A defence of Quakerism : or, An answer to a book intituled A preservative against Quakerism; written by Patrick Smith... In which answer, his charges against the Quakers of deism, enthusiasm, heresy, and schism, are considered and refuted: his misinterpretations of the holy scriptures manifested: his frequent perversions of the Quakers writings detected; and their truly Christian principles stated, and vindicated, in opposition to his attempts, which are shewn to be weak and self-contradictory. With an appendix containing I. An examination of the first class of Quaker-testimonies, produced in a late vindication of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. II. A detection of the falshood of Pickworth's narrative
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Type of record: Book
Title: A defence of Quakerism : or, An answer to a book intituled A preservative against Quakerism; written by Patrick Smith... In which answer, his charges against the Quakers of deism, enthusiasm, heresy, and schism, are considered and refuted: his misinterpretations of the holy scriptures manifested: his frequent perversions of the Quakers writings detected; and their truly Christian principles stated, and vindicated, in opposition to his attempts, which are shewn to be weak and self-contradictory. With an appendix containing I. An examination of the first class of Quaker-testimonies, produced in a late vindication of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. II. A detection of the falshood of Pickworth's narrative
Classmark: Birkbeck Library 579
Creator(s): Besse, Joseph (1683?-1757)
Related people: Pickworth, Henry, approximately 1673-approximately 1738; Smith, Patrick, fl.1732
Publisher: Printed and sold by the assigns of J. Sowle
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1732
Language: English
Size and medium: vii, 416, xvii pages
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/227178
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991012333549705181
Collection group(s): Quaker Collection
Description
The vindication of Smalbroke, here referred to, is the anonymous "The principles of the leading Quakers truly represented", which includes Henry Pickworth's work.
At end is a list (10 pp.) of "Books printed and sold by the assigns of J. Sowle".
Indexed in: Smith I, 252.
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