the works of Paley. ...
In Dublin, where the system of examinations in the Divinity School is of much longer standing than in any English Universities, though with the slenderest results on theological aptitude or study in the Irish Church, students must pass four examinations at least, two in the junior and two in the senior year, in addition to having attended six terms of lectures, before receiving the final testimonium. The two chief examinations, at the close of each year's course, are of this sort:
Junior Year.?1. Holy Scripture.?Four Gospels, and Acts. 2 Greek Testament.?Gospels and Romans. 3. Evidences.?Paley's Evidences. Butler's Analogy. Lee on Inspiration, selected portions. 4. Socinian Controversy.?Pearson on the Creed, Acts ii. and viii. Magee on the Atonement. 5. Ecclesiastical History.?Selections from Robertson's History of the Church.
At the London College of Divinity, Highbury, the course (except for men already well educated) is for three years, the longest of any, but, from a large endowment, also much the cheapest to resident students. The Cambridge Preliminary Examination is the standard aimed at, and, judging by the number of men from this college who have been creditably classed there, with a considerable measure of success. The course of study at the college itself is this:
First year?Preparatory Greek and Latin class; Grammar and English Compositions; Lectures on Rawlinson's Ancient History, with special reference to Biblical History and Prophecy, and the basis of Ecclesiastical History; Lectures on Mediaeval History; Geography of Palestine; Old Testament, Gospels in Greek; Opuscula of St. Augustine; Patres Apostolici or Eusebius; Paley's Horae Paulinae; Ecclesiastical History of first Three Centuries; Thirty-nine Articles, Text and Scriptural bearings.
Second year: Later Ecclesiastical History; History of Church of England; Paley's Evidences; Butler's Analogy; Pearson on the Creed; Greek Testament; Septuagint; Hebrew; Old Testament Exegesis; A Latin Subject.
Third year: Greek Testament; Hebrew; Critical History of Bible; Thirty-nine Articles, considered historically and theologically; St. Augustine De Doctrina Christiana; Prayer Book; Hooker; Composition and Delivery of Sermons; Systematic training in Reading. The students also work in schools, mission-room services, workhouse visitations, &c.
...At Lichfield the course is for two years, or six terms of twelve weeks each, for non-graduates, one year for graduates; and a shorter time for such graduates as do not seek the college certificate. The studies pursued are these:?Bible, Old Testament in English, New Testament in Greek; Prayer Book, with examination of Primitive and Mediaeval Liturgies; Doctrines of the Church of England, in Creeds, Articles, and standard Divines; Church History, Primitive, Mediaeval, and Modern; Evidences; Canon Law; the principles of the more important English sects; and elementary instruction in Hebrew and Greek. The principal books in actual use are Eusebius, Eccl. Hist, (in English); Hardwick's Reformation, and sometimes his Middle Ages; Butler's Analogy and Sermons; Paley's Evidences; Pearson on the Creed; Blunt's Scriptural Coincidences; Smith's Student's Manuals of Old and New Testament; Blunt's Annotated Prayer Book; Blunt's Church Law; Professor J. J. Blunt's Duties of the Parish Priest. No text-book on the Thirty-nine Articles is prescribed, but a special course of lectures is devoted to them. Besides all this, the students are practised in public reading, and have to read the Lessons in turn at daily chapel; in public speaking, by means of debates, mission-room lectures, &c.; in writing sermons and theological essays; in Sunday and night-school teaching, and in catechizing; and in a knowledge of the elementary laws of health and disease, imparted by a physician. This is one of the most practical and sensible courses to be found in England, and lays stress on several important points not widely enforced.
At St. Aidan's, Birkenhead, the course is of two years. Junior year: Old Testament (half); New Testament, Gospels; Church History; selected period of Ancient History, Reformation, and Church of England; Thirty-nine Articles; Prayer Book; Lectures on Christian Ministry; Latin, and Hebrew. Senior year: Remaining Books of Old and New Testament, Connexion and General View; Development of Christian Doctrine; Evidences (Paley and Butler); History and Comparative View of Articles; Rubrics and reading the Services; Pastoral Theology, including preaching; Latin and Hebrew as before. The leading text-books in use are?Mosheim; Bishop Short's History of the Church of England; Browne on the Thirtynine Articles; Procter on Common Prayer; Butler's Analogy; Paley's Evidences. Students are further recommended Smith's Old and New Testament Histories, Canon Westcott's works, Conybeare and Howson's St. Paul, Hardwick and J. J. Blunt on the Reformation, Pearson on the Creed, Prayer Book Interleaved, J. J. Blunt's Duties of Parish Priest, Bridges on Christian Ministry, Oxenden on Pastoral Office.
At St. Bees, the Cambridge Preliminary Examination is a standard recommended, but not enforced. Four terms of fourteen weeks each are necessary for the certificate, and students who choose to remain to study during a fifth may do so free of charge for tuition. The course is, Old Testament in English, New Testament in Greek and English; Church History; Paley's Evidences; Pearson on Creed, Arts. I.?XII.; Butler's Analogy; Procter on Common Prayer; Browne on Articles; Ayre's abridgment of Horne's Introduction to the Bible; Paley's Evidences; Theophilus Anglicanus; Sermon-writing; Pastoral Theology; Reading in church; a good deal of school-work in Greek and Latin; and as the college is specially meant for men with small means and imperfect training, there are lectures during the three vacations of the year, for all who choose to avail themselves thereof, besides special attention being given to any advanced students, who can go beyond the routine of the appointed studies.
n.g. A View of the Evidences of Christianity. In three Parts. By William Paley, D.D., Archdeacon of Carlisle. A new Edition, with Introduction, Notes, and Supplement. Review from Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine, v. 4. December 1848. p. 1347.
Jeremiah Joyce (1763-1816). Disclaimer: Joyce was a Unitarian minister. An Analysis of Paley's View of the evidences of Christianity. Cambridge [Eng.]: Printed by B. Flower; for W.H. Lunn, 1795. 90 pp.; 21 cm.
ADVERTISEMENT: "In drawing up the following Analysis, the Editor had no other object in view, than to obtain a more general discussion of this most important of all questions -- Is Christianity true? For the event of the inquiry he is under no apprehension. -- The extensive and accurate view which Dr. Paley has taken of its evidences, merits the applause of every friend to revelation, and, it is hoped, will be the means of exciting that degree of attention, among the friends to freedom of inquiry, which the subject seems to demand.
"The very able account given of Dr. Paley's work in the Analytical Review, the Editor of this pamphlet had never heard of, till after he had finished his own Analysis. He has compared them, and, in consequence, has altered a few passages.
April 20, 1795."
Horĉ Paulinĉ, or, The Truth of the Scripture History of St. Paul, Evinced by a comparison of the Epistles which bear his name with the Acts of the apostles, and with one another. 1st American, from the 4th London ed. Cambridge, Mass.: Printed and sold by William Hilliard, 1806. 235 pp. 1879 edition, with Introduction, Notes, and Questions, by William Binnie, D.D.
Olinthus Gregory, Letters on the Evidences, Doctrines, and Duties, of the Christian Religion, London, 1836, p. 99: ... "I must briefly advert to the cogent arguments so ably advanced by the late venerable Dr. Paley, drawn from the numerous obviously undesigned coincidences, mutually subsisting between the several Epistles of St. Paul, and the History of the Acts of the Apostles: these coincidences are so little seen by common observers, that it is impossible to suppose them the effect of forgery: an examination of them is sufficient to prove that neither the history was forged to square with the letters, nor the letters to accord with the history: that they are too numerous and close to be accounted for by the accidental, or by the designed, concurrences of fiction, or in any other way than by the uniformity of the tendency of truth to one point.*
*"For a full development and application of this train of argumentation, see Dr. Paley's admirable work, entitled, Horĉ Paulinĉ. This book has now been published thirty years, during all which period, though many of the Infidel host have 'gnashed their teeth' at it in private, not one has attempted to refute it."
Lydia McGrew. Paley's Horae Paulinae on Aquila and Priscilla. Posted September 17, 2014.
The world needs more Horae Paulinae. What's that, you may ask? I'm glad you asked. The Horae Paulinae is a work by the great William Paley, better known for his version of the design argument. In the Horae, Paley goes systematically through the Pauline epistles and makes meticulous arguments showing their connections to one another and to the book of Acts. Paley shows again and again (and again and again) that these incidental and casual connections provide evidence both for the authenticity of the epistles and for the reliability of Acts and the origin of Acts as written by a companion of Paul.
... The relevance of all of this to the central truths of Christianity is indirect but important. One possible "out" for the skeptic concerning Jesus' resurrection is to say that the disciples themselves never actually said that Jesus came and talked to them after his resurrection in the detailed scenes we find in the Gospels. The idea is that these scenes were some sort of legendary accretion that "grew up" later on and that perhaps, at most, the disciples had some sort of vague experience or hallucination that could be better explained as a result of grief or religious enthusiasm. The specifics of the gospel accounts of Jesus' post-resurrection appearances are, if insisted upon, an embarrassment for the skeptics. If they are taken to be what the disciples actually claimed, one has to hypothesize either implausible and detailed lying on the part of the apostles, for which motive is severely lacking, or extreme, polymodal, repeated, and lengthy hallucinations that coincidentally involve multiple people at once. This is why it is a good deal more convenient to dismiss them as something other than what the disciples actually claimed.
... There is a free electronic copy of Paley's Horae Paulinae available on-line here. (In fact, there are several different editions available on-line. This is a particularly good one; the notes by Howson, the editor, are excellent.) Paley is quite reader-friendly, I find. His language, though formal by 21st century standards, flows beautifully.
The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy. The 6th American edition, from the 12th English edition. Boston: Published by John West and Co., E.G. House, printer, 1810. xx, [23]-492 pp. 23 cm.
The justifying causes of war are, deliberate invasions of right, and the necessity of maintaining such a balance of power amongst neighbouring nations, as that no single state, or confederacy of states, be strong enough to overwhelm the rest.-- The objects of just war are, precaution, defence, or reparation. In a larger sense, every just war is a defensive war, inasmuch as every just war supposes an injury perpetrated, attempted, or feared.
The insufficient causes or unjustifiable motives of war, are the family alliances, the personal friendships, or the personal quarrels, of princes; the internal disputes which are carried on in other nations; the justice of other wars; the extension of territory, or of trade; the misfortunes or accidental weakness of a neighbouring or rival nation.
Natural Theology; or, Evidences of the existence and attributes of the Deity, collected from the appearances of nature. Sixth edition. Albany, Printed for Daniel & Samuel Whiting, 1803. viii, [9]-368 pp. 18 cm.
Natural theology, or, Evidences of the existence and attributes of the Deity: collected from the appearances of nature, with illustrative notes by Henry, Lord Brougham and Sir C. Bell, and an introductory discourse of natural theology by Lord Brougham. To which are added supplementary dissertations and a treatise on animal mechanics by Sir Charles Bell. With numerous woodcuts. London: C. Knight, 1845. 4 volumes illus. Volume 1 of 4. Volume 2 of 4. Volume 3 of 4. Volume 4 of 4.
Henry Lord Brougham. A Discourse of Natural Theology: Showing the nature of the evidence and the advantages of the study / by Henry Lord Brougham. London: Charles Knight, 1835. vii, 296 pp.
Lord Brougham on Natural Theology. Review of Brougham's Natural Theology from Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, v. 12, n. 70. October 1835.
American clergyman and social reformer. Read more about Parkhurst here.
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The Blind Man's Creed: And Other Sermons. New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., 1883. 246 pp.; 20 cm. Trilemma:
Evidently enough, then, if He was what He claimed to be He was the Son of God. Now if He was not the Son of God, He claimed to be, all the same; and how are you going to get along with those claims and explain them? It is evident at a glance that if His claims were false they can be explained only on the ground of His lunacy or His knavery. No other alternative remains. He was continually asserting that He was divine. If He was not divine, He deceived others purposely, and was a consummate liar, or He unintentionally deceived Himself, and was a helpless lunatic. So that there are only three things that you and I can think of the man of the gospels, either that He was a maniac, or a villain, or the Son of God.
Barnes vs. Inhabitants of the First Parish in Falmouth.
N.p., c.1810. 16 pp. Contained in 6 Mass. Reports, p. 404, &c.
"The object of a free civil government is the promotion and security of the happiness of the citizens. These effects cannot be produced, but by the knowledge and practice of our moral duties, which comprehend all the social and civil obligations of man to man, and the citizen to the State. If the civil magistrate in any State, could procure by his regulations an uniform practice of these duties, the government of that State would be perfect.
"To obtain that perfection, it is not enough for the magistrate to define the rights of the several citizens, as they are related to life, liberty, property and reputation, and to punish those by whom they may be invaded. Wise laws, made to this end, and faithfully executed, may leave the people strangers to many of the enjoyments of civil and social life, without which their happiness will be extremely imperfect. Human laws cannot oblige to the performance of the duties of imperfect obligation; as the duties of charity and hospitality, benevolence and good neighbourhood; as the duties resulting from the relation of husband and wife, parent and child; of man to man as children of a common parent; and of real patriotism, by influencing every citizen to love his country, and to obey all its laws. These are moral duties, flowing from the disposition of the heart, and not subject to the control of human legislation.
"Neither can the laws prevent by temporal punishment, secret offences committed without witness, to gratify malice, revenge, or any other passion, by assailing the most important and most estimable rights of others. For human tribunals cannot proceed against any crimes unless ascertained by evidence; and they are destitute of all power to prevent the commission of offences, unless by the feeble examples exhibited in the punishment of those who may be detected.
"Civil government, therefore, availing itself only of its own powers, is extremely defective; and unless it could derive assistance from some superior power, whose laws extend to the temper and disposition of the human heart, and before whom no offence is secret; wretched indeed would be the state of man under a civil constitution of any form.
"This most manifest truth has been felt by legislators in all ages; and as man is born not only a social but a religious being, so in the pagan world, false and absurd systems of religion were adopted and patronized by the magistrate, to remedy the defects necessarily existing in a government merely civil.
"On these principles tested by the experience of mankind, and by the reflections of reason, the people of Massachusetts, in the frame of their government, adopted and patronized a religion, which by its benign and energetic influences, might co-operate with human institutions, to promote and secure the happiness of the citizens, so far as might be consistent with the imperfections of man.
"In selecting a religion, the people were not exposed to the hazard of choosing a false and defective religious system; Christianity had long been promulgated, its pretensions and excellencies well known, and its divine authority admitted. This religion was found to rest on the basis of immortal truth; to contain a system of morals adapted to man in all possible ranks and conditions, situations and circumstances, by conforming to which he would be ameliorated and improved in all the relations of human life; and to furnish the most efficacious sanctions, by bringing to light a future state of retribution. And this religion as understood by Protestants, tending by its effects to make every man, submitting to its influences, a better husband, parent, child, neighbour, citizen and magistrate, was, by the people, established as a fundamental and essential part of their Constitution.
"The manner in which this establishment was made, is liberal, and consistent with the rights of conscience on religious subjects. As religious opinions, and the time and manner of expressing the homage due to the Governor of the Universe, are points depending on the sincerity and belief of each individual, and do not concern the public interest, care is taken in the second article of the Declaration of Rights, to guard these points from the interference of the civil magistrate; and no mall can be hurt, molested or restrained in his person, liberty or estate, for worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience, or for his religious profession or sentiment, provided he does not disturb the public peace, or obstruct others in their religious worship; in which case he is punished, not for his religious opinions or worship, but because he interrupts others in the enjoyment of the rights he claims for himself, or because he has broken the public peace.
"Having secured liberty of conscience, on the subject of religious opinion and worship for every man, whether Protestant or Catholic, Jew, Mahometan or Pagan, the Constitution then provides for the public teaching of the precepts and maxims of the religion of Protestant Christians to all the people. And for this purpose, it is made the right and duty of all corporate religious societies to elect and support a public Protestant teacher of piety, religion and morality; and the election and support of the teacher depend exclusively on the will of a majority of each society incorporated for those purposes. As public instruction requires persons who may be taught, every citizen may be enjoined to attend on some one of those teachers, at times and seasons stated by law, if there be any on whose instructions he can conscientiously attend.
"In the election and support of a teacher, every member of the corporation is bound by the will of the majority; but as the great object of this provision was to secure the election and support of public Protestant teachers by corporate societies, and some members of any corporation might be of a sect or denomination of Protestant Christians different from the majority of the members, and might choose to unite with other Protestant Christians of their own sect or denomination, in maintaining a public teacher, who by law was entitled to support, and on whose instruction they usually attended; indulgence was granted, that persons thus situated might have the money they contributed to the support of public worship, and of the public teachers aforesaid, appropriated to the support of the teacher, on whose instructions they should attend.
"Several objections have at times been made to this establishment, which may be reduced to three: that when a man disapproves of ally religion, or of any supposed doctrine of any religion, to compel him by law to contribute money for public instruction in such religion, or doctrine, is an infraction of his liberty of conscience;--that to compel a man to pay for public religious instructions, on which he does not attend, and from which he can, therefore, derive no benefit is unreasonable and intolerant; -- and that it is anti-Christian for any State to avail itself of the precepts and maxims of Christianity to support civil government; because the founder of it has declared, that his kingdom is not of this world.
"These objections go to the authority of the people to make this Constitution, which is not proper nor competent for us to bring into question. And although we are not able, and have no inclination to assume the character of theologians, yet it may not be improper to make a few short observations, to defend our Constitution from the charges of persecution, intolerance and impiety.
"When it is remembered, that no man is compellable to attend on any religious instruction, which he conscientiously disapproves; and that he is absolutely protected in the most perfect freedom of conscience in his religious opinions and worship; the first objection seems to mistake a man's conscience for his money, and to deny the State a right of levying and of appropriating the money of the citizens, at the will of the Legislature, in which they are all represented. But as every citizen derives the security of his property, and the fruits of his industry from the power of the State; so, as the price of this protection, he is bound to contribute in common withhis fellow-citizens for the public use, so much of his property and for such public uses, as the State shall direct. And if any individual can lawfully withhold his contribution, because he dislikes the appropriation, the authority of the State to levy taxes would be annihilated; and without money it would soon cease to have any authority. But all monies raised and appropriated for public uses by any corporation, pursuant to powers derived from the State, are raised and appropriated substantially by the authority of the State. And the people in their Constitution, instead of devolving the support of public teachers on the corporations by whom they should be elected, might have directed their support to be defrayed out of the public treasury, to be reimbursed by the levying and collection of state taxes. And against this mode of support, the objection of an individual disapproving of the object of the public taxes, would have the same weight it can have, against the mode of public support through the medium of corporate taxation. In either case, it can have no weight to maintain a charge of persecution for conscience sake. The great error lies in not distinguishing between liberty of conscience in religious opinions and worship, and the right of appropriating money by the State. The former is an unalienable right, the latter is surrendered to the State as the price of protection.
"The second objection is, that it is intolerant to compel a man to pay for religious instruction, from which, as he does not hear it, he can derive no benefit. This objection is founded wholly in mistake. The object of public religious instruction is, to teach and to enforce by suitable arguments, the practice of a system of correct morals among the people, and to form and cultivate reasonable and just habits and manners; by which every man's person and property are protected from outrage; and his personal and social enjoyments promoted and multiplied. From these effects every man derives the most important benefits, and whether he be or be not an auditor of any public teacher, he receives more solid and permanent advantages from this public instruction, than the administration of justice in courts of law can give him. The like objection may be made by any man to the support of public schools if he have no family who attend; and any man who has no law suit may object to the support of judges and jurors on the same ground; when if there were no courts of law, he would unfortunately find that causes for law suits would sufficiently abound.
"The last objection is founded upon the supposed anti-Christian conduct of the State, in availing itself of the precepts and maxims of Christianity, for the purposes of a more excellent civil government. It is admitted that the founder of this religion did not intend to erect a temporal dominion, agreeably to the prejudices of his countrymen; but to reign in the hearts of men by subduing their irregular appetites and propensities, and by moulding their passions to the noblest purposes. And it is one great excellence of his religion, that not pretending to worldly pomp and power, it is calculated and accommodated to ameliorate the conduct and condition of man under any form of civil government.
"The objection goes further, and complains that Christianity is not left for its Promulgation and support, to the means designed by its author, who requires not the assistance of man to effect his purposes and intentions. Our Constitution certainly provides for the punishment of many breaches of the laws of Christianity; not for the purpose of propping up the Christian religion, but because those breaches are offences against the laws of the State; and it is a civil, as well as religious duty of the magistrate, not to bear the sword in vain. But there are many precepts of Christianity, of which the violation cannot be punished by human laws; and as the obedience to them is beneficial to civil society, the State has wisely taken care that they should be taught and also enforced by explaining their moral and religious sanctions, as they cannot be enforced by temporal punishments. And from the genius and temper of this religion, and from the benevolent character of its author, we must conclude that it is his intention, that man should be benefited by it in his civil and political relations, as well as in his individual capacity And it remains for the objector to prove, that the patronage of Christianity by the civil magistrate induced by the tendency of its Precepts to form good citizens, is not one of the means, by which the knowledge of its doctrines was intended to be disseminated and preserved among the human race.
"The last branch of the objection rests on the very correct position, that the faith and precepts of the Christian religion are so interwoven that they must be taught together; whence it is inferred, that the State by enjoining instruction in its precepts, interferes with its doctrines, and assumes a Power not entrusted to any human authority.
"If the State claimed the absurd power of directing or controlling the faith of the citizens, there might be some ground for the objection. But no such power is claimed. The authority derived from the Constitution extends no further than to submit to the understandings of the people, the evidence of truths deemed of public utility, leaving the weight of the evidence and the tendency of those truths, to the conscience of every man.
"Indeed this objection must come from a willing objector; for it extends in its consequences, to prohibit the State from providing for public instruction in many branches of useful knowledge which naturally tend to defeat the arguments of infidelity, to illustrate the doctrines of the Christian religion, and to confirm the faith of its professors.
"As Christianity has the promise not only of this, but of a future life; it cannot be denied that public instruction in piety, religion and morality by Protestant teachers, may have a beneficial effect beyond the present state of existence. And the people are to be applauded, as well for their benevolence as for their wisdom, that in selecting a religion, whose precepts and sanctions might supply the defects in civil government, necessarily limited in its power, and supported only by temporal penalties, they adopted a religion founded in truth; which in its tendency will protect our property here, and may secure to us an inheritance in another and a better country."
Philosopher and scientist. Learn more about Pascal in his entry here, and here
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Pensees: Thoughts on religion
and other curious subjects. Written originally in French by Monsieur Pascal. Translated into English by Basil Kennet. The fourth edition. London: printed for R. Ware; and J. and H. Pemberton, 1741. 375,[1] p.
Paterson, William
(1745-1806)
Signer of the Constitution and a Justice on the U. S. Supreme Court. Congressman. Read more about Paterson here and here.
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Fourth of July Oration in 1798.
Extracted in John E. O?Conner, William Paterson: Lawyer and Statesman (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1979), p. 244.
"Infatuated Americans, why renounce your country, your religion, and your God?"
Extract from The United States Oracle of the day, May 24, 1800. Found in Vol. 10, no. 12 (Jan. 4, 1800)-v. 11, no. 53 (Oct. 10, 1801) Portsmouth, N.H.: C. Peirce, 1800-1801. Continues: Oracle of the day. Continued by: United States oracle and Portsmouth advertiser. Supreme Court Justice William Paterson reminds his fellow justices of Proverbs 29:2: "When the righteous rule, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan."
An Oration, delivered February 22d, 1815, before the New-Jersey Washington Benevolent Society, in the city of New-Brunswick. New-Brunswick [N.J.], 1815. 19 pp.
Massachusetts state senator and Harvard University librarian. His son Benjamin Peirce was a noted astronomer and mathematician. Read more about Peirce here.
A paraphrase and notes on the Epistles of St. Paul to the Colossians, Philippians, and Hebrews: after the manner of Mr. Locke: to which are annexed several critical dissertations on particular texts of Scripture. The 2nd edition. ... / with a paraphrase and notes on the three last chapters of the Hebrews left unfinish'd by Mr. Peirce, and an essay to discover the author of the Epistle and language in which it was originally written, by Joseph Hallett. London: Printed for J. Noon, 1733. [2], iv, 76, viii, 116, iv, xl, 192, [4], 2, 98, 64, [2] pp.; 25 cm. (4to) Contents: A paraphrase and notes on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians ... / by the late Reverend and Learned Mr. James Peirce ... The second edition. London: Printed for J. Noon ... and John Gray ..., 1729 -- A paraphrase and notes on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians: to which are added, two dissertations, one on Galatians IV. 21.-V. 1., the other on Matthew II. 13, 14, 15 / by the author of the Paraphrase and notes on the Epistle to the Colossians. The second edition. London: Printed for J. Noon ..., 1733 -- A paraphrase and notes on the Epistle to the Hebrews / by the late Reverend and Learned Mr. James Peirce ... The second edition. London: Printed by J. Purser, for J. Noon ..., 1734 --
A paraphrase and notes on the three last chapters of the Epistle to the Hebrews: being a supplement to the Learned Mr. Peirce's Paraphrase and notes on this Epistle: with an essay to discover the author of the Epistle, and the language in which it was originally written / by Joseph Hallett ... London: Printed by J. Purser, for J. Noon ..., 1733 -- Dissertations on six texts of Scripture: viz. Rom. XV. 7-9; 2 Cor. iv. 13; John xiii. 18, 19; Matth. v. 14-16; Mark vi. 39, 40; I Cor. viii. 3 / by the late Reverend and Learned Mr. James Peirce. London: Printed for J. Noon and J. Chandler, 1727.
A Paraphrase and notes, on the Epistle to the Hebrews. London: printed for J. Noon; and J. Chandler, 1727. iv, 194,[2] pp. Note(s): Also issued as part of: 'A Paraphrase and notes on the Epistles of St. Paul to the Colossians, Philippians, and Hebrews: By Mr. James Peirce.' London, 1727./ A supplement to this work was published in 1733 bearing the title: 'A paraphrase, and notes on the three last chapters of the Epistle to the Hebrews: By Joseph Hallet, Jun.'/ With a final advertisement leaf. Reproduction of original from the British Library.
Penn, Granville
(1761-1844)
Geologist. Grandson of William Penn of Pennsylvania. Read about Penn here and here and here.
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A Comparative estimate of the mineral and Mosaical geologies. 2d edition. London, Printed for J. Duncan, 1825. 2 v. 22 cm. Volume 1 of 2. Volume 2 of 2.
With George Whitehead. A Serious Apology for the Principles and Practices of the People Called Quakers against the malicious aspertions, erronious doctrines, and horrid blasphemies of Thomas Jenner and Timothy Taylor, in their book, entituled, Quakerism anatomiz'd and confuted, divided into two parts. [London : s.n.], 1671.
([12], 190 pp. Earlham School of Religion Digital Quaker Collection.
"Nor would we be thought to lessen the virtue, use, and reputation of the Holy Scriptures, whilst we endeavour the vindication of the Holy Spirit in his office of revelation to believers.
"They are useful in two eminent respects:
"1st, Historically; as giving us a true narrative of the transactions of those ages of the world, in reference to the church or state of both Jews and Christians; their trials, troubles, temptations, lapses, recoveries, and perfect victories.
"2d. Doctrinally; as presenting us with a true account of the principles and doctrines of the people of (rod; their holy faith and patience: I cannot phrase it better than a divine glass in which we see (I say, we see, who first have that heavenly organ, an eye opened by inspiration and revelation) the states and conditions of the primitive saints, which is matter of unspeakable comfort and confirmation, as well as of good example to us.
"I do declare to the whole world, that we believe the Scriptures to contain a declaration of the mind and will of God in and to .those ages in which they were written; being given forth by the Holy Ghost, moving in the hearts of holy men of God; that they ought also to be read, believed, and fulfilled in our day; being useful for reproof and instruction, that the man of God may be perfect.
"They are a declaration and testimony of heavenly things, but not the heavenly things themselves; and, as such, we carry an high respect unto them. We accept them as the words of God himself; and, by the assistance of his Spirit, they are read with great instruction and comfort."
The Frame of the Government of the Province of Pennsilvania [sic] in America: together with certain laws agreed upon in England by the governour and divers free-men of the aforesaid province : to be further explained and confirmed there by the first provincial council and General Assembly that shall be held, if they see meet. 1682. 14 pp.
No Cross, No Crown: A Discourse shewing the nature and discipline of the holy cross of Christ, and that the denical of self and daily bearing of Christ's cross is the alone way to the rest and kingdom of God: to which are added the living and dying testimonies of many persons of fame and learning, both of ancient and modern times, in favour of this treatise. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Kimber, Conrad, 1807. 366 pp.
The Diverse Dispensations of God. The preface, being a summary account of the divers dispensations of God to men from the beginning of the world to that of our present age, by the ministry and testimony of his faithful servant George Fox, as an introduction to the ensuing journal. London: printed and sold by T. Sowle, at the Crooked Billet in Holly-well-lane, Shoreditch, and near the meeting-house in White-hart-court in Grace-church-street, 1694. [48] pp.
Fruits of a Father's Love: Being the advice of William Penn to his children, relating to their civil and religious conduct. The sixth edition. Philadelphia: Crukshank, 1776. 60 pp. Also here
The Excellent priviledge of liberty and property being the birth-right of the free-born subjects of England. Containing I. Magna Carta, with a learned comment upon it. II. The confirmation of the charters of the liberties of England ... III. A statute made the 34 Edw. I. ... IV. An abstract of the pattent granted by the King to William Penn ... V. And lastly, the charter of liberties granted by the said William Penn to the free-men and inhabitants of the province of Pennsylvania ... Philadelphia, 1687. [8], 63, [1] pp.
A Persuasive to Moderation to Church Dissenters, in
Prudence and Conscience. Humbly submitted to the King and his Great Council. Published in the Year 1686.
From The Select Works of William Penn, Volume 2, 4th edition, 1825.
"Moderation, the subject of this discourse, is, in plainer English, liberty of conscience to church-dissenters: a cause I have, with all humility, undertaken to plead, against the prejudices of the times.
"That there is such a thing as conscience, and the liberty of it, in reference to faith and worship towards God, must not be denied, even by those that are most scandalized at the ill use some seem to have made of such pretences. But to settle the terms: by conscience, I understand, the apprehension and persuasion a man has of his duty to God: by liberty of conscience, I mean, a free and open profession and exercise of that duty; especially in worship: but I always premise this conscience to keep within the bounds of morality, and that it be neither frantic or mischievous, but a good subject, a good child, a good servant, in all the affairs of life; as exact to yield to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, as jealous of withholding from God the thing that is God's. --In brief, he that acknowledges the civil government under which he lives, and that maintains no principle hurtful to his neighbour in his civil property.
"For he that in any thing violates his duty to these relations, cannot be said to observe it to God, who ought to have his tribute out of it. Such do not reject their prince, parent, master, or neighbour, but God, who enjoins that duty to them. Those pathetic words of Christ will naturally enough reach the case, 'In that ye did it not to them, ye did it not to me:' for duty to such relations hath a divine stamp; and divine right runs through more things of the world, and acts of our lives, than we are aware of; and sacrilege may be committed against more than the church. Nor will a dedication to God, of the robbery from man, expiate the guilt of disobedience: for though zeal could turn gossip to theft, his altars would renounce the sacrifice.
Primitive Christianity Revived in the Faith and Practice of the People Called Quakers. Written in Testimony to the Present Dispensation of God Through Them to the World that Prejudices May be Removed, the Simple Informed, the Well-inclined Encouraged, and the Truth and Its Innocent Friends, Rightly Represented. From a reprint edition, including a Brief Memoir of Penn, by James M. Brown, 1857. 1844 edition published by George F. Read. 1877 edition published by Henry Longstreth, 143 pp.
The inspired word:
a series of papers. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1888. Note(s): Lectures given at the Bible Conference in Philadelphia, Nov. 15-20, 1887, on the subject of the plenary inspiration of the Scripture.
The Evangelical History and Harmony. London: printed by William Bowyer for the author; sold by J. and J. Rivington, J. Hildyard at York, J. Fletcher at Oxford, W. Thurlbourn and F. Hopkins at Cambridge, G. Ayscough at Nottingham, J. Leake at Bath, and S. Trimer at Derby, 1747. vi,[4], vii-xci,[1], 245,[1],94 p., plate: map; 20.
The Passages in Moses and the Prophets, which are expressive of eternal life, illustrated in a sermon preached at the episcopal visitation at Derby, August 7, 1755, ... By Matthew Pilkington. London: printed for J. Whiston and B. White, 1756. v,[1],25,[1] pp.; 80.
Pink, A. W. (Arthur Walkington)
(1886-1952)
Evangelist and Bible scholar. Caution: In his early works he makes some questionable analogies that seem to have been influenced by his past in theosophy, though nothing unorthodox.
The Sovereignty of God.
Also here and here.Swengel, Pennsylvania: Bible Truth Depot, 1930. 322 pp.; 20 cm. Contents:
The sovereignty of God defined-The sovereignty of God in creation-The sovereignty of God in administration-The sovereignty of God in salvation-The sovereignty of God in reprobation-The sovereignty of God in operation-God's sovereignty and the human will-God's sovereignty and human responsibility-God's sovereignty and prayer-Our attitude toward God's sovereignty-Difficulties and objections-The value of this doctrine.
The Holy Spirit's work in salvation. Pensacola, FL: Chapel Library, 2003, 1934. 39 pp.; 16 cm. Note(s): "An excerpt from articles originally published in ... 'Studies in the Scriptures' during 1934 and 1935."
Comfort for Christians. Edition: Large Print edition. Grand Rapids: Guardian Press, 1976. 112 pp. 24 cm.
The Doctrine of Justification. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Boulder, Colo.; NetLibrary.
Godhood of God. Swengel, Pa.: Bible Truth Depot, 1910-1919?
Law and the Saint. Swengel, Pa.: Bible Truth Depot, 1930. 37 pp.; 19 cm.
Why Four Gospels? Swengel, Pa.: Bible Truth Depot, 1921. 184 pp.; 19 cm.
Piper, John
(1946- )
Pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received his doctorate in theology from the University of Munich and taught biblical studies for six years at Bethel College before becoming a pastor. Learn more about Piper here and his ministry, Desiring God.
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Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, A response to Evangelical feminism. Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, 1991. xxviii, 566 pp.; 23 cm.
Contents:
For single men and women (and the rest of us) / John Piper -- A vision of Biblical complementarity: manhood and womanhood defined according to the Bible / John Piper -- An overview of central concerns: questions and answers / John Piper and Wayne Grudem -- Male-female equality and male headship: Genesis 1-3 / Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr. -- Women in the life and teachings of Jesus / James A. Borland -- Head coverings, prophecies and the Trinity: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 / Thomas R. Schreiner -- "Silent in the churches": on the role of women in 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36 / D.A. Carson -- Role distinctions in the church: Galatians 3:28 / S. Lewis Johnson -- Husbands and wives as analogues of Christ and the church: Ephesians 5:21-33 and Colossians 3:18-19 / George W. Knight III -- What does it mean not to teach or have authority over men?: 1 Timothy 2-11-15 / Douglas Moo -- Wives like Sarah, and the husbands who honor them: 1 Peter 3:1-7 / Wayne Grudem -- The valuable ministries of women in the context of male leadership: a survey of Old and New Testament examples and teaching / Thomas R. Schreiner --
Men and women in the image of God / John M. Frame -- The church as family: why male leadership in the family requires male leadership in the church / Vern Sheridan Poythress -- The meaning of authority in the local church / Paige Patterson -- Women in the history of the church: learned and holy, but not pastors / William Weinrich -- The biological basis for gender-specific behavior / Gregg Johnson -- Psychological foundations for rearing masculine boys and feminine girls / George Alan Rekers -- The inevitability of failure : the assumptions and implementations of modern feminism / David Ayers -- Law : Is it legal for religious organizations to make distinctions on the basis of sex? / Donald A. Balasa -- The family and the church: how should Biblical manhood and womanhood work out in practice? / George W. Knight III -- Principles to use in establishing women in ministry / H. Wayne House -- The high calling of wife and mother in Biblical perspective / Dorothy Patterson -- Where's dad?: a call for fathers with the spirit of Elijah / Weldon Hardenbrook -- Women in society: the challenge and the call / Dee Jepsen -- The essence of femininity: a personal perspective / Elisabeth Elliot --
Charity, clarity, and hope: the controversy and the cause of Christ (including a response to the statement by Christians for Biblical equality) / John Piper and Wayne Grudem -- The meaning of Kephale ("Head"): a response to recent studies / Wayne Grudem -- The Danvers statement / The council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist. Random House, Inc., 2011. 320 pp. Preview. Abstract: "'Desiring God' is a paradigm-shattering work that dramatically alters common perspectives on relating to God. Piper reveals that there really is no need to choose between duty and delight in the Christian life. In fact, for the follower of Jesus, delight is the duty as Christ is most magnified in His people when they are most satisfied in Him.
"Constantly drawing on Scripture to build his case, Piper shows why pursuing maximum joy is essential to glorifying God. He discusses the implications of this for conversion, worship, love, Scripture, prayer, money, marriage, missions, and suffering.
Piper beckons us to approach God with the hedonist's abandon. Finally, we are freed to enjoy Jesus--not only as our Lord and Savior, but also as our all-surpassing, soul-satisfying Treasure.
'Desiring God' may turn your Christian world upside down. And that will be a good thing, for the glory of God, and for your deepest joy.
"Includes study guide for individual and small group use."
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham
(1708-1778)
British statesman. Read more about the Earl of Chatham here.
The Speech of the Right Honourable the Earl of Chatham: in the House of Lords, on Friday the 20th January 1775. London, 1775. 16 pp. Printed in The Columbian Orator, 15th edition, 1812. Also, Mr. Pitt's Speech, November 19, 1777, in opposition to Lord Suffolk, who proposed to Parliament to employ the Indians against the Americans; and who said, in the Course of the Debate, that "They had a Right to use all the Means, that God and Nature had put into their Hands, to conquer America." Also, Extract from Mr. Pitt's Speech in the British Parliament, May 13, 1777. Also, Extract from Mr. Pitt's Speech, November 18, 1777, on American Affairs.
The Truth of the gospel demonstrated: from the dispensations of providence preparative to it, particularly from prophecy: from the evidence with which it was introduced, and the public testimonials of it ever since subsisting: to which is prefixed, A preliminary discourse concerning the necessity of a revelation. London: Printed for R. Francklin, C. Davis, J. Brindley, S. Birt, T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Hodges, and J. and J. Rivington, 1751. 2 v. ([4], 314; [4], 315-596 p., [2] leaves of plates: ports.; 21 cm. (8 vo) Volume 1 of 2. Volume 2 of 2.
Pocahontas
(1595?-1617)
Indian missionary. Read more about Pocahontas here.
President. Read more about President Polkhere and here.
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"Inaugural Address" (March 4, 1845).
... If the more aged and experienced men who have filled the office of President of the United States even in the infancy of the Republic distrusted their ability to discharge the duties of that exalted station, what ought not to be the apprehensions of one so much younger and less endowed now that our domain extends from ocean to ocean, that our people have so greatly increased in numbers, and at a time when so great diversity of opinion prevails in regard to the principles and policy which should characterize the administration of our Government? Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family.
In assuming responsibilities so vast I fervently invoke the aid of that Almighty Ruler of the Universe in whose hands are the destinies of nations and of men to guard this Heaven-favored land against the mischiefs which without His guidance might arise from an unwise public policy. With a firm reliance upon the wisdom of Omnipotence to sustain and direct me in the path of duty which I am appointed to pursue, I stand in the presence of this assembled multitude of my countrymen to take upon myself the solemn obligation "to the best of my ability to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
... Confidently relying upon the aid and assistance of the coordinate departments of the Government in conducting our public affairs, I enter upon the discharge of the high duties which have been assigned me by the people, again humbly supplicating that Divine Being who has watched over and protected our beloved country from its infancy to the present hour to continue His gracious benedictions upon us, that we may continue to be a prosperous and happy people.
Jenkins, John S. (John Stilwell), editor. James Knox Polk, and a History of his administration. Auburn, 1850. 387 pp. Inaugural Address.
First Annual Message
(December 2nd, 1845).
Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives:
It is to me a source of unaffected satisfaction to meet the representatives of the States and the people in Congress assembled, as it will be to receive the aid of their combined wisdom in the administration of public affairs. In performing for the first time the duty imposed on me by the Constitution of giving to you information of the state of the Union and recommending to your consideration such measures as in my judgment are necessary and expedient, I am happy that I can congratulate you on the continued prosperity of our country. Under the blessings of Divine Providence and the benign influence of our free institutions, it stands before the world a spectacle of national happiness.
With our unexampled advancement in all the elements of national greatness, the affection of the people is confirmed for the Union of the States and for the doctrines of popular liberty which lie at the foundation of our Government.
It becomes us in humility to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the inestimable civil and religious blessings with which we are favored.
... I trust it may not be deemed inappropriate to the occasion for me to dwell for a moment on the memory of the most eminent citizen of our country who during the summer that is gone by has descended to the tomb. The enjoyment of contemplating, at the advanced age of near fourscore years, the happy condition of his country cheered the last hours of Andrew Jackson, who departed this life in the tranquil hope of a blessed immortality. His death was happy, as his life had been eminently useful. He had an unfaltering confidence in the virtue and capacity of the people and in the permanence of that free Government which he had largely contributed to establish and defend. His great deeds had secured to him the affections of his fellow-citizens, and it was his happiness to witness the growth and glory of his country, which he loved so well. He departed amidst the benedictions of millions of free-men. The nation paid its tribute to his memory at his tomb. Coming generations will learn from his example the love of country and the rights of man. In his language on a similar occasion to the present, "I now commend you, fellow-citizens, to the guidance of Almighty God, with a full reliance on His merciful providence for the maintenance of our free institutions, and with an earnest supplication that whatever errors it may be my lot to commit in discharging the arduous duties which have devolved on me will find a remedy in the harmony and wisdom of your counsels."
Jenkins, John S. (John Stilwell), editor. James Knox Polk, and a History of his administration. Auburn, 1850. 387 pp. First Annual Message to Congress.
The Diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849; now first printed from the original manuscript in the collections of the Chicago Historical Society. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., (Norwood, Mass.: Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press) 1910. 4 vols.: ill., facsim., ports. Volume 1 of 4. Volume 2 of 4. Volume 3 of 4. Volume 4 of 4. 2013 pp.
Polyander, Johannes / Johannes Polyander van den Kerckhoven
(1568-1646)
Dutch Calvinist theologian, a Contra-Remonstrant. Read more about Polyander here.
Poet and satirist. Learn more about Pope here and here
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Essai sur l'homme, poe'me philosophique par Alexandre Pope, en cinq langues, savoir: anglois, latin, italien, franc'ois & allemand. Nouvelle e'dition
Strasbourg: chez Amand Ko?nig [de l'imprimerie de Jonas Lorenz], 1772. [8], 351,[1] pp.: ill.; 8^(0)
An Essay on Man; Together with an account of the life of the author. New-York: Printed by John Tiebout, for E. Duyckinck & Co. and P.A. Mesier, booksellers and stationers, Pearl-Street, 1796. 104, [4] pp.; 14 cm. (18mo) Contents: Universal prayer -- Messiah, a sacred eclogue -- Elegy to the memory of an unfortunate lady -- Dying Christian to his soul -- Prologue to Mr. Addison's tragedy of Cato.
A Discourse delivered in St. Luke's Church, Philadelphia, November 23, 1848, being the day of public thanksgiving. St. Luke's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Philadelphia [Pa.]: King & Baird, 1848. 16 pp.; 22 cm. Text for sermon: Isaiah 26: 9./ The print copy of this sermon is held by Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries. The Pitts Theology Library's digital copy was produced as part of the ATLA/ATS Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative (CDRI), funded by the Luce Foundation./
Tradition Unveiled: or, An Exposition of the pretensions and tendency of authoritative teaching in the Church / by Baden Powell. London: John W. Parker, 1839. viii, 77 pp ; 21 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Powell, W. S. (William Samuel)
(1717-1775)
College head.
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With Thomas Balguy, 1716-1795. Discourses on Various Subjects. Cambridge: Printed for W.H. Lunn, 1794. A new edition.
[iii]-xvi,370 pp.; 22cm (8vo).
Poythress, Vern
(1946- )
New Testament scholar. Learn more about Poythress here.
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The Gender-Neutral Bible Controversy: muting the masculinity of God's words. Nashville, Tenn.: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000. xxix, 377 pp.; 23 cm.
Also here.
Prescott, David
Modern attorney. Read more about Prescott here -- main website here.
Welsh moral and political philosopher. D.D. L.L.D. and fellow of the Royal Society of London, and of the Academy of Arts and Sciences in New-England. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, "He had from the first been strongly opposed to the war, and in 1776 he published a pamphlet entitled Observations on Civil Liberty and the Justice and Policy of the War with America. Several thousand copies of this work were sold within a few days; a cheap edition was soon issued; the pamphlet was extolled by one set of politicians and abused by another; amongst its critics were Dr Markham, archbishop of York, John Wesley, and Edmund Burke; and Price rapidly became one of the bestknown men in England. He was presented with the freedom of the city of London, and it is said that his pamphlet had no inconsiderable share in determining the Americans to declare their independence. A second pamphlet on the war with America, the debts of Great Britain, and kindred topics followed in the spring of 1777. His name thus became identified with the cause of American independence. He was the intimate friend of Franklin; he corresponded with Turgot; and in the winter of 1778 he was invited by Congress to go to America and assist in the financial administration of the states. This offer he refused from unwillingness to quit his own country and his family connexions. In 1781 he received the degree of D.D. from Yale College." Learn more about Price here.
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Four Dissertations. I. On providence. II. On prayer. III. On the reasons for expecting that virtuous men shall meet after death in a state of happiness. IV. On the importance of Christianity, the nature of historical evidence, and miracles. The fourth edition, with additions. London: printed for T. Cadell, 1777. viii, 464 pp.
The People of New-England Put in mind of the Righteous Acts of the Lord to Them and their Fathers, and Reasoned with concerning them: A Sermon Delivered at Cambridge Before the Great and General Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts, May 27th 1730. Being the Anniversary for the Election of His Majesty's Council for the Province. By Thomas Prince, M.A. And one of the Pastors of the South Church in Boston. Boston in New-England: Printed by B. Green, printer to His Honour the lieut. governour & Council, for D. Henchman in Cornhil, 1730. 52 pp,; 20 cm. (8vo)
"Let our honorable RULERS of every kind and order, from the highest to the lowest, remember those admirable CIVIL LEADERS of this people, that have gone before us, and imitate their great example.
"They were mostly men of good estates and families, of liberal educations, and of large experience: But they chiefly excelled in piety to GOD, in zeal for the purity of His worship, the reverence of His glorious and fearful Name, the strict observance of His holy Sabbaths, the respect and maintenance of an unblemished ministry; the spread of knowledge, learning, good order, quiet, through the land, a reign of righteousness, and the welfare of this people. In short, the making and executing wholesome laws for all these blessed ends: And in wisdom, courage, patience, meekness, self-denial for the public good, and steadfast perseverance in their endeavors after it.
"They laid the wise foundations of our succeeding and present happiness: They united with their pastors in consultations and endeavors for the advancement and preservation of religion, and the privileges, peace and order of the churches: By their grave and prudent carriage, they happily preserved a veneration for their persons and authority among the people: And yet carefully protected them in the full enjoyment of their precious liberties."
Mr. Prince's Thanksgiving Sermon on the salvations of God in 1746. In part set forth in a sermon at the South Church in Boston, Nov. 27, 1746. Being the day of the anniversary thanksgiving in the province of the Massachusetts Bay in N.E. Wherein the most remarkable salvations of the year past, both in Europe and North-America, as far as they are come to our knowledge, are briefly considered. [London], 1747. 34 pp.
Extraordinary events the doings of God, and marvellous in pious eyes. Illustrated in a sermon at the South Church in Boston, N.E. On the general thanksgiving, Thursday, July 18, 1745. Occasion'd by taking the city of Louisbourg on the Isle of Cape-Breton, by New-England Soldiers, assisted by a British Squadron. By Thomas Prince. The Fourth edition. [London]: Boston, printed: London, reprinted; and sold by J. Lewis; and at the pamphlet shops in London and Westminster, 1746. 32 pp.
The Natural and moral government and agency of God in causing droughts and rains: A Sermon at the South Church in Boston, Thursday Aug. 24. 1749. Being the day of the general thanksgiving, in the province of the Massachusetts, for the extraordinary reviving rains, after the most distressing drought which have been known among us in the memory of any living. / By Thomas Prince, A.M. and a Pastor of the said church. Second edition, Corrected by the author's own hand. [Two lines from Job] Boston: Printed and sold at Kneeland and Green's, in Queen-Street, 1751. 38 pp.
Civil rulers raised up by God to feed his people. A Sermon at the publick lecture in Boston, July 25. 1728. In the audience of His Excellency the Governour, His Honour the Lieut. Governour, and the Honourable the Council and Representatives of the Province: Being the Thursday after His Excellency's Arrival here. Boston in New-England, MDCCXXVIII. [1728]. 26 pp.
A Chronological History of New-England in the form of annals: Being a summary and exact account of the most material transactions and occurrences relating to this country, in the order of time wherein they happened, from the discovery by Capt. Gosnold in 1602, to the arrival of Governor Belcher, in 1730. New edition. Boston, 1826. 435 pp.
The Christian History: Containing accounts of the revival and propagation of religion in Great-Britain & America. Boston, N.E., 1743-1745. Volume 1 of 2. 423 pp.
Volume 2 of 2. 422 pp.
Lives of Eminent Lawyers and Statesman of the State of New York, with Notes of Cases Tried by Them, Speeches, Anecdotes, and Incidents in Their Lives. ,Volume One. ,Volume Two New York: S. S. Peloubet & Company, Law Book Publishers, 1882. (viii, 779 pp.): ports.; 24 cm. Extracts:
Basil Kennett, translator. Of the Law of Nature and Nations . 1 v. London: printed for J. Walthoe, R. Wilkin, J. and J. Bonwicke, S. Birt, T. Ward, and T. Osborne, 1729.
William Abbot Oldfather, translator. Elements of Universal Jurisprudence, Two Books; Volume II. English Translation of: Elementorum Jurisprudentiae Universalis Libri Duo. 1672 ed. 1 v. Oxford: The Clarendon Press; London: Humphrey Milford, 1931.
The History of Popedom: containing the rise, progress, and decay, thereof, &c. / written in high Dutch by Samuel Puffendorff; trnaslated into English by J.C. London: Printed for Joseph Hindmarsh, 1691. [xv], 205 pp.; 17 cm. (8vo)