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A LETTER TO THE REV. DR. KNOWLES, Prebendary of Ely.
Letter
LETTERS TO THE REV. JOHN HAWKINS,
Rector of Hinton, near Alresford, Hampshire.
I. Of the Object and Spirit of Mr. Hawkins's Address
II. Of Inconsistencies in Mr. Hawkins's Ideas of the Nature
of Subscription
III. Of a Latitude in the Interpretation of the Articles of the
Church of England, and of the Scriptures being a
Commentary on the Articles
IV. Of the State of Things among the Dissenters, and the Dif-
ference between the Churches of Rome and England
V. Of the Difficulties attending the Subject of Subscription
to Articles of Faith
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VI. Of the Doctrine of the Trinity, and particularly of Dis-
tinctions in the Godhead
VII. A Comparison between the Doctrine of Transubstanti-
ation and that of the Trinity; of the Damnatory
Clause in the Athanasian Creed, and of some Argu-
ments for the Doctrine of the Trinity from the Scrip-
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I. Of the Seditious Tendency ascribed by Mr. Madan to
the late Public Meetings of the Dissenters
II. Proofs from History and recent Facts, that neither the
Dissenters in general, nor the Presbyterians in parti-
cular, have been such enemies to Monarchy as Mr.
Madan has represented
III. The Inconclusiveness of Mr. Madan's Reasoning on this
Subject demonstrated from a variety of Considera-
tions
IV. Of the Corporation and Test Acts
V. Of the Defeat of the Dissenters in the House of Com-
mons, March 2, 1790, and the Conduct of the Clergy
in procuring it
VI. Of a complete Toleration
VII. Of Religious Establishments in general
VIII. Remarks on what Mr. Madan has observed on this
X. Of Mr. Madan's Apology for his Treatment of the Dis-
senters
XI. Of Mr. Madan's farther Arguments in Support of his
Position, that the Principles of the Dissenters are
unquestionably Republican, and of the Decision of
the House of Commons against the Dissenters
XII. Of the Ecclesiastical Constitution of Ireland
XIII. Of Controversy
XIV. Of the Principles of the Church of England
XV. Of Subscription to the Articles, &c. of the Church of
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XVIII. Of Mr. Burn's Letters, in Answer to Dr. Priestley's
XIX. A short History of the Dissenters, and an Account of
their General Principles
XX. Of the Situation of the Clergy of the Established
Church
XXI. Of the Calumnies contained in a Pamphlet entitled
Theodosius
Letter from Dr. Bancroft
Letter from Mr. Benjamin Vaughan
XXII. The Conclusion
LETTERS TO THE REV. EDWARD BURN,
of St. Mary's Chapel, Birmingham.
Preface (February 17, 1790)
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L. On the Principle of Mr. Burn's Objection to my
Reasoning concerning the Person of Christ
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IL. Of the Argument for the Divinity of Christ from
Heb. i. 8
III. Of the Reasons for appealing to Early Opinions con-
cerning the Person of Christ
IV. Of the Doctrine of Inspiration
V. Of the immoral Consequences of Dr. Priestley's
VL. The Conclusion
AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC ON THE SUBJECT OF
THE RIOTS IN BIRMINGHAM.
APPEAL, PART I.
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I. Of the Power of Resentment to Prevent Compassion
II. Dr. Priestley's coming to Birmingham not the Cause of
the Party-spirit in the Place
III. Of Dissenters' meddling with Politics
IV. The Bigotry of the High-church Party the true Cause
of the Riots
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V. Of the Pretence that Government was adverse to the
Dissenters and favoured the Rioters
VI. Of the principal Use of an Established Religion
VII. Of the Importance of a good Police in a well-consti-
tuted State
VIII. The Impolicy of checking the Natural Expression of
Men's Sentiments
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IX. Considerations relating to Persecution, and the Conse-
quences of it
X. The Conclusion, containing Reflections on the Power of
Religion in general
STRICTURES ON A PAMPhlet, entitled thoughts on the
LATE RIOT AT BIRMINGHAM.
THE RIOTS IN BIRMINGHAM. PART II.
I. Introduction, and of the exaggerated Charges in Mr.
Burn's Reply
II. Of Mr. Burn's Accusation of Dr. Priestley, and his challenging him to defend himself
III. Of Events previous to the Riot, and of the more
distant Causes of it
IV. Of the predisposing Causes of the Riot
V. Circumstances previous to the Riot, and more imme-
diately connected with the Cause of it
VI. Circumstances attending the Commencement of the Riot
VII. Of the Conduct of the Magistrates, and others, after
the Commencement of the Riot
VIII. Circumstances subsequent to the Riot
IX. Observations on the Proceedings in the Courts of Judi-
cature on Occasion of the Riot
X. Of the Approbation of the Riot, and the Extent of
High-church Principles, which were the Cause of
it, in other Parts of the Kingdom
I. Letters to the Bishops upon the Subject of the
Controversy with Dr. Horsley
1. Of the Nature and Importance of the late Contro-
versy concerning the Doctrine of the Trinity
2. A Review of the Controversy with the Bishop of
St. David's
3. A General View of what has been done by other
Writers in this Controversy in Defence of the
Doctrine of the Trinity
4. Of Subscription, and a Proposal for a Change in
the Forms of Public Worship
No.
II. An Account of the Rev. John Palmer, and of some
Articles intended by him for the Theological
Repository
III. Of the Different Senses in which a Subscription to
the Thirty-nine Articles has been vindicated by
Divines of the Church of England
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IV. Additional Remarks on the Subject of Subscription 529
V. On the Writer under the Signature of Theodosius 531
Letter from Mr. Dexter
Letter from Dr. Wethers
VI. Of the Author's Intercourse with the late Mr.
Badcock
Letter from Mr. Badcock
Presbyterian Parson's Soliloquy
VII. Copy of a Hand-bill privately circulated in Birming-
ham a few days before the Riots
VIII. Copy of a Letter addressed to the Bishops, and
Members of the House of Commons
ib.
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IX. Dr. Priestley's Letter to the Inhabitants of Bir-
mingham
X. An Account of the Origin of the Riots in Birming-
ham, from a Newspaper called The Times
Letters in the Maidstone Journal
XI. Mr. Russell's Letter to the Editor of The Morning
Chronicle
XII. Mr. Keir's Letter to the Printer of the Birmingham
and Stafford Chronicle
XIII. Copy of a Letter to Dr. Priestley, printed in a
Column opposite to his Letter to the Inhabitants
of Birmingham, and thrown into many houses in
London, with the title of "Self-Murder, or the
Doctor Tried and Convicted by his own Evi-
dence"
XIV. Copies of two Hand-bills distributed among the
Rioters
Important Information to the Friends of Church
and King
XV. Addresses to the King
XVI. Mr. Russell's Letter to Dr. Priestley
XVII. An Address of the Deputies and Delegates of the
Dissenters in England, to the Sufferers in the Riot
at Birmingham, and the Answer by the Sufferers 568
XVIII. An Account of the Clergy of Birmingham refusing
to walk in Funeral Processions with Dissenting
Ministers, since the Riot
XIX. A Description of an Allegorical Medal published at
Birmingham since the Riot
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XX. An Account of the High-church Spirit which has
long prevailed at Stourbridge
XXI. Extract of a Letter written to Dr. Priestley by a
Person who was in his Library during the Demo-
lition of the House
XXII. An Account of the Alarm and Loss of Mr. Carpenter
of Woodrow, in a Letter from his Brother
XXIII. The Rev. Mr. Scholefield's Advertisement relating
to the Sunday-schools at Birmingham
XXIV. Extract from the Original Advertisement relating
to the Public Library at Birmingham
XXV. An Address to the Subscribers to the Birmingham
Library, on the subject of Mr. Cooke's Motion,
to restrict the Committee in the Choice of Books,
with a view to exclude Controversial Divinity
XXVI. Copy of the Forged Letter found at Dr. Priestley's
House, 16th July, 1791
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XXVII. Mr. Abel Humphrys's Advertisement relating to
the Calumny of Mr. William Gem
XXVIII. Copy of a Letter intended to be addressed to the
Clergy of the Town of Birmingham
XXIX. Extract from a Letter inserted in the Shrewsbury
Chronicle, September 14, 1791
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XXX. An Epitaph written for Dr. Priestley by some Person
in the West of England
XXXI. A Letter addressed to the People of England in the
Public Advertiser for Saturday, August 18, 1792
XXXII. Copy of an Advertisement in the Birmingham News-
paper relating to the Address to Dr. Priestley from
the Philosophical Society at Derby, and an An-
swer by the Society
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