CONTENTS.

BOOK I.

RELIGIOUS. PART I.

Page

THE Bible account of the creation

Moses. 1

The universe cannot be contemplated without venera-
tion

Bp. Walson.

Is there a God

Anonymous.

The heavens declare a Deity

David. 9

A Deity proved from the creation and preservation of the
world, and the general consent of mankind ..

Gilpin. ib.

Objections to the being of a God refuted .. Bp. Watson. 15

Persian fable in illustration of the being of a God.

Bp. Watson. 19

Historical proof of the being of a God Bp. Watson. 21

Creation, a proof of the divine goodness

Blair. 25

The divine goodness apparent in the adaptation of the

earth to man

Goldsmith. 28

Further proof of the divine goodness in the scale of

beings

Spectator. 32

Bounty of God in the economy of vegetable propaga-

tiona..

Barrow's Voyage..36

Omniscience and omnipresence of the Deity., Spectator. 37

Providence proved from animal instinct .... Spectator. 43

God's government of the world as certain as his creating

it...

Balguy. 48

Conduct of Providence, however mysterious, is wise and

just.

Blair. 51

On the immortality of the soul..

Spectator. 55

Argument for a future state from analogy .. Dr. Tottie. 59

Argument for a future state from tradition .. Dr. Toltie. 61

Our imperfect knowledge of a future state suited to the

condition of man...........

Blair. 63

Of revelation....

Dryden. 68

The book of revelation to be studied in the same manner

as the volume of creation....

Hallifar. 70

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