The Rights of Protestant Dissenters: In Two Parts : the First Being the Case of the Dissenters Review'd : the Second, a Vindication of Their Right to an Absolute Toleration, from the Objections of Sir. H. Mackworth, in His Treatise, Intitul'd, Peace at Home. Part I.Printed in the year, 1704 - 78 pages |
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... Truth . Your Majesty , who have had it so often pub- lickly infinuated to You of late , that the Pro- testant Diffenters are Enemys to our Conftitution and dangerous to your Majefty's Government , cannot but take Satisfaction to find it ...
... Truth . Your Majesty , who have had it so often pub- lickly infinuated to You of late , that the Pro- testant Diffenters are Enemys to our Conftitution and dangerous to your Majefty's Government , cannot but take Satisfaction to find it ...
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... are they supported by no Proof but that of a Fact , which it felf has no Evidence of its Truth ; and which if it had , affects none but thofe fingle Per- fons * fons who fhall be prov'd to be concern'd in XX The Dedication .
... are they supported by no Proof but that of a Fact , which it felf has no Evidence of its Truth ; and which if it had , affects none but thofe fingle Per- fons * fons who fhall be prov'd to be concern'd in XX The Dedication .
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... Truth ; and robs us of thar Sedatenefs of Mind , in which alone Truth can maintain its own Empire , or foil the Powers of the Prince of Darkness So that whilft Controverfy is like to do fo little good , and , without a great deal of ...
... Truth ; and robs us of thar Sedatenefs of Mind , in which alone Truth can maintain its own Empire , or foil the Powers of the Prince of Darkness So that whilft Controverfy is like to do fo little good , and , without a great deal of ...
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... Truth and Suc- cefs fhould be on our fide ? However finice we are not only challeng'd by a Champion of the other Party , but urg'd by the Friends of our own ; and fince , tho ' tis fcarce to be hop'd that Victory could procure Peace ...
... Truth and Suc- cefs fhould be on our fide ? However finice we are not only challeng'd by a Champion of the other Party , but urg'd by the Friends of our own ; and fince , tho ' tis fcarce to be hop'd that Victory could procure Peace ...
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... Truth will then be the pureft and the freeft from mixtures of Paffion and Intereft , if we refolve to exclude the views of Worldly Honors and Privileges , and confult the Rea- fonings of our own Confciences , upon the Principles that ...
... Truth will then be the pureft and the freeft from mixtures of Paffion and Intereft , if we refolve to exclude the views of Worldly Honors and Privileges , and confult the Rea- fonings of our own Confciences , upon the Principles that ...
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