Buy this book on-line Newton, Sir Isaac : Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel. A new edition, with the citations translated, and notes by P. Borthwick, Esq. of Downing College, Cambridge(London: James Nisbet, 1831)
Bishop Robert Gray's copy, signed 'Rbt Gray / Bristol 1834' on the front free endpaper. 8vo; contemporary cloth-backed papered boards, with paper title label to spine; pp. (viii) + xvi + 250 + publisher's catalogue. Boards somewhat mottled and rubbed, and a little chipped to edges; corners turned; backstrip slightly worn and title label eroded; hinges just starting; some foxing throughout; 'Cape Town Diocesan Library' stamps to pastedowns and title page. A good copy. Besides being one of the greatest scientific minds of his or any other age, Sir Isaac Newton was a rigorous Biblical scholar. Many of his conclusions, only fully published long after his death, did not harmonise with official Church doctrine. They included a rejection of the Athanasian Creed, and a belief that the Millennial Rule of God's Kingdom would bring peace to earth's inhabitants for all eternity. In this regard, he wrote: "The earth shall continue to be inhabited by mortals after the day of judgment and that not only for a 1000 years but even for ever." Newton's Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel and the Apocalypse of St John was first published in 1733. Robert Gray (1809-1872), first Anglican bishop of Cape Town, was the son of Robert Gray, bishop of Bristol. Gray, who had Tractarian leanings, accepted the new bishopric of Cape Town in 1847. His name is perhaps most closely associated with the prosecution of the Colenso case, the reverberations of which were felt throughout the Anglican world. It is interesting that a figure such as Gray, generally regarded as representing orthodoxy, should have had in his library a work so at odds with the position of the Church. Gray's inscription is dated 1834, the year of his ordination as a priest. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Newton, Sir Isaac : Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel. A new edition, with the citations translated, and notes by P. Borthwick, Esq. of Downing College, Cambridge. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, used books, fine bindings, collectables and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |