Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Life of John Sharp, D.D., Lord Archbishop of York, Vol. 2 of 2: To Which Are Added, Select, Original, and Copies of Original Papers, in Three Appendixes; Collected From His Diary, Letters, and Several Other Authentic Testimonies, by His Son, Thomas Sharp, D.D., Archdeacon of Northumberland; Prebendary of York, Durham
They who were not personally acquainted with him will not easily conceive how happily these qualities were expressed in his conversa tion and address. The best testimonies of them that can now be produced are some, of his letters, wrote, as well to strangers as friends. Upon points in which he differed in Opinion from them; and which breathe the same Spirit and principles by which he lived. One of this kind has been already published, by Mr. Whiston, in his historical preface to Primitive Christia nity Revived. London, 1711, p. 18. Being an answer to Mr. Whiston's. Question propounded to both the Archbishops, in what manner and method those discoveries he had made of the primitive doctrines concerning the Trinity and Incarnation, might, with the greatest advantage, be communicated to the world which letter, as it represents the Archbishop's sincerity and charity in associa tion, will bear republishing on this occasion, and} wild: be found in the Appendix, No. 10.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
