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A new and easy introduction to geography, by way of question and answer, Divided Into Lessons. Principally designed for the Use of Schools. Containing A Description of all the Known Countries in the World; Of their respective Situations, Divisions, Mountains, Rivers, Principal Cities and Towns, Forms of Government, Religion, &c. Likewise several useful problems on the terrestrial globe, With An Explanation of the Vicissitudes of the Seasons. To which is now added, a new geographical table. By Richard Gadesby, Private Teacher of Writing, Accounts, Geography, &c.
Gadesby, Richard.Date: [1787]- Books
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Faith and reason compared; shewing that divine faith and natural reason proceed from two different and distinct principles in man. Against the notions and errors of the modern rationalists. Written originally in Latin by a person of quality; in answer to certain theses (drawn from Mr. Lock's principles) concerning faith and reason. With a new preface concerning Reason, Philosophy, Morality and Religion.
Metternich, Wolf, Freiherr von, -1731.Date: 1713- Books
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Proofs of a conspiracy against all the religions and governments of Europe, carried on in the secret meetings of Free Masons, Illuminati, and reading societies. Collected from good authorities, by John Robison, A.M. professor of natural philosophy, and secretary to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. [One line Latin proverb]
Robison, John, 1739-1805.Date: 1798- Books
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The life of God in the soul of man: or the nature and excellency of the Christian religion. By Henry Scougal, A.M.
Scougal, Henry, 1650-1678.Date: M,DCC,LXXX,II [1782]- Books
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Geography for children: or, a short and easy method of teaching and learning geography: designed principally for the use of schools. Whereby Even Children may in a short Time know the Use of the Terrestrial Globe and Geographical Maps, and all the considerable Countries in the World; their Situation, Boundaries, Extent, Divisions, Islands, Rivers, Lakes, Chief Cities, Government and Religion. Divided into Lessons, in the Form of Question and Answer: With a new general map of the world, the spheres, and also a list of maps necessary for children. Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet du Fresnoy, and now greatly augmented and improved throughout the Whole. To which is prefixed, A Method of Learning Geography without a Master, for the Use of such grown Persons as have neglected this useful Study in their Youth. And A Table of the Latitude and Longitude of the most remarkable Places mentioned in this Work.
Lenglet Dufresnoy, Nicolas, 1674-1755.Date: 1791- Books
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The life of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Containing the Genealogy of Our Glorious Redeemer, His Nativity, Preservation, Circumcision, Baptism, Fasting, Temptation, Ministry, Doctrine, Calling the Apostles, Miracles, Parables, Travels, Transfiguration, Passion, Institution of the Sacrament, Crucifixion, Burial, Resurrection, Appearance, and Ascension. Together With The Lives and Sufferings of his Holy Apostles, Evangelists, And other Primitive Martyrs, Who have laid down their Lives in the glorious Cause of Christianity, the Foundation on which all our Hopes of Eternal Happiness are fixed. To which is added, a full defence of Christianity Against all the Objections of Atheists, ... who have endeavoured to place Mankind on a Level with the Beasts that perish. The Whole being calculated To promote the Knowledge of our Holy Religion, a firm Faith in the Merits of our Blessed Redeemer, and the Practice of every Christian Virtue. By the Reverend John Fleetwood, D. D. Author of the Christian's Dictionary, And of the History of the Holy Bible, Published by the King's Authority.
Fleetwood, John.Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]- Books
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The life of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Containing the genealogy of our glorious redeemer, His Nativity, Preservation, Circumcision, Baptism, Fasting, Temptation, Ministry, Doctrine, Calling the Apostles, Miracles, Parables, Travels, Transfiguration, Passion, Institution of the Sacrament, Crucifixion, Burial, Resurrection, Appearance, and Ascension. Together With The Lives and Sufferings Of His Holy Apostles, Evangelists, And other Primitive Martyrs, Who have laid down their Lives in the glorious Cause of Christianity, the Foundation on which all our Hopes of Eternal Happiness are fixed. To which is added, a full defence of Christianity Against all the Objections of Atheists, Deists, and Infidels, who have endeavoured to place Mankind on a Level with the Beasts that perish. The whole being calculated to promote The Knowledge Of Our Holy Religion, A Firm Faith In The Merits Of Our Blessed Redeemer, And The Practice Of Every Christian Virtue. By the Reverend John Fleetwood, D. D. Author of the Christian's Dictionary, And of the History of the Holy Bible. Published by the King's Authority,
Fleetwood, John.Date: MDCCLXXV [1775]- Books
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Matho: or, the cosmotheoria puerilis, a dialogue. In which the first principles of philosophy and astronomy are accommodated to the capacity of young persons, or such as have yet no Tincture of these Sciences. Hence the Principles of Natural Religion are deduced. Translated, and enlarged by the author. In two volumes. ...
Baxter, Andrew, 1686?-1750.Date: 1740- Books
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Proofs of a conspiracy against all the religions and governments of Europe, carried on in the secret meetings of Free Masons, Illuminati, and reading societies. Collected from good authorities, by John Robison, A.M. professor of natural philosophy, and secretary to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. [One line Latin proverb]
Robison, John, 1739-1805.Date: 1798- Books
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A sunday reading. On carrying religion into the common business of life.
More, Hannah, 1745-1833.Date: [1796]- Books
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Philosophical principles of religion: natural and revealed: in two parts. Part I. Containing the Elements of Natural Philosophy and the Proofs of Natural Religion arising from them. The second edition corrected and enlarged. Part II. Containing the Nature and Kinds of Infinities; their Arithmetick and Uses: together with the Philosophick Principles of Reveal'd Religion. Now first publish'd. By George Cheyne, M.D. and F.R.S.
Cheyne, George, 1671-1743.Date: MDCCXVI. [1716]- Books
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Philosophical principles of religion: natural and reveal'd. In two parts. Part I. Containing the elements of natural philosophy, and the proofs of Natural Religion arising from them. The second edition corrected and enlarged. Part II. Containing the nature and kinds of infinites, their Arithmetick and Uses: together with the Philosophick Principles of Reveal'd Religion. Now first published. By George Cheyne, M D. and F. R. S.
Cheyne, George, 1671-1743.Date: MDCCXV. [1715] [1716]- Books
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The new universal geographical grammar: wherein the situation and extent of the several countries are laid down according to the most exact geographical observations, and the history of all the different kingdoms of the world, is interspersed in such a manner, as to render the study of geography both useful and entertaining. Under these three Heads: I. A Compendious System of Astronomy. II. The Geographical Definitions, Problems, and General Divisions of the Earth, necessary to be understood as an Introduction to this Grammar. III. A particular description of the Countries contained in each quarter of the World; their Cities, chief Towns, respective forms of Government, Forces, Revenues, Taxes, and History. Together with An Account of the Air, Soil, Produce, Traffic, Curiosities, Arms, Religion, Language, Universities, Bishoprics, Manners, Customs, Habits, and Coins, in use in the several Kingdoms and States treated of. Illustrated with a New and Correct Set of Maps of the Countries Described. The whole being an improvement and continuation of Mr. Salmon's grammar. Brought down to the present time by J. Tytler.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.XIII. Contains the Present State of Spain and Portugal, with an Abstract of the History of those Kingdoms down to the Year 1730. Illustrated with cuts and maps, accurately Drawn, according to the Geographical Part of this Work, by Herman Moll.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXI. [1731]- Books
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A brief survey of the terraqueous globe: containing, I. The description and use of the globes. II. The construction and use of maps. III. Geography; Or, a short view of the Ancient and Modern State of the several Kingdoms of the World. Exhibiting, 1. The Description of the Solar System, and particularly of the Earth considered as a Planet. 2. The Situation-Extent-Boundaries and Divisions of the various Countries. 3. Chief Towns-Mountains - Rivers - Climate, and Produce. 4. Government-Revenues-Commerce-Sea, and Land Forces. 5. Religion-Language-Literature Customs, and Manners of the different Nations. 6. A View of Ancient Geography, with an Explanation of the names. Written originally by John Mair, A.M. and now republished, with great additions, Amendments, and Improvements, Illustrated with maps of the Ancient and Modern Worlds, and the Four Quarters, engrave by T. Kitchen.
Mair, John, 1702 or 1703-1769.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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The christian's elegant repository. Containing, evangelical philosophy: a series of Family Conversations on Natural and Revealed Religion. Biographical sketches, with Memoirs of the Experience of eminent Christians. Letters, Essays, and Reflections on important Subjects, doctrinal, practical, and experimental. The Spiritual Bee: Anecdotes; Apothegms, Criticisms, and Curiosities of sacred Literature. Flowers of Sacred Poesy: Odes, Hymns, &c. Original and Translations. Embellished with Six Beautiful Engravings.
Date: 1800- Books
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Geography for children; or, a short and easy method of teaching and learning geography: designed principally for the use of schools. Whereby Even Children may in a short Time know the Use of the Terrestrial Globe and Geographical Maps, and all the considerable Countries in the World; their Situation, Boundaries, Extent, Divisions, Islands, Rivers, Lakes, Chief Cities, Government and Religion. Divided into Lessons, by Way of Question and Answer: with a new general map of the world, and also a list of maps necessary for children. Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet du Fresnoy, and now greatly augmented and improved throughout the Whole. The fifteenth edition. To which is prefixed, a method of learning geography without a master, for the Use of such grown Persons as have neglected this useful Study in their Youth. and a table of the latitude and longitude of the most remarkable places mentioned in this work. As also a Print of the Orrery.
Lenglet Dufresnoy, Nicolas, 1674-1755.Date: [1787]- Books
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Christianity older than the religion of nature, and preferable thereto: To which are added five letters, I. To the fatalists. II. To the immaterialists or berkleians, and a postscript, with a few remarks on vision. III. To the moralists. IV. To the soul sleepers. V. To the deists. Likewise a rhapsody, containing a few strictures on hobb's and hume's philosophy.
Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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The Baptist annual register, for 1794, 1795, 1796 - 1797, including sketches of the state of religion among different denominations of good men at home and abroad. By John Rippon, D.D.
Rippon, John, 1751-1836.Date: [1797?]- Books
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Early religion recommended. A sermon preached in St. Thomas's; For the benefit Of the Charity-School, in Gravel - Lane, Southwark: on New-Years-Day, MDCCXLII. By O. Hughes, D. D.
Hughes, Obadiah, 1695-1751.Date: 1742- Books
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The preaching-Weathercock: a paradox, proving Mr. W- R-Dson (lately a dissenting minister, and now a presbiter of the Church of England) will cant, recant, and re-recant, till (to prove he is no Schismatick) he has set his religion and conscience to all the points of the compass: Fairly argued from - The Secret History of his Life, Conversation and Doctrines - Whilst (tho' a Presbyterian) he stickled hard to be chose Pastor to an Independent Congregation in Moorfields; - Or, a Letter to that Universal Turncoat, concerning his so often changing his Religion. The whole Compleating the Weathercock-Paradox in III Parts. Written by John Dunton, a true and constant Son of the Church of England, without Respect to Parties, and Author of those Two Answers to Dean Kennet, and Dr. Sacheverel, intituled - The Bull-Baiting, - and Hazard of a Death-Bed-Repentance.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1712]- Books
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Matho: or, the cosmotheoria puerilis, a dialogue. In which the first principles of philosophy and astronomy are accommodated to the capacity of young persons, or such as have yet no Tincture of these Sciences. Hence the Principles of Natural Religion are deduced. Translated, and enlarged by the author. In two volumes. To which is added, a complete index.
Baxter, Andrew, 1686?-1750.Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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The history and philosophy of Judaism: or, a critical and philosophical analysis of the Jewish religion. From which is offered a vindication of its genius, origin, and authority, and Of its connection with the christian, against the objections and misrepresentations Of modern infidels By Duncan Shaw, D.D. One of the ministers of aberdeen.
Shaw, Duncan, 1725-1795.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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A summary of geography and history, both ancient and modern; containing, An Account of the Political State, and Principal Revolutions of the most Illustrious Nations in Ancient and Modern Times; their Manners and Customs; the Local Situation of Cities; especially of such as have been distinguished by Memorable Events: With an abridgement of the fabulous history or mythology of the Greeks. To which is prefixed, An Historical Account of the Progress and Improvements of Astronomy and Geography, from the earliest Periods to the Time of Sir Isaac Newton: Also, a brief Account of the Principles of the newtonian philosophy, occasionally compared with the Opinions of the Ancients, concerning the General and Particular Properties of Matter; the Air, Heat and Cold Light, and its Effects; the Laws of Motion; the Planetary System, &c. - With a Short Description of the Component Parts of the Tereaqueous Globe, according to the Notions of the Ancients, and the more accurate Discoveries of Modern Chemists. Designed chiefly to connect the Study of Classical Learning with that of General Knowledge. By Alexander Adam, LL. D. Rector of the high school of Edinburgh. The second edition, corrected, To which is added, a geographical index, containing the Latin names of the principal countries, cities, Rivers, and Mountains mentioned in the Greek and Roman Classics; With the Modern Names subjoined. Illustrated with maps.
Adam, Alexander, 1741-1809.Date: 1797- Books
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A summary of geography and history, both ancient and modern; containing, an account of the political state, and principal revolutions of the most illustrious nations in ancient and modern times; their Manners and Customs; the Local Situation of Cities, especially of such as have been distinguished by Memorable Events: With An Abridgement of the Fabulous History or Mythology of the Greeks. To which is Prefixed, An Historical Account of the Progress and Improvements of Astronomy and Geography, from the Earliest Periods to the time of Sir Isaac Newton: Also, a brief Account of the Principles of the Newtonian Philosophy, occasionally compared with the Opinions of the Ancients, concerning the General and Particular Properties of Matter; the Air, Heat and Cold, Light, and its effects; the Laws of Motion; the Planetary System, &c. - With a Short Description of the Component Parts of the Terraqueous Globe, according to the Notions of the Ancients, and the more accurate discoveries of Modern Chemists. Designed chiefly to connect the study of classical learning with that of general knowledge. By Alexander Adam, LL. D. Rector of the High School of Edinburgh.
Adam, Alexander, 1741-1809.Date: 1794