The History Of The Reformation Of The Church Of Scotland; Containing Five Books: Together With Some Treatises ... To All Which Is

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 revoluti... Read more

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.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++National Library of ScotlandN033097Anonymous. By John Knox. Includes: 'The history of the reformation of religion within the realm of Scotland'; 'The appellation of John Knox from the cruel and most unjust sentence pronouced against him'; 'The admonition of John Knox to his beloved brethren'; 'A faithful admonition made by John Knox t the true professors of the Gospel .. 1554'; 'The copy of a letter delivered to Queen Mary'; 'A brief exhortation to England, for the speedy embracing of Christ's gospel'; and others.Edinburgh: re-printed by Thomas Lumisden and John Robertson, and sold at their printing-house, 1731. 2], xci, 1],663, 1]p.; 4 " Less