Reasons for tolerating Papists equally with others.
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Title
Reasons for tolerating Papists equally with others.
Subject
John Locke
Description
This artifact was discovered very recently last year.
It is one of the most significant example of Locke's thought on the toleration of Catholics prior to the Epistola de tolerantia (1689)
its content reveals that Locke is commenting on a book by Sir Charles Wolseley (1629/30-1714) called 'Liberty of conscience, the magistrates interest' (1668), as a way of asking whether Catholics can be tolerated.
This question places the Essay concerning toleration in a new light, since it appears that the Reasons is most likely the immediate antecedent of – and inspiration for – the Essay, and may reveal Locke’s initial interest in writing about toleration: his belief that Charles II would issue a Declaration of Indulgence for Protestant dissenters and Catholics in 1667-8.
It is one of the most significant example of Locke's thought on the toleration of Catholics prior to the Epistola de tolerantia (1689)
its content reveals that Locke is commenting on a book by Sir Charles Wolseley (1629/30-1714) called 'Liberty of conscience, the magistrates interest' (1668), as a way of asking whether Catholics can be tolerated.
This question places the Essay concerning toleration in a new light, since it appears that the Reasons is most likely the immediate antecedent of – and inspiration for – the Essay, and may reveal Locke’s initial interest in writing about toleration: his belief that Charles II would issue a Declaration of Indulgence for Protestant dissenters and Catholics in 1667-8.
Creator
John Locke
Source
St John College.
Date
1667–8
Contributor
Ankit Mehta
Rights
St. John's College owns the rights to this document.
Language
English
Type
Text
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Citation
John Locke, “Reasons for tolerating Papists equally with others.,” Enlightenmens, accessed April 2, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/315.