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Richard Bentley

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English classical scholar, critic and theologian and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1662-1742)

Born 27 January 1662
Died 14 July 1742

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  • Cover of: Remarks upon a late Discourse of free-thinking: in a letter to N. N. By Phileleutherus Lipsiensis.

    First published in 1713 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: A dissertation upon the epistles of Phalaris: With an answer to the objections of the Honourable Charles Boyle ...
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    First published in 1699 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The Folly and Unreasonableness of Atheism Demonstrated from The Advantage and Pleasure of a Religious Life, The Faculties of Human Souls, The Structure of Animate Bodies, & The Origin and Frame of the World: In Eight Sermons Preached at the Lecture Founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esquire; in the First Year MDCXCII.

    First published in 1693 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: A confutation of atheism from the structure and origin of human bodies.: a sermon preached at St. Mary-le-Bow, June 6, 1692 : being the fourth of the lecture founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle ...

    First published in 1693 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: A confutation of atheism from the structure and origin of humane bodies.: a sermon preached at Saint Martin's in the Fields, September the 5th, 1692 : being the fifth of the lecture founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esquire

    First published in 1692 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Remarks upon a late discourse of free-thinking: in a letter to F.H.D.D.

    First published in 1713 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Richard Bentley's emendationen zum Plautus: aus seinen Handexamplaren der Ausgaben von Pareus (1623) und Camerarius-Fabricius (1558) (Im Britischen Museum: press mark 682. b.10 und 682 c.11) ausgezogen un zum ersten male

    First published in 1880 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The folly of atheism, and (what is now called) deism, even with respect to the present life: a sermon preached in the Church of St. Martin in the Fields, March the VII, 1691/2 : being the first of the lecture founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esquire

    First published in 1692 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Dr. Bentley's proposals for printing a new edition of the Greek Testament, and St. Hierom's Latin version: with a full answer to all the remarks of a late pamphleteer [i.e. Conyers Middleton]

    First published in 1959 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Remarks upon a late discourse of free-thinking: in a letter to F.H.D.D.

    First published in 1713 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A Defence of natural and revealed religion: being a collection of the sermons preached at the lecture founded by the Hon. Robert Boyle. (From the year 1691 to the year 1732)

    First published in 1737 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Dissertations Upon The Epistles Of Phalaris, Themistocles, Socrates, Euripides And Upon The Fables Of Aesop

    First published in 1836 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Richardi Bentleii et doctorum virorum Epistolae, partim mutuae: accedit Richardi Dawesii ad Joannem Taylorum epistola singularis.
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    Cover of edition richardibentlei01hermgoog First published in 1807 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A confutation of atheism from the origin and frame of the world.: a sermon preached at St. Martin's in the Fields, November the 7th, 1692 : being the seventh of the lecture founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle ...

    First published in 1692 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Dr. Bentley's emendations on the twelve books of Milton's Paradise Lost.

    First published in 1732 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Epistola ad Joannem Millium

    First published in 1962 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Matter and motion cannot think, or, A confutation of atheism from the faculties of the soul: a sermon preached at St. Mary-le-Bow, April 4, 1692 : being the second of the lecture founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esquire

    First published in 1693 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The works of Richard Bentley, D.D.

    First published in 1836 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A sermon upon popery: preach'd before the University of Cambridge, Nov. 5th, 1715

    First published in 1715 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The folly and unreasonableness of atheism: demonstrated from the advantage and pleasure of a religious life, the faculties of humane souls, the structure of animate bodies, & the origin and frame of the world: in eight sermons preached at the lecture founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esquire; in the first year, MDCXCII

    First published in 1693 — 2 editions
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Photo of Richard Bentley

English classical scholar, critic and theologian and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1662-1742)

Born 27 January 1662
Died 14 July 1742

Subjects

Early works to 1800, Sermons, Atheism, Bible, English Sermons, Controversial literature, Christianity and atheism, Church of England, Textual Criticism, Literary forgeries and mystifications, Religion and science, Apologetics, Correspondence, Free thought, Nature, Phalaris, Sermons, English, Criticism, Textual, Epistles of Phalaris, History and criticism, Philologists, Religious aspects, Catholic Church, Deism, Greek literature

Places

England, Great Britain, Slough (England), United States, Upton (Berkshire, England)

People

Aesop, Anthony Collins (1676-1729), Euripides, Socrates, Richard Bentley (1662-1742), Themistocles (ca. 524-ca. 459 B.C), Titus Maccius Plautus, Charles Boyle Orrery Earl of (1676-1731), Horace, John Malalas (approximately 491-approximately 578), Phalaris, Pseudo-Phalaris, Themistocles (ca. B. C. 524-ca. B. C. 459), Anthony Collins, Charles Boyle Orrery Earl of (1674-1731), Elfriede Hulshoff Pol (1910-), Francis Hare (1671-1740), Jesus Christ, John Malalas (ca. 491-ca. 578), John Mill, John Mill (1645-1707), John Milton (1608-1674), Menander (342-292 B.C), Phalaris Tyrant of Agrigentum (6th cent. B.C), Phalaris Tyrant of Agrigentum (active 6th century B.C)

Time

17th century, 18th century

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
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