Excerpt from A Letter to the Lay-Expositor: Concerning His Exposition of the Orthodox System of Civil Rights and Church Power, &C; In Which the Merits of His System Are Examined and Stated; Truth and Religion, Rejected by the Alliance; The Supports of a Protestant-Dissent
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book challenges theories of religious establishments promoted by the clergy, contending that they avoid truth and religion to promote utility. The author focuses on the alliance between church and state in England, criticizing it for excluding religious principles and diminishing the influence of truth in society. This text will appeal to readers interested in the relationship between religion, politics, and society and history. It draws from historical examples and religious texts to examine the nature of religious establishments and their impact on society. The book's insights question the role of utility and self-interest in religious institutions and promote the importance of truth and religion in public life. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330679784_0
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