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(O.S.) Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist (died 1752)
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Joseph Butler
English Anglican bishop and philosopher, 1692–1752
Joseph Butler was an English Anglican bishop, theologian, apologist, and philosopher, born in Wantage in the English county of Berkshire. His principal works are the Fifteen Sermons Preached at the Rolls Chapel (1726) and The Analogy of Religion (1736).Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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