Name/Title

Reasonableness of Toleration, The

Entry/Object ID

M06.2 P46r

Secondary Title

and the unreasonableness of penal laws and tests wherein is prov'd by Scripture, reason and antiquity, that liberty of conscience is the undoubted right of every man, and tends to the flourishing of kingdoms and commonwealths, and that persecution for meer religion is unwarrantable, unjust, and destructive to humane society, with examples of both kinds.

Description

William Penn's pamphlet arguing against religious persecution and human freedoms

Context

Written by William Penn

Collection

Special Collections, Religious Literature

Category

Book Rarities: Books, Not Masonic, but of Masonic Interest

Book Details

Author

Penn, William

Place Published

City

London, England

Date Published

1687

Printer

Harris, John

Place Printed

City

London, England

Date Printed

1697

Publication Language

English

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Special Collections: Locked Case, Shelf 2

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Update Date

February 15, 2024