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A second letter, containing remarks on a late pamphlet, entitled, Christianity not founded on argument. By John Leland, ...
Leland, John, 1691-1766.Date: 1744
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An apology for the ministers of Jesus Christ, and preachers of his gospel: together with a vindication of that gospel itself, from the misrepresentations of Mr. Tho. Chubb; In a Book, lately published in his Name, Falsely called, The True Gospel of Jesus Christ asserted. By Joseph Horler, A. B. Master of the Free-School at Wilton, and Presbyter of the Church of England.
Horler, Joseph, 1700 or 1701-Date: [1739]
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A summary account of the deists religion: In a Letter to that Excellent Physician. The late Dr. Thomas Sydenham. To which are annex'd, Some Curious Remarks on the Immortality of the soul; and An essay by the Celebrated Poet, John Dryden, Esq; to prove that Natural Religion is alone necessary to Salvation, in Opposition to all Divine Revelation. N. B. This last Piece contains the strongest Arguments against the Necessity and Advantages of a Divine Revelation, ever yet published.
Date: 1745
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A letter to a deist, concerning the beauty and excellency of moral virtue, and the support and improvement which it receives from the Christian revelation. By a country clergyman.
Balguy, John, 1686-1748.Date: MDCCXXVI. [1726]
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An answer to the Plea for human reason: In Vindication of The Bishop of London's Second Pastoral Letter. Wherein The Author's Misrepresentations and Mistakes are laid open, and his fallacious Reasonings confuted. In a Letter to the Author.
Date: MDCCXXXI. [1731]
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A seasonable preservative against the wiles of popery; or modern deism real jesuitism: wherein deism is try'd, unmask'd, and condemn'd, in a letter to a gentleman at Oxford. Occasion'd by a late Jesu-t-l treatise, entitled, Christianity as old as the Creation.
Date: 1733
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The reasonablenesse of the Christian religion, as delivered in the Scriptures. In three parts. Part I. Contains the Arguments for the Truth of the Christian Religion. Part II. The Answers to many Difficulties and Objections, proposed by the Anti-Revelationists. Part III. An Interpretation of several Texts, which they have perverted. The second edition. To which is added, an appendix, or, part IV. Being a vindication of some things, which have been objected against, in the preceding parts of this book. By George Benson, D.D.
Benson, George, 1699-1762.Date: 1746
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The true nature of imposture fully display'd in the life of Mahomet. With a discourse annex'd for the vindication of Christianity from this charge. Offered to the Consideration of the Deists of the Present Age. By Humphrey Prideaux, D. D. Dean of Norwich.
Prideaux, Humphrey, 1648-1724.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]
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Remarks on the several answers to the pamphlet, intitled Christianity not founded on argument. With two letters to a learned divine on the same subject.
Killingworth, Grantham, 1699-1778.Date: [1744]
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An appendix, to The cure of Deism, In Answer to a book, Intitled, The Moral Philosopher: or, a dialogue between a Christian Deist, and a Christian Jew. With the other Additions to this Edition, interspersed in the two Volumes, for the Benefit of those who bought the first Edition.
Smith, Elisha, 1683?-1740.Date: MDCCXXXVII. 1737
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The scripture testimonies of the divinity of Jesus Christ, compared, and illustrated by one another, and the objections of the modern Socinians impartially considered. In a letter to Gilbert West, Esq; occasioned by a Treatise lately published, entitled, Critical notes on some passages of scripture.
Date: MDCCXLVII. [1747]
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The deist's manual: or, a rational enquiry into the Christian religion. With some Considerations on Mr. Hobbs, Spinosa, the Oracles of Reason, Second Thoughts, &c. By C. Gildon, Gent. Publisher of the Oracles of Reason. To which is prefix'd A letter, from the author of The method with the deists.
Gildon, Charles, 1665-1724.Date: 1705
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A short and easie method with the deists. Wherein the certainty of the Christian religion is demonstrated, by infallible proof from four rules, which are incompatible to any imposture that ever yet has been, or that can possibly be. In a letter to a friend.
Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.Date: 1723
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The strength and weakness of human reason: or, the important question about the sufficiency of reason to conduct mankind to religion and future happiness, Argued between an Inquiring Deist and a Christian Divine: and The Debate Compromis'd and Determin'd to the Satisfaction of Both, By an impartial moderator.
Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748.Date: M.DCC.XXXVII. [1737]
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The speech of Mr. John Checkley upon his tryal, at Boston in New-England, for publishing The short and easy method with the Deists: To which was added, A Discourse concerning Episcopacy; In Defence of Christianity, and the Church of England, against the Deists and the Dissenters. To which is added: the jury's verdict; his plea in arrest of judgment; and the sentence of court.
Checkley, John, 1680-1754.Date: 1730
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A letter to a Member of Parliament, containing a proposal for bringing in a bill to revise, amend or repeal certain obsolete statutes, commonly called the Ten commandments.
Hildrop, John, 1682-1756.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]
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Deism self-refuted; or an examination of the principles of infidelity scattered throughout the different works of Mons. Rousseau; in form of letters. By Monsieur Bergier, D. D. An Associate of the Academy of Sciences, Belles Lettres, and Arts of Besanêon, and a correspondent of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the fourth edition, printed at Paris, revised and corrected by the author. ...
Bergier, M. (Nicolas-Sylvestre), 1718-1790.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCLXXV. [1775]
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A defence of Dr. Clarke's evidences of natural and revealed religion. In answer to the fourteenth chapter of a book, entitled, Christianity as old as the creation, &c. By Henry Stebbing, D.D.
Stebbing, Henry, 1687-1763.Date: MDCCXXXI. [1731]
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The cure of deism: or, the mediatorial scheme by Jesus Christ the only true religion. In answer to the objections started, and to the very imperfect account of the religion of nature, and of Christianity, given by the two oracles of deism, the author of Christianity as old as the creation, and the author of the Characteristicks. With An Application to Papists, Quakers, Socinians, and Sceptics. And An Appendix, in Answer to a Book entitled, THe Moral Philosopher. In two volumes. The third edition. To which is added, I. An objection to the mediatorial scheme, in a letter to the auther; and his answer to it. II. Some sublime sentiments of the great Lord Bacon concerning the mediator. By the Rev. Mr. Elisha Smith M.A.
Smith, Elisha, 1683?-1740.Date: 1740
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A letter to a deist, concerning the beauty and excellency of moral virtue, and the support and improvement which it receives from the Christian revelation. By a country clergyman.
Balguy, John, 1686-1748.Date: 1732
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The reason, design, and end of the sufferings of Christ: or, divine wisdom and goodness displayed in the death of Jesus. A discourse dedicated to those deists who disbelieve the Christian revelation.
Fleming, Caleb, 1698-1779.Date: [1760?]
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Deism not consistent with the religion of reason and nature: wherein are obviated the most popular objections brought against Christianity, those especially which are urged by a moral philosopher, in a late extraordinary pamphlet, stiled, Deism fairly stated, and fully vindicated. In a letter to a friend.
Berrow, Capel, 1715-1782.Date: MDCCLI. [1751]
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The first principles of modern deism confuted. In a demonstration of the Immateriality, Natural Eternity, and immortality of thinking substances in general; and in particular of human souls. Even Upon the Supposition that we are intirely ignorant of the Intrinsie Natures of the Essences of Things.
Witty, John.Date: 1707
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A reply to a letter directed to the minister of Moffat, concerning the positive institutions of christianity in which the arguments in Mr. Wallace's sermon before the synod of Dumfries, October 1729, and the Remarks prefix'd to it, are illustrated and defended. By Robert Wallace, Minister of the Gospel at Moffat.
Wallace, Robert, 1697-1771.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]
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A second vindication of the Bishop of London's pastoral letter. In answer to the additions in the second edition of a late pamphlet, entitled, An address to the inhabitants of the two great cities of London and Westminster, &c. Addressed to the Author by an Inhabitant of one of those two Great Cities.
Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]