The true liberty & dominion of conscience vindicated, from the usurpations & abuses of opinion, and persuasion

A discourse of liberty of conscience, wherin the arguments on both sides are so equally laid together in the ballance, that the indifferent reader may without difficulty judge whither side weighes the heavier. / By Thomas Whitfeld, minister of the Gospell.

Whitfield, Thomas, Minister of the Gospel.

January 1649

[2], 31 [i.e. 30] p.P. 30 misnumbered 31.Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 7th".Reproduction of the ...

VVholesome severity reconciled with Christian liberty. Or, the true resolution of a present controversie concerning liberty of conscience. Here you have the question stated, the middle way betwixt popish tyrannie and schismatizing liberty approved, and also confirmed from Scripture, and the testimonies of divines, yea of whole churches: the chiefe arguments and exceptions used in The bloudy tenent, The compassionate samaritane, M.S. to A.S. &c. examined. Eight distinctions added for qualifying and clearing the whole matter. And in conclusion a parænetick to the five apologists for choosing accommodation rather then toleration. Imprimatur. Ia. Cranford. Decemb 16. 1644.

Gillespie, George, 1613-1648.

January 1645

[8], 40 p.Attributed to George Gillespie.Annotation on Thomason copy: The 5 in the imprint date is c...

A good conscience the strongest hold.: A treatise of conscience, handling the nature acts offices use of conscience. The description qualifications properties severall sorts of good conscience. The excellency necessity utility happiness of such a conscience. The markes to know motives to get meanes to keep it. By John Sheffeild, Minister of Swythins London.

Sheffeild, John, d. 1680.

January 1650

[32], 398, [2] p.The final leaf is blank.Annotation on Thomason copy: "May. 17".Reproduction of the ...

Liberty of conscience explicated and vindicated, and the just limits betwixt it and authority sacred and civil, cleared

January 1689

[2], 18 p."Licensed, March 26, 1689"Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, ...

The dissenters jubilee as it was sounded in the audience of a solemn assembly at the publick meeting-place in Spittle-Fields near London, on Tuesday May 17, 1687, being a day of Thanksgiving to praise the Lord for his vvonderful appearance and over-ruling providence, in the present dispensation of liberty of conscience / by Charles Nicholets ...

Nicholets, Charles.

January 1687

[7], 44 p.Advertisement: p. 44.Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, New Y...

The complaint of liberty & property against arbitrary government dedicated to all true English men, and lovers of liberty, laws, and religion.

Nalson, John, 1638?-1686.

January 1681

[3], 6 p.Written by J. Nalson. Cf. BM.Reproduction of original in Huntington Library

A discourse concerning liberty of conscience In which are contain'd proposalls, about what liberty in this kind is now politically expedient to be given, and severall reasons to shew how much the peace and welfare of the nation is concern'd therein. By R.T.

Pett, Peter, Sir, 1630-1699.
Dury, John, 1596-1680.

January 1661

[2], 117, [1] p.R.T. = Sir Peter Pett.Author attribution from Wing."A discourse representing the lib...

The common interest of king and people shewing the original, antiquity and excellency of monarchy, compared with aristocracy and democracy, and particularly of our English monarchy, and that absolute, papal and Presbyterian popular supremacy are utterly inconsistent with prerogative, property and liberty / by John Nalson.

Nalson, John, 1638?-1686.

January 1677

[9], 279, [1] p. : port.Advertisement: p. [1] at end.Includes bibliographical references.Reproductio...

The True cause of all our miseries, discovered in their visible effects as I find it (to my great satisfaction) most manifest, in The lay-man's religion, lately published, licensed, Octob. 1, 1690 : which vindicates the doctrine of the Church of England, (above all others,) to allow liberty of conscience, according to the tenour of the Gospel ...

January 1690

10 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library

Liberty of conscience asserted and several reasons rendred why no outward force nor imposition ought to be used in matters of faith and religion with several sayings collected from the speeches and writings of King James and King Charles the First / John Crook, Samuel Fisher, Francis Howgill, Richard Hubberthorne.

Crook, John, 1617-1699.
Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665.
Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.
Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.

January 1661

8 p."This was delivered into the hands of the members of both Houses of Parliament the last day of t...

A Plea for liberty in vindication of the commonvvealth of England wherein is demonstrated from Scripture and reason together with the consent of the chiefest polititians, statists, lawyers, warriours, oratours, historians, philosophs and the example of the chiefest republicks, a commonwealth of all politick states to be the best, against Salmasius and others / by a friend to freedome.

Pierson, David.

January 1655

[6], 191 p.Preface signed: David Pierson.Place of publication from Wing.Errata on p. 184.Reproductio...

The legall fundamentall liberties of the people of England revived, asserted, and vindicated. Or, an epistle written the eighth day of June 1649, by Lieut. Colonel John Lilburn (arbitrary and aristocratical prisoner in the Tower of London) to Mr. William Lenthall Speaker to the remainder of those few knights, citizens, and burgesses that Col. Thomas Pride at his late purge thought convenient to leave sitting at Westminster ... who ... pretendedly stile themselves ... the Parliament of England, intrusted and authorised by the consent of all the people thereof, whose representatives by election ... they are; although they are never able to produce one bit of a law, or any piece of a commission to prove, that all the people of England, ... authorised Thomas Pride, ... to chuse them a Parliament, as indeed he hath de facto done by this pretended mock-Parliament: and therefore it cannot properly be called the nations or peoples Parliament, but Col. Pride's and his associates, whose really it is; who, although they have beheaded the King for a tyrant, yet walk in his oppressingest steps, if not worse and higher.

Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
Lenthall, William, 1591-1662.

January 1649

[4], 75, [1] p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "June 18".Reproduction of the original in the British Li...

De Christiana libertate, or, Liberty of conscience upon it's [sic] true and proper grounds asserted & vindicated and the mischief of impositions amongst the people called Quakers made manifest : in two parts : the first proving that no prince nor state ought by force to compel men to any part of the doctrine, worship, or discipline of the Gospel, by a nameless, yet an approved author [i.e. Sir Charles Wolseley], &c. : the second shewing the inconsistency betwixt the church-government erected by G. Fox, &c., and that in the primitive times ... : to which is added, A word of advice to the Pencilvanians / by Francis Bugg.

Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?
Wolseley, Charles, Sir, 1630?-1714. Liberty of conscience upon its true and proper grounds asserted and vindicated.
Wolseley, Charles, Sir, 1630?-1714. Liberty of conscience the magistrates interest.

January 1682

[8], 143, 228 p."Liberty of conscience upon its true and proper grounds asserted and vindicated": p....

Plaine truth without feare or flattery, or, A true discovery of the unlawfulnesse of the Presbyterian government it being inconsistent with monarchy, and the peoples liberties, and contrary both to the protestation and covenant : the end of establishing the militia of London in such hands as it is now put into by the new ordinance, the betraying votes and destructive practices of a traiterous party in the House of Commons concerning certain petions for liberty and justice : also, a vindication of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, concerning certaine scurrulous words uttered by some of the said faction : with the meanes and wayes that must be used to obtaine reliefe against the said cyrannous usurpers, and for reducing the parliament to its due rights, power and priviledges, in the preservation of the kingdomes laws and liberties / written by I.L.

Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.

January 1647

[16], 6 p.Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, New York.Attributed to Joh...

A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgick Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawlesse liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.

Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.

[24], 64, 61-68, 71-86, 97-152, 177-206, 209-410, [2] p.With a final errata leaf.Annotation on Thoma...

A discourse of liberty of conscience, wherin the arguments on both sides are so equally laid together in the ballance, that the indifferent reader may without difficulty judge whither side weighes the heavier. / By Thomas Whitfeld, minister of the Gospell.

Whitfield, Thomas, Minister of the Gospel.

January 1649

[2], 31 [i.e. 30] p.P. 30 misnumbered 31.Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 7th".Reproduction of the ...

VVholesome severity reconciled with Christian liberty. Or, the true resolution of a present controversie concerning liberty of conscience. Here you have the question stated, the middle way betwixt popish tyrannie and schismatizing liberty approved, and also confirmed from Scripture, and the testimonies of divines, yea of whole churches: the chiefe arguments and exceptions used in The bloudy tenent, The compassionate samaritane, M.S. to A.S. &c. examined. Eight distinctions added for qualifying and clearing the whole matter. And in conclusion a parænetick to the five apologists for choosing accommodation rather then toleration. Imprimatur. Ia. Cranford. Decemb 16. 1644.

Gillespie, George, 1613-1648.

January 1645

[8], 40 p.Attributed to George Gillespie.Annotation on Thomason copy: The 5 in the imprint date is c...

A good conscience the strongest hold.: A treatise of conscience, handling the nature acts offices use of conscience. The description qualifications properties severall sorts of good conscience. The excellency necessity utility happiness of such a conscience. The markes to know motives to get meanes to keep it. By John Sheffeild, Minister of Swythins London.

Sheffeild, John, d. 1680.

January 1650

[32], 398, [2] p.The final leaf is blank.Annotation on Thomason copy: "May. 17".Reproduction of the ...

Liberty of conscience explicated and vindicated, and the just limits betwixt it and authority sacred and civil, cleared

January 1689

[2], 18 p."Licensed, March 26, 1689"Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, ...

The dissenters jubilee as it was sounded in the audience of a solemn assembly at the publick meeting-place in Spittle-Fields near London, on Tuesday May 17, 1687, being a day of Thanksgiving to praise the Lord for his vvonderful appearance and over-ruling providence, in the present dispensation of liberty of conscience / by Charles Nicholets ...

Nicholets, Charles.

January 1687

[7], 44 p.Advertisement: p. 44.Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, New Y...

The complaint of liberty & property against arbitrary government dedicated to all true English men, and lovers of liberty, laws, and religion.

Nalson, John, 1638?-1686.

January 1681

[3], 6 p.Written by J. Nalson. Cf. BM.Reproduction of original in Huntington Library

A discourse concerning liberty of conscience In which are contain'd proposalls, about what liberty in this kind is now politically expedient to be given, and severall reasons to shew how much the peace and welfare of the nation is concern'd therein. By R.T.

Pett, Peter, Sir, 1630-1699.
Dury, John, 1596-1680.

January 1661

[2], 117, [1] p.R.T. = Sir Peter Pett.Author attribution from Wing."A discourse representing the lib...

The common interest of king and people shewing the original, antiquity and excellency of monarchy, compared with aristocracy and democracy, and particularly of our English monarchy, and that absolute, papal and Presbyterian popular supremacy are utterly inconsistent with prerogative, property and liberty / by John Nalson.

Nalson, John, 1638?-1686.

January 1677

[9], 279, [1] p. : port.Advertisement: p. [1] at end.Includes bibliographical references.Reproductio...

The True cause of all our miseries, discovered in their visible effects as I find it (to my great satisfaction) most manifest, in The lay-man's religion, lately published, licensed, Octob. 1, 1690 : which vindicates the doctrine of the Church of England, (above all others,) to allow liberty of conscience, according to the tenour of the Gospel ...

January 1690

10 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library

Liberty of conscience asserted and several reasons rendred why no outward force nor imposition ought to be used in matters of faith and religion with several sayings collected from the speeches and writings of King James and King Charles the First / John Crook, Samuel Fisher, Francis Howgill, Richard Hubberthorne.

Crook, John, 1617-1699.
Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665.
Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.
Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.

January 1661

8 p."This was delivered into the hands of the members of both Houses of Parliament the last day of t...

A Plea for liberty in vindication of the commonvvealth of England wherein is demonstrated from Scripture and reason together with the consent of the chiefest polititians, statists, lawyers, warriours, oratours, historians, philosophs and the example of the chiefest republicks, a commonwealth of all politick states to be the best, against Salmasius and others / by a friend to freedome.

Pierson, David.

January 1655

[6], 191 p.Preface signed: David Pierson.Place of publication from Wing.Errata on p. 184.Reproductio...

The legall fundamentall liberties of the people of England revived, asserted, and vindicated. Or, an epistle written the eighth day of June 1649, by Lieut. Colonel John Lilburn (arbitrary and aristocratical prisoner in the Tower of London) to Mr. William Lenthall Speaker to the remainder of those few knights, citizens, and burgesses that Col. Thomas Pride at his late purge thought convenient to leave sitting at Westminster ... who ... pretendedly stile themselves ... the Parliament of England, intrusted and authorised by the consent of all the people thereof, whose representatives by election ... they are; although they are never able to produce one bit of a law, or any piece of a commission to prove, that all the people of England, ... authorised Thomas Pride, ... to chuse them a Parliament, as indeed he hath de facto done by this pretended mock-Parliament: and therefore it cannot properly be called the nations or peoples Parliament, but Col. Pride's and his associates, whose really it is; who, although they have beheaded the King for a tyrant, yet walk in his oppressingest steps, if not worse and higher.

Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
Lenthall, William, 1591-1662.

January 1649

[4], 75, [1] p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "June 18".Reproduction of the original in the British Li...

De Christiana libertate, or, Liberty of conscience upon it's [sic] true and proper grounds asserted & vindicated and the mischief of impositions amongst the people called Quakers made manifest : in two parts : the first proving that no prince nor state ought by force to compel men to any part of the doctrine, worship, or discipline of the Gospel, by a nameless, yet an approved author [i.e. Sir Charles Wolseley], &c. : the second shewing the inconsistency betwixt the church-government erected by G. Fox, &c., and that in the primitive times ... : to which is added, A word of advice to the Pencilvanians / by Francis Bugg.

Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?
Wolseley, Charles, Sir, 1630?-1714. Liberty of conscience upon its true and proper grounds asserted and vindicated.
Wolseley, Charles, Sir, 1630?-1714. Liberty of conscience the magistrates interest.

January 1682

[8], 143, 228 p."Liberty of conscience upon its true and proper grounds asserted and vindicated": p....

Plaine truth without feare or flattery, or, A true discovery of the unlawfulnesse of the Presbyterian government it being inconsistent with monarchy, and the peoples liberties, and contrary both to the protestation and covenant : the end of establishing the militia of London in such hands as it is now put into by the new ordinance, the betraying votes and destructive practices of a traiterous party in the House of Commons concerning certain petions for liberty and justice : also, a vindication of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, concerning certaine scurrulous words uttered by some of the said faction : with the meanes and wayes that must be used to obtaine reliefe against the said cyrannous usurpers, and for reducing the parliament to its due rights, power and priviledges, in the preservation of the kingdomes laws and liberties / written by I.L.

Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.

January 1647

[16], 6 p.Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, New York.Attributed to Joh...

A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgick Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawlesse liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.

Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.

[24], 64, 61-68, 71-86, 97-152, 177-206, 209-410, [2] p.With a final errata leaf.Annotation on Thoma...

A discourse of liberty of conscience, wherin the arguments on both sides are so equally laid together in the ballance, that the indifferent reader may without difficulty judge whither side weighes the heavier. / By Thomas Whitfeld, minister of the Gospell.

Whitfield, Thomas, Minister of the Gospel.

January 1649

[2], 31 [i.e. 30] p.P. 30 misnumbered 31.Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 7th".Reproduction of the ...

VVholesome severity reconciled with Christian liberty. Or, the true resolution of a present controversie concerning liberty of conscience. Here you have the question stated, the middle way betwixt popish tyrannie and schismatizing liberty approved, and also confirmed from Scripture, and the testimonies of divines, yea of whole churches: the chiefe arguments and exceptions used in The bloudy tenent, The compassionate samaritane, M.S. to A.S. &c. examined. Eight distinctions added for qualifying and clearing the whole matter. And in conclusion a parænetick to the five apologists for choosing accommodation rather then toleration. Imprimatur. Ia. Cranford. Decemb 16. 1644.

Gillespie, George, 1613-1648.

January 1645

[8], 40 p.Attributed to George Gillespie.Annotation on Thomason copy: The 5 in the imprint date is c...

A good conscience the strongest hold.: A treatise of conscience, handling the nature acts offices use of conscience. The description qualifications properties severall sorts of good conscience. The excellency necessity utility happiness of such a conscience. The markes to know motives to get meanes to keep it. By John Sheffeild, Minister of Swythins London.

Sheffeild, John, d. 1680.

January 1650

[32], 398, [2] p.The final leaf is blank.Annotation on Thomason copy: "May. 17".Reproduction of the ...

The true liberty & dominion of conscience vindicated, from the usurpations & abuses of opinion, and persuasion

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