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QUERY1849

BURNET PRIZE AT ABERDEEN

By H. ANDREWS. (Manchester)

Sir,—I sent a *query* to the *Athenæum*, who, by a note, referred it to you. My object is to ascertain who *gained* the last Theological Premium (forty years since, or nearly) at Aberdeen. You no doubt know the subject: it is the best Treatise on "the Evidence that there is a Being all powerful, wise, and good, by whom every thing exists; and particularly to obviate difficulties regarding the wisdom and goodness of the Deity; and this, in the first place from considerations independent of Written Revelation, and, in the second place, from the revelation of the Lord Jesus; and, from the whole,…

Topics: Theological Premium, Existence of a Supreme Being, Evidence of Deity, Written Revelation

Locations: Aberdeen, London