Item #55239 The triumph of truth. An account of the trial of Mr. Edward Elwall, before Judge Denton, at the Stafford Assizes, in the year 1726, for heresy and blasphemy, said to be contained in a book published by him in defence of the unity of God. First American edition, published by the Providence Auxiliary Unitarian Association. Edward Elwall.

The triumph of truth. An account of the trial of Mr. Edward Elwall, before Judge Denton, at the Stafford Assizes, in the year 1726, for heresy and blasphemy, said to be contained in a book published by him in defence of the unity of God. First American edition, published by the Providence Auxiliary Unitarian Association

Providence: printed by Weeden and Cory, 1834. 8vo, pp. 15, [1]; self-wrappers, stitched, as issued; small spot at the bottom of the title page which is lightly soiled, else very good. Includes a 2-page preface to the American edition: "There are two unquestionable truths ... which we hope this publication will help to proclaim. First, that Unitarianism is not a modern production - and secondly, that it has never been without a list of bold, disinterested, persecuted, devoted confessors - its martyrs." Wikipedia notes: Elwall’s trial and acquittal were frequently referred to by Unitarians throughout the eighteenth century, as an intimated legal precedent that might ward off their own arrest. Joseph Priestley, for example, published several editions of Elwall’s account of the trial, and added it as a supplement to his much-published Appeal to the Serious and Candid Professors of Christianity, [d]enying the Trinity was illegal. Priestley, along with anyone who avowed Unitarian beliefs remained liable to arrest and confiscation of property until the Toleration Act was extended to Unitarians by the Doctrine of the Trinity Act 1813. Two in OCLC: NY Historical and AAS. American Imprints 24295. Item #55239

Price: $150.00

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