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John Bramhall : Castigation of Mr Hobbes [with the appendix]The Ca

'I went to the Library; read Bramhall against Hobbes'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: John Byrom      Print: Book

John Bramhall : Discourse of Liberty and Necessity

'[Boswell having expressed doubt about the power of prayer, Johnson] mentioned Dr. Clarke and Bishop Bramhall on "Liberty and Necessity", and bid me read South's "Sermons on Prayer"; but avoided the question which has excruciated philosophers and divines, beyond any other.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Johnson      Print: Book

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