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Penn i-xxviii.indd 7 1/17/12 8:55 AM Acknowledgments Introduction CONTENTS William Penn: His Life, His Times, and His Work Notes on Texts and Annotations Chronology of Penn's Life and Times PART I FOUNDATIONS: THE AN C IENT CONSTITUTION AND ENGLISH LIBERTIES IX Xl XXV XXVll 1 The People's Ancient and Just Liberties Asserted (1670) 3 2 England's Present Interest Considered (1675) 22 PART II PENN's ARGUMENT FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY 3 The Great Case of Liberty of Conscience (1670) 79 4 One Project for the Good of England (1679) 120 5 An Address to Protestants of All Perswasions (1679) 137 6 A Brief Examination and State of Liberty Spiritual (1681) 272 7 A Perswasive to Moderation to Church-Dissenters (1686) 289 8 Good Advice to the Church of England, Roman-Catholick, and Protestant Dissenter (1687) 330 PART III GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND SPECIFI C EVENTS 9 The Proposed Comprehension Soberly, and Not Unseasonably, Consider'd (1672) 379 Penn i-xxviii.indd 8 1/17/12 8:55 AM {viii} C ONTEN T S 10 England's Great Interest, in the Choice of This New Parliament (1679) n A Letter from a Gentleman in the Country, to His Friends in London, upon the Subject of the Penal Laws and Tests (1687) PART IV AN EXPANDING VISION FOR THE FUTURE 12 An Essay towards the Present and Future Peace of Europe (1693) Index 392 401 421 ...

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