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Gordon, Thomas

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a noted religious writer, was born in Kirkcudbright, Galloway, Scotland, about 1684, and had a university education. While young he went to London, at first as a teacher, and afterwards as a writer, becoming widely known for his political and religious articles and pamphlets. He died July 28,1750. He published, Tacitu Translated into English (1728-31): The Independent Whig, or a Defence of Primitive Christianity (1732): Salust Translated into English (1744): two collections of tracts: I. A Cordial for Low Spirits (1750); II. The Pillars of Priestcraft and Orthodoxy Shaken (eod.). See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gordon, Thomas'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/gordon-thomas.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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