Samuel Clarke (1675–1729)

Author of Precious Bible Promises

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About the Author

Born at Norwich, England, the son of the parliamentary representative from that district, Samuel Clarke studied at Caius College, Cambridge University. There he became acquainted with the natural philosophy of Isaac Newton, whose friend and associate he became. Clarke produced a Latin translation show more of Newton's optics and an improved Latin version of Rohault's System of Natural Philosophy, the standard Cartesian textbook on physics, to which he appended critical notes reflecting the Newtonian standpoint. An Anglican priest, Clarke held a number of ecclesiastical positions, including chaplain to Queen Anne. His chief philosophical work is A Discourse Concerning the Being and Attributes of God, a redaction of the Boyle lectures he gave twice in 1704 and 1705. In the first set of lectures, Clarke advances the most influential modern version of the cosmological argument for God's existence. He is generally thought to have been the model for the dogmatic rationalist theologian Demea in Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. The second set of lectures sets forth a naturalistic theory of ethics, providing a basis for moral principles independently of the divine will in the natural fitness or unfitness between things, for example, between a human being and certain types of action). When Caroline, Princess of Wales, proposed to sponsor a correspondence between Gottfried Leibniz and the Newtonians on questions of physics and natural religion, Newton selected Clarke as the philosopher best suited to represent the English side of the controversy. The result was a highly influential series of epistolary exchanges, which came to an end only with the death of Leibniz in 1716. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Precious Bible Promises (1906) 75 copies

Samuel Clarke: A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God: And Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History… (1998) 37 copies

A discourse concerning the being and attributes of God, : the obligations of natural religion, and the truth and… 12 copies

Promises from God (2003) 11 copies

A collection of the promises of Scripture 9 copies

The Correspondence of Samuel Clarke and Anthony Collins, 1707-08 (2011) 6 copies

Der Briefwechsel mit G. W. Leibniz von 1715-1716 : a collection of papers which passed between the late learned Mr.… (1990) 5 copies

The works of Samuel Clarke (1978) 4 copies

A paraphrase of the four evangelists ... With critical notes on the more difficult passages (1714) 4 copies

Sermons on the following subjects 4 copies

The Scripture-Doctrine of the Trinity 3 copies

A geographicall description of all the countries in the known world as also of the greatest and famousest cities and… 2 copies

A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God (2010) 2 copies

A collection of the sweet assuring promises of scripture : or, The believers' inheritance (2015) 2 copies

A Collection of the Promises of Scripture, Under Their Proper Heads: In Two Parts, Representing I. The Blessings… (2016) 2 copies

A Paraphrase on the Four Evangelists, Volume I 2 copies

A Paraphrase on the Four Evangelists, Volume II 2 copies

Book Of Common Prayer: According To The Use Of King's Chapel (2007) 2 copies

A Discourse Concerning the Unchanging Obligations of Natural Religion...Being Eight Sermons Preach'd at the Cathedral… 2 copies

The marrow of ecclesiastical history, divided into two parts: the first, containing the life of...Jesus Christ; with… 2 copies

A general martyrologie, containing a collection of all the greatest persecutions vvhich have befallen the church .... 2 copies

A brief concordance to the Holy Bible, of the most usual and useful places which one may have occasion to seek for. In… 2 copies

The lives of sundry eminent persons in this later age in two parts : I. of divines, II. of nobility and gentry of both… (2022) 2 copies

Sermons on the following subjects, viz. Against profaning the name of God...etc. By Samuel Clarke, D.D. late rector of… 1 copy

Daily Scripture Promises to the Living Christian 1 copy

Anarchism Without the Name: Lessons from the Town of Cheran 1 copy

Betraying Anarchy?: Xin Shiji & The Four Elders 1 copy

Taigyaku Jiken: An Introduction to the Anarchists of Japan; An Introduction to the Lives of Some of the Leading Figures… 1 copy

Nationalist Anarchism: Understanding Liberation in the Korean Anarchist Movement 1 copy

Y Bibl sanctaidd, gyda nodau eglurhaol, a dosparthiadau ar gynnwysiad y pennodau gan S. Clark. Hefyd, holl nodau… 1 copy

The life & death of Nebuchadnezzar the Great, the first founder of the Babylonian Empire; represented by the golden… 1 copy

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A collection of the Scripture promises in two parts 1 copy

Sermons on the Following Subjects, viz. Of the Glory of God, &c... 1 copy

Clarke's Sermons 1 copy

Promises of Scripture 1 copy

Homeri Ilias Graece et Latine, cum Annotationibus Samuelis Clarke, vol. II 1 copy

Of scandal together with a consideration of the nature of Christian liberty and things indifferent. ... 1 copy

England's Covenant Proved lawful and Necessary 1 copy

The Marrow of Ecclesiastical History contained in the Lives of the Fathers 1 copy

The Second Part of The Marrow of Ecclesiastical History 1 copy

The Scripture's suffiency demonstrated: wherein the substance of Scripture, respecting doctrine, worship, and manners,… 1 copy

An easy introduction to the theory and practice of mechanics containing a variety of ... problems investigated ... by… 1 copy

Book of Common Prayer reformed according to the plan of the late Dr. Samuel Clarke : together with the Psalter or… 1 copy

The Laws of Chance: Or, a Mathematical Investigation of the Probabilities Arising from Any Proposed Circumstance of… (2010) 1 copy

The divine authority of the Holy Scriptures asserted in two discourses the former shewing the nature and extent of the… 1 copy

Remarks upon a book, entituled, A philosophical enquiry concerning human liberty. By Samuel Clarke, ... (2010) 1 copy

A Reply to the Objections of Robert Nelson, Esq: and of an Anonymous Author, against Dr. Clarke's Scripture-Doctrine of… 1 copy

An exposition of the Church-catechism, publ. by J. Clarke 1 copy

Sermons on the following subjects, viz. Of the deceitfulness of sin...etc. By Samuel Clarke, D.D. Late rector of St.… 1 copy

A letter to Mr. Dodwell; wherein all the arguments in his Epistolary discourse against the Immortality of the Soul 1 copy

Sermons by Samuel Clarke, DD Late Rector of St. James Westminster. In eleven Volumes. Vol. I 1 copy

Sermons on Several Occasions, by Samuel Clarke, DD Late Rector of St. James Westminster. Vol. XI 1 copy

Sermons on Several Subjects, by Samuel Clarke, DD Late Rector of St. James Westminster. The Tenth and Last Volume. 1 copy

A Sermon Preach'd before the Queen At St James's Chapel, On Wednesday the 8th of March, 1709/10 Being the Anniversary… 1 copy

The great duty of universal love and charity A Sermon Preached before te Queen, At St. James's Chapel on Sunday… 1 copy

Sermons on the following subjects, viz. The nature of relative duties...etc. By Samuel Clarke, D.D. late rector of St.… 1 copy

The marrow of ecclesiastical history, divided into two parts: the first, containing the life of Our Blessed Lord &… 1 copy

Sermons on the following subjects, viz. of the wisdom of being religious...etc. By Samuel Clarke, D.D. late rector of… 1 copy

Sermons on several subjects and occasions, vol ix 1 copy

Sermons on the following subjects, viz. of the great duty of universal love and charity...etc. By Samuel Clarke, D.D.… 1 copy

Sermons on the following subjects, viz. unreasonable expectations not to be gratified in religion...etc. By Samuel… 1 copy

Medulla Theologiae Cases of Conscience 1659 1 copy

XVII sermons on several occasions 1 copy

Sermons on several subjects and occasions. By Samuel Clarke, D.D. Late rector of St. James's, Westminister. In eight… 1 copy

Sermons on the following subjects, viz. the practice of wickedness generally attended with great evil...etc. By Samuel… 1 copy

The modest plea, &c. continued. Or, A brief and distinct answer to Dr Waterland's queries, relating to the doctrine of… 1 copy

Observations on Dr Waterland's second defense of his queries. By the author of the Reply to his first defense 1 copy

A fourth defense of an argument made use of in a letter to Mr Dodwel, : to prove the immateriality and natural… 1 copy

A third defense of an argument made use of in a letter to Mr Dodwel, : to prove the immateriality and natural… 1 copy

A second defense of an argument made use of in a letter to Mr Dodwel, : to prove the immateriality and natural… 1 copy

A defense of an argument made use of in a letter to Mr Dodwel, : to prove the immateriality and natural immortality of… 1 copy

Sermons on several subjects and Occasions. 8 Vols. 1 copy

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Associated Works

Leibniz and Clarke: Correspondence (1991) — Autor, some editions — 95 copies

British Moralists 1650-1800, Vol. 1 Hobbes-Gay (1969) — Contributor — 20 copies

British Moralists 1650-1800, Vol. 2 Hume-Bentham and Index (1991) — Contributor — 18 copies

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Birthdate: 1675-10-11
Date of death: 1729-05-17
Gender: male
Nationality: Great Britain
Country (for map): UK

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Daily Scripture Promises to the Living Christian,… by Samuel Clarke, D.D.

"Now first arranged in Lessons for Every Day in the Year"

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fcspatti | Jul 5, 2022 |

A paraphrase on the four Evangelists; : wherein, for… by Samuel Clarke

Dr Doddridge: To form a complete paraphrase on the New Testament there are usually associated with this valuable work of Dr Clarke a Paraphrase on the Acts and Epistles 2 vols 8vo, and a Paraphrase on the Revelations in one volume 8vo by T Pyle MA. Their deserved popularity has caused them to pass through repeated editions. Dr Clarke's paraphrase on the Evangelists deserves an attentive reading. He narrates a story in handsome language and connects the parts well together but fails much in emphasis and seems to mistake the order of the histories.
Source: An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures By Thomas Hartwell Horne… (more)

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