Granville Sharp - Works

Works

Notable publications are in bold.

• 1765 An Answer to the Rev. Dr. Kennicot's Charge of Corruptions in the Hebrew Texts of Ezra and Nehemiah
• 1767 A Short Introduction to Vocal Musick
• 1767 On the Pronunciation of the English Tongue
• 1768 Remarks on Several Important Prophecies ...
• 1769 A Representation of the Injustice and Dangerous Tendency of Tolerating Slavery ..., the first tract in England attacking slavery
• 1771 An Appendix to the Representation, reinforcing his case against slavery
• 1771 Remarks Concerning Encroachments on the River Thames
• 1773 Remarks ... against Duelling
• 1774 A Declaration of the People's Natural Right to a Share in the Legislature, in support of the American colonists
• 1775 A Declaration of the People's Natural Right ..., in support of both Americans and Irish
• 1776 The Law of Retribution
• 1776 The Just Limitation of Slavery in the Laws of God
• 1776 The Laws of Passive Obedience
• 1776 The Laws of Liberty
• 1777 preface to General James Oglethorpe's The Sailor's Advocate, an attack on press gangs
• 1777 The Laws of Nature
• 1777 The Case of Saul
• 1778 An Address to the People of England ... stating the Illegality of impressing Seamen
• 1779 The Doctrine of 'Nullum Tempus occurrit Regi' Explained ...
• 1780 seven tracts on The Legal Means of Political Reformation
• 1781 seven tracts on Free Militia
• 1784 Congregational Courts and the ancient English Constitution of Frankpledge
• 1784 A Tract on the Election of Bishops
• 1786 An English Alphabet for the Use of Foreigners
• 1786 Regulations for a New Settlement of Sierra Leone
• 1790 Free English Territory in Africa
• 1790 Plan of a Public Charity
• 1791 A Letter ... (on) the State of the London Workhouse
• 1792 Causes des Calamités publiques qui régnent à présent par toute l'Étendue de L'Empire Romain
• 1792 A Collection of Political Papers, with Remarks on the Accomplishment of Prophecies
• 1793 A Letter to a Gentleman in Maryland respecting the extreme Wickedness of tolerating the Slave Trade ...
• 1794 A General plan for laying out Towns and Townships in new-acquired Lands ...
• 1798 Remarks on the Uses of the Definitive Article in the Greek Text of the New Testament, Containing Many New Proofs of the Divinity of Christ, from Passages Which Are Wrongly Translated in the Common English Version, which contains the grammatical principle still known as "Sharp's Rule"
• 1801 The Child's First Book improved, with a Preface addressed to Mothers and Teachers
• 1801 An Answer to an anonymous Letter on Pre-Destination and Free-will, with a Postscript on Eternal Punishments
• 1801 Extract of a Letter on Land-Carriages, Roads, and profitable Labour of Oxen
• 1804 three tracts on The Syntax and Pronunciation of the Hebrew Tongue
• 1805 An Inquiry whether the Description of Babylon ... agrees perfectly with Rome, as a City etc. ...
• 1805 A Letter ... respecting the proposed Catholic Emancipation
• 1805 Serious Reflections on the Slave Trade and Slavery Addressed to the Peers of Great Britain
• 1806 A Dissertation on the supreme Divine Dignity of the Messiah
• 1806 Remarks on the two last Petitions in the Lord's Prayer ...
• 1807 The System of Colonial Law compared with the eternal Laws of God, and with the Indispensable Principles of the British Constitution
• 1807 A Letter in Answer to some of the leading Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers
• 1807 The Case of Saul, to which is added a short tract wherein the Influence of Demons is further illustrated
• 1808 Jerusalem ... respecting the Etymology of that Word
• 1810 Melchisedec; or an Answer to a Question respecting the Reality of Melchisedec's Existence, as King of Salem and priest of the Most High God
• 1811 Modus Decimandi
• 1812 Remarks on an important Passage, Matt. xxi. 18, which has long been perverted by the Church of Rome in Support of her vain Pretensions to supreme Dominion over all other Episcopal Churches