Cases and discourses controversial in matters divine, 1697.
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Description
- Title
- Cases and discourses controversial in matters divine, 1697.
- Creator
- Stanton, William, 1673-
- Contributor
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Dryden, John,--1631-1700
Stanton, William,--1673- - Published / Created
- 1697
- Abstract
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Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of various texts pertaining to theological inquiry. Contents include a series of letters between "W.S" and "T.P" debating the issue of free will; arguments for the baptism of infants; letters from "W.S" criticizing "G.S.," a "Taylor, & ye most debauch'd villain in ye Countrey, & now turn'd Preacher;" a debate concerning how to keep the Sabbath after having sailed to America, accompanied by a diagram illustrating how ships sailing eastward may gain a day; a dialogue between Montezuma, Cortez, a Jesuit and an Indian priest, which is extremely similar to a scene in John Dryden's Indian Emperor; and a "Dialogue between ye Angel Gabriel & Adam in Paradise, concerning free will & Predestination" in blank verse, roughly parallel to a scene in Dryden's State of Innocence.
- Description
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Binding: full sheep.
Portions of text in cipher on p. 79-80, 96, 97, and 100. - Extent
- 1 v. (118 p.) ; 19 x 12 cm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn b77
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
- Manuscripts
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain--Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name)
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Dryden, John,--1631-1700
Stanton, William,--1673- - Subject (Topic)
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English poetry--17th century
Infant baptism--Controversial literature
Religious literature, English
Theology--England
Theology--Examinations, questions, etc
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- William Stanton, Cases and Discourses Controversial in Matters Divine. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7040102
- Object ID (OID)
- 10001763