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: ++++ British Library T087938 Anonymous. By Jeremiah Hunt. London: printed for D. Jackson, and J. Harrison; and sold by J. Roberts, 1714. 48p.; 8°

Letters To A Young Dissenter, On The General Principles Of Nonconformity. PREFACE. The late attempts to impose restraints on religious liberty, and the important effect which one instance resulted from the firm and zealous, yet calm and constitutional efforts of the Dissenters, render it desirable that a concise sketch of the motives which induce, and the principles which justify, dissent from the Church of England, should be offered to public attention. Although the important principle that is master even Christ, remains, as in the days of those able advocates, the firm foundation of dissent from civil establishments of religion yet as their pubilications were principally designed to repel the attacks of Clergymen of the Establishment, many of whose objections would probably not now be urged by any person, and as opposition to forms and cerernonials was at that period considered of more importance than amongst Dissenters of the present day; no inconsiderable part of the writings of those authors is become inapplicable.