A collection of testimonies in favor of religious liberty in the case of the Dissenters, Catholics and Jews

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...

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Main Author: Christian politician. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Princeton Theological Seminary (Contributor) ; Chiesa Valdese (Waldensian Church) (Sponsor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London C. Dilly 1790
In:Year: 1790
Further subjects:B Religious Tolerance Early works to 1800
B Freedom Of Religion Early works to 1800
B Political Science
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Summary: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.