Four controversial letters on ecclesiastical subjects, [circa 1765-1771].

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Title: Four controversial letters on ecclesiastical subjects, [circa 1765-1771].
Alternative Title: Observations on [Blackburne's] historical view of the controversy concerning an intermediate state
Observations on Blackburns historical view of the controversy concerning an intermediate state
Creator: Rutherforth, T. (Thomas), 1712-1771
Contributor: Blackburne, Francis,--1705-1787
Church of England.--Thirty-nine Articles--Controversial literature
Rutherforth, T.--(Thomas),--1712-1771
University of Cambridge--Administration
Published / Created: 1765 October 26
Abstract: Manuscript fair copy, corrected, in Rutherforth's hand, of four controversial letters. The third contains commentary on Blackburne's contribution to the "controversy regarding an intermediate state". The letters are preceded by a table of contents, and all are signed with the initials "T.R."
Description: Binding: contemporary quarter-calf over marbled boards.
Thomas Rutherforth was a Church of England clergyman and moral philosopher who taught at Cambridge and was appointed to the Regius Chair of Divinity there in 1756. His major publications were A System of Natural Philosophy (1748) and Institutes of Natural Law (1754, 1756).
Extent: 1 v. (96 p.) ; 21 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Autographs
letters (correspondence) (AAT)
Manuscripts
Subject (Name): Blackburne, Francis,--1705-1787
Church of England.--Thirty-nine Articles--Controversial literature
Rutherforth, T.--(Thomas),--1712-1771
University of Cambridge--Administration
Subject (Topic): Intermediate state
Learning and scholarship--Great Britain

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Citation: Thomas Rutherforth, Four Controversial Letters on Ecclesiastical Subjects. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.