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A True Collection of the Writings of the Author of the True Born English-Man. Corrected by Himself
A True Collection of the Writings of the Author of the True Born English-Man Corrected by Himself Author:Daniel Defoe General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1703 Original Publisher: printed, and are to be sold by most booksellers in London and Westminster Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book yo... more »u get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: An Enquir into the Occafional Conformity of Diffenters, in Cafes of Preferment. PREFACE to Mr. HOW, S I R, THefe Sheets are addr? fi'd to you, becaufe the Author with Submifjion, thinks they [omething more nearly concern you, than ordinary: I. As you ere, not unjuftly, efteem'J one of the rnoft Learned and Judicious of the Dijjenting Miniftry. And a. As you have more immediate Relation to our frefent Lord-Mayor, who is, or has been a Member of the Church of Chrift under your Charge. The Author has carefully aiwided Perfonal Reflections, anl hopes he has no where exceeded the Rules of Charity er Good Manners. TbeTreatifeis individually fame which the Author fub- jijtid in the Mayoralty vf Sir Humphry Edwin j the Ad- j / J j t "" drefs, by way of Preface, being only left out. "the Debate was then young, and the Praflice of this Scandalous Conformity was new : Sir John Shorter being the frft Inftance of it. But it is now growing a receiv'd Cuftom, to the great Scandal of the DiJJenters in general the Offence of fuck wbofe Consciences forbid them the fame e and the Stumbling of tbofe who being before-weak : ' '."." , and trrefolute, rt led a[idt by the Eminency and Frequent ff Examples, Sir, If you knew the Author, you would ea/ily be fatiifed tbat the Reafon of this Preface, is not that be covets to enr gage in Controverfy with a Perjon of your Capacity and Learn- jag, bii, ng altogether unfit for fucb a Task, and no way a Match toyourTalent that way. 'But be defires, in the Name of bimfelf, and grea...« less