A treatise of the laws of nature

Author(s)

• Cumberland, Richard
• Maxwell, John, 1705 or

Bibliographic Information

A treatise of the laws of nature

by the Right Reverend Father in God, Richard Cumberland, Lord Bishop of Peterborough. 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

Printed by R. Phillips, and sold by J. Knapton ... J. Senex ... F. Fayram ... J. Osborne, and T. Longman ... and T. Osborne ..., 1727

Other Title

De legibus naturæ disquisitio philosophica

Note

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Translation of De legibus naturae disquisitio philosophica, published 1672

Titlepage in red and black

Each section has its own titlepage

"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." on title page

"A philosophical inquiry into the laws of nature" and Appendix have special title-pages and separate paging. Title-page of Appendix reads: Appendix: containing I. Summary of the controversy between Dr. Samuel Clark and an anonymous author, concerning The immateriality of thinking substance ... London, 1727.

A variant has the date of publication omitted from the imprint

Errata on p. [12] (1st group of paging)

List of subscribers at front

Details

• NCID: BB29130133
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: fre
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: [28], clxviii, 377, [1], 167, [25], xxviii p., [2] leaves of plates (folded)
• Size: 26 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Ethics
  • LCSH : Christian ethics
  • FREE : Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679