Author:John Norris

John Norris
(1657–1711)

English theologian, philosopher and poet

Works

  • The Picture of Love unveiled (1682), translated from the Latin of Robert Waring's ‘Effigies Amoris’
  • Hierocles upon the Golden Verses of the Pythagoreans (1682) (translation)
  • An Idea of Happiness, in a Letter to a Friend (1683)
  • A Murnival of Knaves, or Whiggism planely displayed and laughed out of Countenance (1683)
  • Tractatus adversus Reprobationis absolutæ Decretum … in duos libros digestus (1683)
  • Poems and discourses occasionally written by John Norris (1684)
  • The Root of Liberty (1685)
  • Pastoral Poem on Death of Charles II (1685)
  • A Collection of Miscellanies, consisting of Poems, Essays, Discourses, and Letters (1687)
  • The Theory and Regulation of Love, a Moral Essay (1688)
  • Reason and Religion, or the Grounds and Measures of Devotion … in several Contemplations, with Exercises of Devotion applied to every Contemplation (1689)
  • Christian Blessedness, or Discourses upon the Beatitudes, to which is added Reflections upon a late Essay concerning the Human Understanding (1690)
  • Reflections upon the Conduct of Human Life, with reference to the Study of Learning and Knowledge, in a Letter to an excellent Lady (1689)
  • The Charge of Schism continued, being a Justification of the Author of “Christian Blessedness (1691)
  • Practical Discourses on several Divine Subjects (first vol. 1691; second, 1692; third, 1693)
  • Two Treatises concerning the Divine Light (1692)
  • Spiritual Counsel, or the Father's Advice to his Children (1694)
  • Letters concerning the Love of God, between the author of the “Proposal to the Ladies” and Mr. John Norris, wherein his late Discourse, showing that it ought to be entire and exclusive of all other loves, is further cleared and justified (1695)
  • An Account of Reason and Faith in relation to the Mysteries of Christianity (1697)
  • Essay towards the Theory of the Ideal and Intelligible World, design'd for two parts. The first considering it in itself absolutely, and the second in relation to the human understanding, part i. 1701. The Second Part, being the relative part of it, wherein the intelligible World is considered in relation to the Human Understanding (1701-4)
  • A Practical Treatise concerning Humility (1707)
  • A Philosophical Discourse concerning the Natural Immortality of the Soul (1708)
  • A Treatise concerning Christian Prudence (1710)

Works about Norris

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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