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• Early works to 1800

• Faith -- Early works to 1800
• Mysteries, Religious -- Early works to 1800
• Natural theology -- Early works to 1800
• Philosophy and religion -- Early works to 1800
• Rationalism -- Early works to 1800
• Redemption -- Early works to 1800
• Salvation -- Early works to 1800
• Supernatural -- Early works to 1800
• Superstition -- Early works to 1800
• Visions -- Early works to 1800
• Worship -- Early works to 1800
• Egypt -- Religion -- Early works to 1800
• Great Britain -- Religion -- Early works to 1800
• Religion -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800

• Religio Medici; Its Sequel, Christian Morals (both works, presented with similar passages from Cowper; Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1844), by Thomas Browne, ed. by John Peace, contrib. by William Cowper
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co., 1893), by Friedrich Schleiermacher, trans. by John Oman (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Religio Medici, by Thomas Browne
  • multiple formats at CCEL
  • HTML at Bartleby

• Of Justification: Four Disputations Clearing and Amicably Defending the Truth, Against the Unnecessary Oppositions of Divers Learned and Reverend Brethren (London: Printed by R. White for N. Simmons and N. Elkins, 1658), by Richard Baxter
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• An Evident Demonstration to Gods Elect (London: Printed for T. Simmons, 1660), by Margaret Fell (HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)

• Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians (Chiswick: Printed by C. Whittingham for the translator, 1821), by Iamblichus, trans. by Thomas Taylor, contrib. by Porphyry (page images at HathiTrust)
• Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians (second edition; London: B. Dobell, and Reeves and Turner, 1895), by Iamblichus, trans. by Thomas Taylor, contrib. by Porphyry (multiple formats at archive.org)

• On the Mysteries, by Andocides (HTML with commentary at Perseus)

• The Cure of Deism: or, The Mediatorial Scheme by Jesus Christ the Only True Religion (2 volumes; London: Printed for the author, 1737), by Elisha Smith
  • Volume I: multiple formats at archive.org
  • Volume II: multiple formats at archive.org
• Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, by David Hume (Gutenberg text)
• The Folewer to the Donet (EETS original series #164; London: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, 1924), by Reginald Pecock, ed. by Elsie Vaughan Hitchcock (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A Discourse Concerning the Being and Attributes of God, by Samuel Clarke (multiple formats at CCEL)

• Gleanings of Antiquities (London: Printed for W. Taylor, 1724), by John Beaumont
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• The Sacred Theory of the Earth (first edition, 1684), by Thomas Burnet (page images and HTML at chlt.org)
• The Sacred Theory of the Earth (second edition, 1691), by Thomas Burnet (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
• A Review of The Theory of the Earth and of Its Proofs, Especially in Reference to Scripture (London: Printed by R. Norton for W. Kettilby, 1690), by Thomas Burnet (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Against Hermogenes, by Tertullian, trans. by Peter Holmes (HTML with commentary at CCEL)
• An Examination of Dr. Burnet's Theory of the Earth, Together With Some Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New Theory of the Earth (1698), by John Keill (page images and HTML at chlt.org)
• God's Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards; With the Complete Text of The End for Which God Created the World, by John Piper, contrib. by Jonathan Edwards (PDF with commentary at desiringgod.org)

• Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's "De Consolation Philosophiae" (EETS extra series #5; London et al.: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by Oxford University Press, 1868, reprinted 1969), by Boethius, ed. by Richard Morris, trans. by Geoffrey Chaucer (Gutenberg text)
• The Consolation of Philosophy, by Boethius, trans. by W. V. Cooper (HTML at ex-classics.com)
• The Consolation of Philosophy of Boethius, Translated into English Prose and Verse (London: E. Stock, 1897), by Boethius, trans. by H. R. James (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• A Theologico-Political Treatise, by Benedictus de Spinoza, trans. by R. H. M. Elwes (HTML with commentary at yesselman.com)
• Of Justification: Four Disputations Clearing and Amicably Defending the Truth, Against the Unnecessary Oppositions of Divers Learned and Reverend Brethren (London: Printed by R. White for N. Simmons and N. Elkins, 1658), by Richard Baxter
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• The Theological Tractates (English versions of the Tractates only), by Boethius, trans. by H. F. Stewart and Edward Kennard Rand (page images and partial HTML at CCEL)
• The Theological Tractates; The Consolation of Philosophy (in English and Latin; 1918), by Boethius, trans. by H. F. Stewart and Edward Kennard Rand (Gutenberg text)
• Disquisitions Relating to Matter and Spirit, by Joseph Priestley (page images here at Penn)

• Reason: The Only Oracle of Man, by Ethan Allen (HTML at infidels.org)

• The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption, Justification &c, Cleering it from Some Common Errors (reprint with new material, ca. 1931; originally London: Printed for J.M. by George Whittington and James Moxon, 1650), by William Pynchon, ed. by Harry Andrew Wright (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Death of Death in the Death of Christ, by John Owen (multiple formats at CCEL)

• The Death of Death in the Death of Christ, by John Owen (multiple formats at CCEL)
• Basic Writings: Proslogium; Monologium; Gaunilon's on Behalf of the Fool; Cur Deus Homo, by Saint Anselm, trans. by Sidney Norton Deane and James Gardiner Vose (HTML at CCEL)

• The Marrow of Modern Divinity (Edinburgh: J. Boyd, 1828), by Edward Fisher, ed. by Thomas Boston (multiple formats at Google)
• An Humble, Earnest, and Affectionate Address to the Clergy, by William Law (HTML at CCEL)

• Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions, by Cotton Mather (HTML at ukc.edu)
• Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians (Chiswick: Printed by C. Whittingham for the translator, 1821), by Iamblichus, trans. by Thomas Taylor, contrib. by Porphyry (page images at HathiTrust)
• Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians (second edition; London: B. Dobell, and Reeves and Turner, 1895), by Iamblichus, trans. by Thomas Taylor, contrib. by Porphyry (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Histoires Prodigieuses Extraictes de Plusieurs Fameux Autheurs (2 volumes in 1, in French, first volume title page missing; Paris: I. de Bordeaux, 1571), ed. by Pierre Boaistuau, contrib. by Claude de Tesserant and François de Belleforest (page images at HathiTrust)
• Histoires Prodigieuses Extraictes de Plusieurs Fameux Autheurs, Grecz et Latins, Sacrez et Prophanes (in French; Paris: I. Longis and Robert le Magnier, 1561), ed. by Pierre Boaistuau
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• A Discourse Concerning the Being and Attributes of God, by Samuel Clarke (multiple formats at CCEL)

• The Certainty of The Worlds of Spirits and, Consequently, of The Immortality of Souls of The Malice and Misery of The Devils and The Damned, and of The Blessedness of The Justified, Fully Evinced By The Unquestionable Histories of Apparitions, Operations, Witchcrafts, Voices &c. (title page misdated; London: Printed for T. Parkhurst and J. Salisbury, 1691), by Richard Baxter
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • HTML at EEBO TCP
• A True and Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Yeers Between Dr. John Dee (A Mathematician of Great Fame in Q. Eliz. and King James Their Reignes) and Some Spirits (London: Printed by D. Maxwell for T. Garthwait, 1659), by John Dee, contrib. by Meric Casaubon
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
  • HTML at EEBO TCP

• Satan's Invisible World Discovered (Edinburgh: T. G. Stevenson, 1871), by George Sinclair, ed. by Thomas George Stevenson (page images at HathiTrust)

• Strange and Wonderful Newes from White-Hall: or, The Mighty Visions Proceeding from Mistris Anna Trapnel (London: Printed for Robert Sele, 1654), by Anna Trapnel (HTML at Emory)

• A Short and Easy Method of Prayer, by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon (multiple formats at CCEL)

• Oedipus Aegyptiacus (3 volumes, in Latin; Rome: V. Mascardi, 1652-1654), by Athanasius Kircher
  • Book 1: multiple formats at Google
  • Book 2, Part 1: multiple formats at Google
  • Book 2, Part 2: multiple formats at Google
  • Book 3: multiple formats at Google

• Britain's Remembrancer (fourth edition; London: Printed for G. Freer, 1747), by James Burgh (multiple formats at archive.org)

• The Epistles of Jacob Behmen (London: Printed by Matthew Simmons, 1649), by Jakob Böhme, trans. by John Ellistone (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Natural History of Religion, by David Hume (HTML at libertyfund.org)
• Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians (Chiswick: Printed by C. Whittingham for the translator, 1821), by Iamblichus, trans. by Thomas Taylor, contrib. by Porphyry (page images at HathiTrust)
• Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians (second edition; London: B. Dobell, and Reeves and Turner, 1895), by Iamblichus, trans. by Thomas Taylor, contrib. by Porphyry (multiple formats at archive.org)

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