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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name=" | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48092" /> == | ||
<p> ( | <p> (1), a celebrated English divine, was born at Wigan, Lancashire, Oct. 18 16, 91, and was educated at the University in Dublin. In 1716 he became pastor of a Presbyterian [[Church]] in Dublin. He afterwards distinguished himself in a series of works in which he defended with great eloquence the [[Christian]] religion against the attacks of Atheists and Deists. As an acknowledgment of his services, the University of [[Aberdeen]] gave him the title of D.D. He died Jan. 16, 1766. His important works are, [[Defence]] of [[Christianity]] (Dublin, 1733, 2 vols. 8vo, and often; intended as an answer to Tindal's Christianity as old as the Creation, Dublin, 1773, 2 vols. 8vo): — The divine [[Authority]] of the Old and New [[Testament]] asserted, wcith a particular Indication of the Characters of loses and the Prophets, and [[Jesus]] [[Christ]] and his Apostles, against the unjust Aspersions and false [[Reasoning]] of a [[Book]] entitled "The [[Moral]] Philosopher" (Lond. 1739, 8vo): — [[View]] of the principal Deistical Writers in [[England]] in the last and present Century (ibid. 1754, 2 vols. 8vo), and two supplements. A new edition, with Appendix, by W. L. Brown, D.D., was published in 1798 (2 vols. 8vo). The best edition is the fifth, which has a valuable Introduction, comprising a succinct view of the subsequent history of the controversy, by [[Cyrus]] R. Edmonds (London, 1837, 8vo). He who can read this work and yet remain an unbeliever in Christianity must be hopelessly obtuse or perversely prejudiced: — [[Advantage]] and [[Necessity]] of Christian Revelation (London, 1764, 2 vols. 4to). After his death, his Sermons were published in 4 volumes 8vo by Dr. [[Isaac]] Weld, with the Life of Dr. Leland. See the last work, and British Biog. vol. 10; Allibone, Dict. of British and American Authors, vol. 2, s.v. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name=" | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76057" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> English antiquary, born in London; travelled much on the Continent and amassed vast learning; held a commission from [[Henry]] VIII. to examine the antiquities and libraries of England, in fulfilment of which charge he spent six years in collecting a world of things that would otherwise have been lost, and the rest of his life, till he went insane, in arranging them (1506-1552). </p> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="term_76057"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/leland,+john John Leland from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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