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Remarks on two pamphlets lately published against Dr. Middleton's Introductory discourse : The one, intituled, Observations on that discourse in answer to the author's prejudices, &c. The other, The Jesuit-cabal farther opened, or a Defence of Dr. Chapman's late charge &c. With a preface to these remarks, giving a brief account, of a certain book, which professes to exhibit a full... view of Christianity ... during the first four centuries. With some occasional reflections on the said book

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Title: Remarks on two pamphlets lately published against Dr. Middleton's Introductory discourse : The one, intituled, Observations on that discourse in answer to the author's prejudices, &c. The other, The Jesuit-cabal farther opened, or a Defence of Dr. Chapman's late charge &c. With a preface to these remarks, giving a brief account, of a certain book, which professes to exhibit a full... view of Christianity ... during the first four centuries. With some occasional reflections on the said book

Level: Piece

Classmark: BC Free/R/JAC

Creator(s): Middleton, Conyers (1683-1750)

Related people: Stebbing, Henry, 1687-1763; Chapman, John, 1704-1784; Middleton, Conyers, 1683-1750; Deacon, Thomas, 1697-1753

Publisher: printed for R. Manby and H.S. Cox

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1748

Language: English

Size and medium: [4], xl, 128 p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/286881

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002335739705181

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Middleton's 'Introductory discourse to a larger work' was published in 1747, the larger work referred to being his 'Free inquiry into the miraculous powers which are supposed to have subsisted in the Christian Church from the earliest years', which appeared nearly two years later, giving rise to considerable controversy.


The book referred to in the preface is by Thomas Deacon.


By Conyers Middleton (ESTC, OCLC). - "Observations on that discourse..." is by Henry Stebbing, and "Jesuit-cabal farther opened" is by John Chapman (OCLC).


With the half-title.


Indexed in: ESTC t010800.

Additional description

Bound with two other publications. Volume contents: 1. Jackson, J.: Remarks on Dr. Middleton's free enquiry, 1749 -- 2. Middleton, C.: Remarks on two pamphlets, 1748 -- 3. Jenkin, T.: An impartial examination of the free inquiry, 1750

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