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Richard Finch

1710–1763

An 18th-century Quaker writer and London merchant, remembered for sharp, thoughtful religious pamphlets that challenged some of the most disputed doctrines of his day.

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Free and Impartial Thoughts, on the Sovereignty of God, The Doctrines of Election, Reprobation, and Original Sin: Humbly Addressed To all who Believe and Profess those Doctrines.

Free and Impartial Thoughts, on the Sovereignty of God, The Doctrines of Election, Reprobation, and Original Sin: Humbly Addressed To all who Believe and Profess those Doctrines.

by Richard Finch

About the author

Richard Finch was an English Quaker writer active in the mid-18th century. Reliable catalog and reference sources identify him as a London merchant as well as the author of religious tracts and pamphlets.

He is best known today for works such as Free and Impartial Thoughts, on the Sovereignty of God, the Doctrines of Election, Reprobation, and Original Sin and The Nature and Duty of Self-Defence. His writing shows him engaging directly with theological and practical debates within and around the Society of Friends.

The dates 1710–1763 are often attached to his name in library and ebook records, but the stronger source material I found is more cautious and places him as active around 1739–1745. That makes him a somewhat shadowy figure today, but his surviving pamphlets still offer a vivid glimpse of religious argument in 18th-century Britain.