Excerpt from Effect of the Reformation, on Civil Society While the Author of this essay was pursuing his studies in the University of Aberdeen, the Trustees of Mrs. Blackwall proposed for her Biennial Prize, the Question - What has been the efi'eét of the Reformation in Religion, on the state of Ci vil Society in Europe A few pages, chiefly with a view to his own improvement, he wrote on this subject, and unexpectedly, proved the successful Candidate. After his Essay was publicly read in Marischal College, several persons Who heard it, expressed their desire, that it should be published. 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.