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Description and Holding Information
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Tindal, Four Discourses, 1709 (reprint of four separate works)
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Four discourses on the following subjects; viz. I. Of obedience to the Supreme Powers; II. Of the laws of nations, and the rights of sovereigns; III.
Of the power of the magistrate, and the rights of mankind, in matters of religion; IV. Of the liberty of the press: n.a. (Matthew Tindal, 1655-1733),
iv+329p, London, n.p., 1709. (The table of contents is contained in the title. The parts start at p. 1, 87, 127 & 291 respectively. There is no
index. Subjects: Great Britain, politics & government; International law; Freedom of religion; and Freedom of the press. Matthew Tindal, an English deist
and fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, in addition to the four influential essays reprinted in this work, was the author of Christianity as Old as
the Creation, 1730, which was widely termed “the deist’s bible,” the aim of which was to eliminate the supernatural element from religion, and to prove
that its morality is its only claim to reverence by mankind.)
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Title:
Four discourses on the following subjects : viz. I. Of obedience to the supreme powers, and the duty of subjects in all revolutions. II. Of the laws of nations, and the rights of sovereigns. III. Of the power of the magistrate, and the rights of mankind, in matters of religion. IV. Of the liberty of the press.
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OCLC Number:
681429646
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Volume 1 | | Yes | No |
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