A collection of testimonies in favor of religious liberty in the case of the Dissenters, Catholics and Jews
Contributor:
Christian politician (editor); Dilly, Charles, 1739-1807 (publisher); Johnson, J. active 1783-1805 (publisher); Debrett, John, -1822 (publisher)
Timespan:
Early works to 1800
Date:
1790
Description:
The Freeholder no. 21 and 47 / written by Mr. Addison -- Remarks on the debate in the House of Commons in 1787, on the subject of the Sacramental Test laws; with hints concerning Catholics, Jews, Marriage Service, &c. in a letter to a friend; including some passages from M. Turgot -- Preface to the English translation of baron Born's Natural history of monks, after the Linnaean system --Scheme by the bishop of Clonfert for reforming the Irish catholics -- Letters to Lord Mountgarret on the state of church affairs in Ireland -- Arguments extracted from bishop Hoadly's reply to bishop Sherlock on the Sacramental Test laws --Testimonies on the same subject from bishop Sherlock's life, Dr. Sykes archdeacon Payley, and the late earl of Chatham -- Arguments from Mr. Locke's letters on toleration -- Testimonies on the same subjects by Sir John Child, Mr. Richard Jackson, M.P. deceased, Dr. Davemant, archbishop Sharp, and the author of Essays on population-- The same, from Sir William Temple's observations on the Netherlands -- Arguments from a work intitled, "Rights of the Dissenters to a compleat toleration asserted," including hints by Dr. Franklin and others -- Earl Mansfield's opinion on the religious liberty of the Dissenters, with extracts from president Thou referred to by him -- Two Persian letters / by president Montesquieu, respecting religious liberty and Jews -- Mr. Necker's opinion on religious liberty -- M. Rabaud de St. Etienne's speech on the same subject -- Measures of the National Assembly of France respecting non-Catholics -- Act of the Assembly of Virginia in 1786, for establishing religious freedom -- Parable against persecution, imitated from a Jewish tradition / by Dr. Franklin with an extract from the same author -- Addresses from the Quakers and Episcopalians of the middle American states to General Washington, with his answers -- Facts and observations respecting the situation of the Jews in England-- Two letters by a Christian Politician which first appeared in the Public advertiser, in February 1790 -- The case of the protestant Dissenters in 1790 -- History of the Test and Corporation acts, extracted from "the Rights of the Dissenters, &c." -- Protest in the House of Lords in favor of the Dissenters -- Also resolutions in the House of Commons -- Also petitions by the livery of London to the same effect -- Testimonies of our King in favor of the Dissenters for more than a century -- Resolutions of the Committee of London Dissenters in 1790.
6 unnumbered pages, 119 pages, 1 unnumbered page, xx pages; 22 cm (8vo)
Related Place:
England -- London.
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Attributed to Benjamin Vaughan on the evidence of a MS. attribution in the copy at Dr. Williams Library.; With an appendix, separately paginated.; Kaplan Collection copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2019 by Arnold and Deanne Kaplan (Sold at auction, Kaddem, January 27, 2019); Kaplan Collection copy Collectify ID 2019.03.17.00002.
Physical Location:
Library at the Katz Center, Archives Room, BV741 .C55 1790
Collection:
Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)
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