Publisher's Synopsis
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.
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Library of Congress
W017016
"New England's lamentaitions [sic], under these three heads .. "--[2], 2, 5, [1], 42 p., with separate title page. Also issued separately? - "Reasons for adhering to our platform, as a rule of church government, and objections against ruling elders answered. In a letter to a friend. By another hand."--10 p., with caption title. "A vindication of the Divine authority of the ruling elders, in the churches of Christ. Asserted by the ministers and elders, met together in a provincial assembly, November 2d. 1649. and printed in London, 1650. .. Re-printed for publick good. 1734." [2], 15, [1] p., with separate title page.
Boston: Printed and sold by T. Fleet, at the Sign of the Heart and Crown in Corn-Hill, 1734. [4],2,5, [1],42,10, [2],15, [1]p.; 8°