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An essay on spirit : wherein the doctrine of the Trinity is considered in the light of nature and reason : as well as in the light in which it was held by the ancient Hebrews : compared also with the doctrine of the Old and New Testament : with an inquiry into the sentiments of the primitive fathers of the Church : and the doctrine of the Trinity as maintained by the Egyptians, Pythagoreans and Platonists : together with some remarks on the Athanasian and Nicene Creeds.

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An essay on spirit : wherein the doctrine of the Trinity is considered in the light of nature and reason : as well as in the light in which it was held by the ancient Hebrews : compared also with the doctrine of the Old and New Testament : with an inquiry into the sentiments of the primitive fathers of the Church : and the doctrine of the Trinity as maintained by the Egyptians, Pythagoreans and Platonists : together with some remarks on the Athanasian and Nicene Creeds.
Author
Clayton, Robert, 1695-1758.
Publication
London printed : Sold by J. Noon ..., G. Woodfall ..., and M. Cooper ..., 1751.

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Description
lxiv, 152 p.; 21 cm. (8vo)
Subjects
Note
  • By Robert Clayton. Cf. ESTC, NUC pre-1956.
  • Signatures: a-d⁸, B-K⁸, L⁴ (a3 signed a4).
  • Errata: p. [ii].
  • Sometimes ascribed to a young clergyman in the bishop's diocese.--cf. Dict. of Nat. Biog.
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Call Number
ZFGC (Clayton, R. Essay on spirit. 1751)
LCCN
38038924
OCLC
15372603
Author
Clayton, Robert, 1695-1758.
Title
An essay on spirit : wherein the doctrine of the Trinity is considered in the light of nature and reason : as well as in the light in which it was held by the ancient Hebrews : compared also with the doctrine of the Old and New Testament : with an inquiry into the sentiments of the primitive fathers of the Church : and the doctrine of the Trinity as maintained by the Egyptians, Pythagoreans and Platonists : together with some remarks on the Athanasian and Nicene Creeds.
Imprint
London printed : Sold by J. Noon ..., G. Woodfall ..., and M. Cooper ..., 1751.
Edition
From the Dublin edition, with additions and corrections by the author.
Indexed In:
ESTC T026801
Local Note
With this are bound his: A defence of the Essay on Spirit. London, 1753; and his: The genuine sequel to the Essay on spirit. Dublin, 1752. 8vo.
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