Excerpt from Apology for the Freedom of the Press, and for General Liberty: To Which Are Prefixed, Remarks on Bishop Horsley's Sermon, Preached on the 30th of January, 1793 The accidental detention of the following pam phlet in the press longer than was expected, gave me an Opportunity before it was published, of seeing Bishop horsley's Sermon, preached before the House of Lords, on the 3oth of January, and as its contents are relevant to my subject, a few remarks upon it may not be impro per. - His Lordship sets out with a severe cen sure of that freedom of dispute, on matters of such high importance as the origin of go verament, and the authority of sovereigns, in which he laments, it has been the folly of this country for several years past, to indulge. If his Lordship has not inquired into those subjects himself, he can with little propriety pretend, to decide in so imperious and peremptory a manner; unless it be a privilege of his office to dogmatise without examination, or he has discovered some nearer road to truth than that of reasoning and argument. It seems a favourite point witha cer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.