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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CONTROVERSY BETWEEN DRYDEN AND STILLINGFLEET, CONCERNING THE DUCHESS OF YORK'S PAPER CONTROVERSY BETWEEN DRYDEN AND STILLINGFLEET, CONCERNING THE DUCHESS OP YORK'S PAPER. One of the first acts of King James the Second's reign, was the publication of two papers found in the strong box of his deceased brother Charles, assigning various reasons to prove, that the church of Rome was the only true church; with a copy of another written by his first duchess, Anne Hyde, stating the grounds of her conversion to the Catholic faith. These papers were announced to be published by his majesty's command; and, thus authenticated, were industriously dispersed over the kingdom. The learned Stillingfleet stood forward as the champion of the church of England, in refutation of the arguments alleged in the papers of the royal proselytes.t In answer, appeared A Defence of the Papers written by the late King, of blessed Memory, and Duchess of York, against the Answer made to them. By Command. London Printed by H. Hills, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, for his Household and Chapel], 1686. This defence, like the answer of Stillingfleet, was divided into three parts, applying to the three papers; and it seems that these were drawn up by different hands. Dryden informs us, that he was concerned in the last, which seems to exclude the idea of his having any share in the first Copies of Two Papers written by the late King Charles n., together with a Copy of a Paper written by the late Duchess of York. Published by his Majesty's command. London, 1686. t His pamphlet is entitled, An Answer to some Papers lately printed, concerning the authority of the Catholic Church in matters of Faith, and the Reformation of the Church of England. London, 1686.?Stil...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217897310 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217897312 |
| Weight | 0.89 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.61 In |
| List Price | $22.44 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 270 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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