The Truth and Excellence of the Christian Religion Exhibited. In Two Parts. Part I. Containing Sketches of the Lives of Eminent Laymen, Who Have Written in Defence of the Christian Religion. Part II. Containing Extracts from their Writings. By Hannah Adams.

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Title The Truth and Excellence of the Christian Religion Exhibited. In Two Parts. Part I. Containing Sketches of the Lives of Eminent Laymen, Who Have Written in Defence of the Christian Religion. Part II. Containing Extracts from their Writings. By Hannah Adams.
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Date of Publication 1804
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Copyright Statement United States of America. District of Massachusetts, to wit: Be it remembered, that on the third day of July 1804, in the twenty eighth year of the Independence of the United States of America, Hannah Adams, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof she claims as author, in the words following, to wit: The Truth and Excellence of the Christian Religion Exhibited. In two parts. Part I. Containing sketches of the lives of eminent laymen, who have written in defence of the christian religion. Part II. Containing extracts from their writings. By Hannah Adams.—"There never was found in any age of the world, either philosophy, or sect, or religion, or law, or discipline, which did so highly exalt the public good as the christian religion." Lord Bacon.—In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled "An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned;" and also to an Act entitled, "An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned; and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching, historical and other prints." Nathan Goodale, Clerk of the District of Massachusetts. Attest, N. Goodale, Clerk.
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Running title: Excellence of the Christian religion.
Copyright July 3, 1804 by Hannah Adams.
"Subscribers' names."--p. [378]-384.
"Errata."--p. 384.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
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Adams, Hannah. The Truth and Excellence of the Christian Religion Exhibited. In Two Parts. Part I. Containing Sketches of the Lives of Eminent Laymen, Who Have Written in Defence of the Christian Religion. Part II. Containing Extracts from their Writings. By Hannah Adams.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 16288, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/16288. Accessed 2024-04-16. 

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