The essential rights and liberties of Protestants. A seasonable plea for the liberty of conscience, and the right of private judgment, in matters of religion, without any controul from human authority. Being a letter, from a gentleman in the Massachusetts-Bay to his friend in Connecticut. Wherein some thoughts on the origin, end, and extent of the civil power, with brief considerations on several late laws in Connecticut, are humbly offered. / By a lover of truth and liberty. ; [Five lines of quotations]
| dc.contributor | Text Creation Partnership, |
| dc.contributor.author | Williams, Elisha, 1694-1755. |
| dc.contributor.author | Cushing, Thomas, 1694-1746. |
| dc.coverage.placeName | Boston, Massachusetts |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-25 |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-22T17:27:52Z |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-22T17:27:52Z |
| dc.date.created | 1744 |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-09 |
| dc.identifier | ota:N04455 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14106/N04455 |
| dc.description.abstract | Signed on p. 66: Philalethes. Attributed to Elisha Williams by Evans. Sometimes attributed to Thomas Cushing. Two states noted; one with seven lines of errata on p. 66, the other with eight. |
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| dc.language | English |
| dc.language.iso | eng |
| dc.publisher | University of Oxford |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Evans-TCP |
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| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| dc.rights.label | PUB |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Protestantism. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Liberty of conscience. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Freedom of religion. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Connecticut -- Church history. |
| dc.title | The essential rights and liberties of Protestants. A seasonable plea for the liberty of conscience, and the right of private judgment, in matters of religion, without any controul from human authority. Being a letter, from a gentleman in the Massachusetts-Bay to his friend in Connecticut. Wherein some thoughts on the origin, end, and extent of the civil power, with brief considerations on several late laws in Connecticut, are humbly offered. / By a lover of truth and liberty. ; [Five lines of quotations] |
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| identifier.stc | Evans 5520 |
| otaterms.date.range | 1700-1799 |
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