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A treatise of the laws of nature. / By the Right Reverend Father in God, Richard Cumberland. Made English from the Latin by John Maxwell. To which is prefix'd, An introduction concerning the mistaken notions which the heathens had of the deity, and the defects in their morality, whence the usefulness of revelation may appear.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cumberland, Richard, 1631-1718.
- Standardized Title:
- De legibus naturae disquisitio philosophica. English
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Ethics.
- Christian ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 14 preliminary leaves, clxviii pages, 1 leaf 377, 167 pages, 22 unnumbered pages, xxviii pages : folded plates. ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by R. Phillips; and sold by J. Knapton, 1727.
- Notes:
- "At the end is subjoin'd, An appendix, containing two discourses. 1. Concerning the immateriality of thinking substance. 2. Concerning the obligation, promulgation, and observance, of the law of nature, by the translator."
- "A philosophical inquiry into the laws of nature" and Appendix have special title-pages and separate paging.
- One plate accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress not included in pagination.
- Translation of: De legibus naturae disquisitio philosophica.
- OCLC:
- 187489218
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