Nathaniel Culverwel

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Nathaniel Culverwel (1619-1651), alternative spellings Nathanael or Culverwell) was an English author and theologian, born in Middlesex.

A student and later a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he was associated with members of the Cambridge Platonists group.

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  • Spiritual Optics, or a Glass Discovering the Weakness and Imperfection of a Christian's Knowledge in this Life, 1651
  • An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature, 1652 - His best-known work, this was originally delivered as a series of lectures in 1645-1646, and attempted mediation between reason and faith, via natural law, in the context of the opposing religious stances of the English Civil War.
  • Worth of Souls
  • The Schisme
  • Act of Oblivion
  • Child's Return
  • Panting Soul
  • Mount Ebal
  • White Stone

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