A Letter of a Gentleman to His Friend, Showing that the Bishops are not to be Judged by the Presbyterian Rules
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A Letter of a Gentleman to His Friend, Showing that the Bishops are not to be Judged by the Presbyterian Rules is a political and religious pamphlet by Denzil Holles defending the episcopal church structure against Presbyterian criticism in 17th-century England.
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| A Letter of a Gentleman to His Friend, Showing that the Bishops are not to be Judged by the Presbyterian Rules canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Letter of a Gentleman to His Friend, Showing that the Bishops are not to be Judged by the Presbyterian Rules Context triple: [Denzil Holles, notableWork, A Letter of a Gentleman to His Friend, Showing that the Bishops are not to be Judged by the Presbyterian Rules]
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A.
An Essay on the Warrant, Nature and Duties of the Office of the Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church
*An Essay on the Warrant, Nature and Duties of the Office of the Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church* is a classic 19th-century Presbyterian treatise that systematically defends and explains the biblical basis, authority, and responsibilities of ruling elders in church governance.
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B.
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians is an influential late-18th-century evangelical Christian treatise critiquing nominal Christianity and urging a more authentic, active faith.
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C.
Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar
Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar is a philosophical and religious discourse within Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s work that presents a deistic, natural-religion critique of established churches and dogma.
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D.
An Answer to a Certain Libel Intituled An Admonition to the Parliament
"An Answer to a Certain Libel Intituled An Admonition to the Parliament" is a polemical work by John Whitgift defending the Elizabethan Church of England and episcopal authority against Puritan criticisms.
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E.
Vindications of The Reasonableness of Christianity
Vindications of The Reasonableness of Christianity is John Locke’s later work defending and clarifying the arguments of his earlier theological treatise The Reasonableness of Christianity against contemporary critics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Letter of a Gentleman to His Friend, Showing that the Bishops are not to be Judged by the Presbyterian Rules Target entity description: A Letter of a Gentleman to His Friend, Showing that the Bishops are not to be Judged by the Presbyterian Rules is a political and religious pamphlet by Denzil Holles defending the episcopal church structure against Presbyterian criticism in 17th-century England.
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A.
An Essay on the Warrant, Nature and Duties of the Office of the Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church
*An Essay on the Warrant, Nature and Duties of the Office of the Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church* is a classic 19th-century Presbyterian treatise that systematically defends and explains the biblical basis, authority, and responsibilities of ruling elders in church governance.
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B.
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians is an influential late-18th-century evangelical Christian treatise critiquing nominal Christianity and urging a more authentic, active faith.
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C.
Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar
Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar is a philosophical and religious discourse within Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s work that presents a deistic, natural-religion critique of established churches and dogma.
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D.
An Answer to a Certain Libel Intituled An Admonition to the Parliament
"An Answer to a Certain Libel Intituled An Admonition to the Parliament" is a polemical work by John Whitgift defending the Elizabethan Church of England and episcopal authority against Puritan criticisms.
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E.
Vindications of The Reasonableness of Christianity
Vindications of The Reasonableness of Christianity is John Locke’s later work defending and clarifying the arguments of his earlier theological treatise The Reasonableness of Christianity against contemporary critics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pamphlet
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political pamphlet ⓘ religious pamphlet ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | English religious controversies of the 17th century ⓘ |
| author | Denzil Holles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes | Presbyterian criticism of bishops ⓘ |
| defends | bishops of the Church of England ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical literature
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political tract ⓘ religious controversy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
a gentleman friend
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critics of bishops ⓘ supporters of episcopacy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | letter ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Church of England
NERFINISHED
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Presbyterianism ⓘ ecclesiastical polity ⓘ episcopacy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | English church politics ⓘ |
| positionDefended | episcopal church structure ⓘ |
| positionOpposed | Presbyterian rules for judging bishops ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| religiousDebate | episcopal versus presbyterian governance ⓘ |
| theologicalStance |
anti-presbyterian
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pro-episcopal ⓘ |
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A Letter of a Gentleman to His Friend, Showing that the Bishops are not to be Judged by the Presbyterian Rules
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