Tracts on Liberty of Conscience and Persecution 1614-1661 - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1532608632 ISBN 13 : 9781532608636

Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2016

Synopsis

""In the prospectus of the Hanserd Knollys Society it was stated, that 'to the baptists belongs the honour of first asserting in this land, and of establishing on the immutable basis of just argument and scripture rule, the right of every man to worship God as conscience dictates, in submission only to divine command.' The Council have now the pleasure of laying before the Subscribers the earliest writings extant in our language, on this deeply important subject."" --From the Introduction

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In the prospectus of the Hanserd Knollys Society it was stated, that to the baptists belongs the honour of first asserting in this land, and of establishing on the immutable basis of just argument and scripture rule, the right of every man to worship God as conscience dictates, in submission oiily to divine command. The Council have now the pleasure of laying before the Subscribers the earliest writings extant in our language, on this deeply important subject. They were the first articulations of infant liberty. The voice of truth and Christianity was heard in the mild and gentle entreaties of their despised and calumniated authors: unfortunately it was unheeded, and soon spake in the whirlwind and the storm of contending armies and national convulsion. Happier times have succeeded, and it is permitted us to reap the fruits of the humble, but noble and selfdenying labours of these pioneers of the souls
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Présentation de l'éditeur

This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1846 edition by the Hanserd Knollys Society, London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1532608632
• ISBN 13: 9781532608636
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 534
• Éditeur: Underhill Edward Bean
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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