1 Author of an Answer to the Rev. Dr. Kennicott's charge of corruptions in the Heb. Text of Ezra and Nehemiah 2d edit. 1775. 1st edit. 1765 The proper title of this little book is, "Remarks on a printed paper, lately handed about, intituled 'a Catalogue of the Sacred Vessels restored by Cyrus; and of the Chief Jews, who returned at first from the Captivity: together with the names of the returning Families, and the number of the persons at that time in each family: disposed in such a manner, as to show most clearly the great corruption of proper names and numbers in the present Text of the Old Testament."" The author of the Remarks was cautious not to oppose Dr. Kennicott, any farther than his own printed paper really required, and therefore the Remarks were not published in the ordinary way, but given gratis to those persons only, who could produce a copy of the Dr.'s own printed paper. The effect of this was agreeable to what is recommended in the last paragraph of the Remarks, viz. that the Dr. was obliged to give up his intentions of correcting the Hebrew Text, and to abide by his first proposals offered in 1760 of printing his new edition of the Hebrew Bible ("not with a new Text, but) from one of the best editions already published, having the various readings inserted at the bottom of every page." 2d edit. 1777. 1st edit. 1767 2 On Vocal Music 3 On the Pronunciation of the English Tongue, in French and English On ditto in English only Street) as abridged for the use of Omai (by Messrs Galabin and son, Fleet VOL, I. of their ancestors seems just at hand!" He observes that, in figur ative language, a mountain repre sents an established government, 2d edit. 1775. 1st edit. 1768 4 Remarks on several important Prophecies, in Answer to Dr. W -ms, in 5 parts A reply to this work was promised by Dr. W- -ms every time he met G. S. for about two years; and at length G. S. received an anonymous book, being an attempt to set aside the two first chapters of St. Matthew's Gospel, (from whence the evidence was principally drawn, which confuted the Dr.'s former work). G. S. was too much engaged at that time to undertake an answer to this: but two very able replies very soon appeared, one by the Rev. Mr. Velthusen, of the Savoy Chapel, a very learned German Divine; and the second by the learned Dr. Caleb Fleming, who, though a Socinian, very ably and zealously defended the sacred text from this calumny, under the feigned name of Theophilus; and neither of these gentlemen were at all aware of the original cause of this controversy. By the latter, some very strong proofs were given that the Magi did not come to Jerusalem to inquire for the Messiah until the beginning of the second year after his birth, by which many difficulties are removed in comparing the accounts given by St. Matthew and St. Luke; and this explains the wicked motive of Herod for extending his murderous cruelty to all the children under two years of age; for “ he had privily called the wise men, and DILIGENTLY INQUIRED what time the star appeared." (Matth. ii. 7.) for otherwise his murders might have been limited to children under two months old, instead of two years old. 5 A Representation of the Injustice of Tolerating Slavery," written during the action commenced against the author, by James Kerr, Esq. of Jamaica, for having liberated a Negro, Jonathan Strong. The action, after two years impending, was dismissed with treble costs in favor of the defendant, this work having been circulated in MS. during that time, in about twenty copies, after which it was printed in Ditto, reprinted at Philadelphia in America, by Mr. A. Benezet 1769 1769 6 Remarks concerning Encroachments on the River Thames near Durham Yard 1771. 1772 7 An Appendix to the Representation against Slavery 8 Remarks on the Opinions of the most celebrated writers on Crown Law, respecting the due distinctions between Manslaughter and Murder, viz. against Duelling 2d edit. 1790. 1st edit. 1778 9 A Declaration of the People's natural Right to a share in the Legislature ;— against the attempts to tax America and to make Laws for her without her consent 1774 10 Ditto, containing a Defence both of America and Ireland, stating the Illegality of those declaratory Acts of Parliament, called Poinings Acts, January 1775 Ditto, ditto, printed in Ireland 1776 N. B. A few years afterwards, the Irish Parliament repealed the obnoxious Acts. This change seems to have prompted the English administration to procure the Union of the two kingdoms; which they rendered extremely dangerous by permitting Irish Papists to vote for Representatives, for which trust they are utterly unqualified, because their principles and practices have ever been contrary to the two first foundations of English Law. 11 The Law of Retribution 1776 12 The just Limitation of Slavery in the Laws of God (to which is added a plan for the gradual abolition of Slavery in the Colonies.) 1776 14 The Law of Liberty 1776 15 Addition to the Preface of the Sailor's Advocate (a work of General Oglethorpe) 1777 16 The Law of Nature and Principles of Action in Man 2d edit. 1809. 1st edit. 1777 A new edition is now in the press, Nov. 1807. 17 The Case of Saul, intended as an Appendix to the Law of Nature, &c. 1777 · 1778 ́and a hill represents a lesser government." He reckons 1742 years from the dispersion of the Jews, after the destruction of the second 19 Doctrine of " Nullum tempus occurrit regi” explained, and its due limitations. This was written in 1771 (in defence of the Duke of Portland) with success, printed 20 The legal means of Political Reformation in seven Tracts. 1779 All these seven Tracts were afterwards (in 1797) printed in one volume, with an Index to the whole, making the number of editions as follows: 1 Equitable Representation, necessary to the establishment of Law, Peace, and good Government, &c. first printed in 1780 (written in March, 1777) 7 editions. 8th 2 Annual Parliaments the ancient and most salutary Right of the Commons of Great Britain, 1780 (written in 1774) 7 editions.-8th 66 3 A Defence of the ancient, legal, and constitutional Right of the People to elect Representatives for every Session of Parliament, not only every year, once," but also "more often if need be;" first printed in 1780 (dated 22 March, 1780) 7 editions.-8th 4 A Circular Letter to the several petitioning Counties and Towns, against a late proposition for a Triennial Election of Representatives, instead of the ancient constitution of electing "every year once, and more often if need be," dated 11th April, 1780 5 editions.-6th 5 Appendix to the legal Means of Political Representation, dated 31st March, 3 editions. 4th 1780 6 The Claims of the People of England," being remarks on a little book published under that title, which contained the principal articles of the Act of Settlement, showing the dangerous alterations that have since been made in that very important Act: and the necessity of restoring the original principles of it, written in March, 1782 5 editions.-6th An Appendix to the 2d edit. of Mr. Lofft's observations on a late publication, intituled " a Dialogue on the actual State of Parliaments," and on some other tracts equally inimical to the constitution of "Free Parliaments," being a farther examination of Mr. Hatsell's Precedents of Proceedings, dated 30th May, 1783 1st edition.-2d 21 "Free Militia," consisting of seven distinct Tracts, published at different times, but printed altogether in one volume, with a complete index to the whole in 1782 1 The ancient common Law Right of associating with the Vicinage to maintain the Peace, written in 1780 Separately in 1781-jointly in 1782 2 A General Militia, acting by rotation, is the only safe means of defending a free people, written in 1780 Separately in 1781-jointly in 1782 S Remarks concerning the Trained Bands of London, written in 1780 Separately in 1781-jointly in 1782 4 Remarks on the Militia Laws for London, written in 1780 1780 Separately in 1781-jointly in 1782 5 Hints on some general principles, useful to Military Associations, written in Separately in 1781-jointly in 1782 6 Remarks upon a Plan, proposed by a respectable member of the Corporation of London, for rendering the Militia of London useful, &c.—written with a view to prevent the said plan from introducing the Establishment of 66 a regular Military Corps, with constant daily Pay," (i. e. a standing army) in the City, (which afterwards unhappily took place) written in 1781 Separately in 1782 7 Proposals and Remarks, &c. delivered to a respectable Magistrate of London, by G. Sharp, in 1781, to promote the Training of the City Militia, that they might be truly and effectually Trained Bands, according to their nsual title Separately in 1782 temple by Titus, A. D. 70; and he is induced to think that some extra ordinary signal of the time to return must be given from Mount Bashan 22 A Tract on Congregational Courts and the ancient English Constitution of Frank Pledge, the Right of choosing Magistrates and Officers of the Militia, with an additional Tract on the Election of Bishops ; * and others on forming new Settlements Ditto, 2d edit. with a complete Index added 1784 1786 *This Tract was particularly useful in promoting Episcopacy in America. Even Dr. Franklin and Dr. Bush, (both bred as Dissenters) declared their approbation of it in letters to the author; and the two first Bishops sent for Consecration, also acknowledged that they should not have been sent, had not the Author's endeavours promoted the business. 23 An English Alphabet for the use of Foreigners, wherein the Pronunciation of the Vowels is explained in Twelve Short Rules, with their several exceptions, as abridged (for the instruction of Omai) from a former work, printed in 1767, 2d edit. 1801 24 Regulations for a new Settlement at Sierra Leone, 2d edit. Ditto, with a preface to Negroes and People of Color, and other additions, 3d edit. 1786 1786 1788 1790 1790 25 Free English Territory in Africa, being a description of the district lately purchased by Government for the New Settlement at Sierra Leone 26 A Description (from Capt. Dampier) of the most useful Trees and Fruits in the East Indies (printed for the use of the settlement at Sierra Leone) 27 A Tract on Duelling, with the distinctions in Crown Law between Manslaughter and Murder (first printed in 1773) 2d edition with additions The doctrine of this Tract was thoroughly adopted in the practice and judgments of the late Lord Kenyon, and has been approved also by Lord Ellenborough. 28 Letter to a Committee of the Corporation of London, appointed to inquire into the State of the London Workhouse. Printed by order of the Common Council of London 29" Causes des Calamites publiques qui regnent à present partout l'etendue de l'Empire Romain " 1790 1791 1792 This was a letter sent in MS. to a foreign Nobleman, but it was afterwards printed, and many copies of it have been sent to France. 30 A Collection of Political Papers, with remarks on the Accomplishment of Prophecies (reprinted 1797) 31 Extract of a letter (from G. Sharp) to a Gentleman in Maryland, respecting the extreme wickedness of tolerating the Slave Trade in order to favor the illegalities of our colonies, where the two first foundations of English Law (two witnesses of God) may be said to lie dead, &c. first printed in America. Printed in London 1793; 3d edit. 1797; 4th edit. 1806 32 A General Plan for laying out Towns and Townships in new-acquired lands, to promote cultivation, raise the value of the adjoining land, and to promote the peace and security of the inhabitants by the system of Frankpledge; first printed in 1794; 2d edit. 1804 33 Remarks on the uses of the definitive Article in the Greek Text of the New Testament, written by G, Sharp in 1778, and published, with a preface by the Rev. Dr. Thomas Burgess, now Bishop of St. David's, with an Appendix by the learned editor of (1st) a Table of Evidences of Christ's Divinity by Dr. Whitby, and (2dly) à plain argument from the Gospel History for the Divinity of Christ (2d edit. 1802) 34 The Child's First Book improved, with a preface addressed to mothers and teachers, 2d edit. 1805 35 An Answer to an Anonymous Letter (dated 18th Sept. 1777) on predestination and free will, with a postscript on eternal punishments 36 The 3d edit. of the tract on the Uses of the Definitive Article in the Greek Text of the New Testament, with an additional preface and several appendixes by the author, and also extracts from the British Critic, The Christian 1792 1793 1794 1798 1801 1801 in the neighbourhood of Damascus." To use his own words, In the thirty-fifth year of the Messiah, A. D. 35. the nation of the Jews committed their most atrocious act of Rebellion, in maliciously sacrificing "the Son of God." And, therefore, if the said 35 years is added to the abovementioned 1742 years, since the de Observer, The Christian Guardian, and the Orthodox Churchman, confirming the principles of it 37 Three Tracts on the Syntax and Pronunciation of the Hebrew Tongue, with an Appendix addressed to the Hebrew Nation 1803 1804 The Grammatical Rules in these Tracts have since been separated from the variety of other subjects, (which the author had blended with them) by the late Bishop of St. Asaph, Dr. Horsley, and translated into Latin for the use of schools, with an additional rule of his own. 38 An Inquiry whether the description of Babylon contained in the 18th chapter of Revelations agrees perfectly with Rome, as a city, &c. with prefaces and an appendix addressed to the Roman Catholics 1805 1805 39 Copy of a Letter to a Clergyman in Ireland respecting the proposed Catholic Emancipation 40 Serious Reflections on the Slave Trade and Slavery written in March, 1797. Addressed to the Peers of Great Britain 1805 41 A Dissertation on the supreme Divine Dignity of the Messiah, in answer to Mr. C. Winstanley 1806 42 Remarks on the two last Petitions in the Lord's Prayer, with an Appendix extracted from the Rev. Dr. Lort's short Commentary on the Lord's Prayer, including all he wrote on the two last petitions of it 43" The System of Colonial Law," compared with the eternal laws of God, and with the indispensable Principles of the British Constitution 44 A Letter, in Answer to some of the leading Principles and Doctrines of the people called Quakers, originally addressed in MS. to Mr. Anthony Benezet of Philadelphia, in the year 184. Printed in 1807, with a preface, and an appendix addressed to the people called Quakers, not as a publication, but only for private communication among themselves 6 45 The Case of Saul, 2d edit. with additions, to which is also annexed: "Remarks on 1 Timothy, iv. 1-3. Showing that THE PROHIBITION OF MARRIAGE TO PRIESTS, adopted by THE CHURCH OF ROME, is truly A DOCtrine of DeMONS,' and had been previously inculcated by them among THE ANCIENT PAGANS, as well as among the MANICHEES and other HERETICAL CHRISTIANS 1806 1807 1807 1807 46 Jerusalem, an Answer to Inquiries respecting the Etymology of that word 1808 47 Melchi-sedec, or an Answer to a Question respecting the Reality of Melchisedec's Existence as "King of Salem," and "Priest of the Most High God." Containing also a particular examination of Abram's glorious expedition, pursuit, and complete victory, with his household militia, over four mighty and victorious monarchs, and their standing armies, who had previously invaded, conquered and plundered several powerful nations 1810 "Extract of a Letter written by Granville Sharp, Esq. on Land Carriage, Roads, and the profitable Labor of Oxen, &c." dated 21st Nov. 1794. This was printed by Colonel W. Tatham at the end of his tract intituled Auxiliary Remarks on an Essay "on the Comparative Advantages of Oxen for Tillage in competition with Horses :" in a letter to Sir John Talbot Dillon, Knight, &c. This was printed 1801, but not being printed by the author himself, it was forgot to be inserted in the due order of time 48 Also the following letter, dated 18th April, 1791. 49 Letter" To the Committee of the Corporation of London, appointed to inquire into the State of the London Workhouse." This was also printed at the expense of the said Committee, and distributed among their members, and for that reason was not inserted among the other publications according to the order of date 50 Remarks on the most Rev. Dr. * * *'s Catechism, revised, enlarged, ap. 1801 1791 |