An essay on the origin of evil. Translated from the Latin, with large notes; tending to explain and vindicate some of the

King, William, Anglican Abp. of Dublin, 1650-1729. [De origine mali, 1702. English, tr. Edmund Law, Bp. of Carlisle, 1703-1787]

Published by London: 1731. Quarto, printed for W. Thurlbourn,

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lvi, 330, [1: errata] p.; 25 cm. [title continues] author's principles against the objections of Bayle, Leibnitz, the author of a philosophical Enquiry concerning human liberty [1715, by Anthony Collins, 1676-1729]; and others. To which is prefix'd a dissertation concerning the fundamental principle and immediate criterion of virtue. As also, the obligation to, and approbation of it. With some account of the origin of the passions and affections [in sections I-IV, by John Gay, 1699-1745] -- Provenance: W. Frank. Ex dono Authoris. [sic: meaning John Gay?], with a few references in ink in his hand; Albert Barnes, Oct. 1834, with some pencilled notes, including one at the foot of p. xvii: Nov. 22, 1834. Barnes. Fair chipped and rubbed contemporary calf. Text well preserved.

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• Title: An essay on the origin of evil. Translated from the Latin, with large notes; tending to explain and vindicate some of the
• Publisher: London: 1731. Quarto, printed for W. Thurlbourn,
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st in English