the

Paffages of Scripture occafionally rescued from the Mifreprefentations of Author of Christianity as old, &c.

TH

HE Mofaick Hiftory of the Fall of Man. V. 1. P. 7, &c.

Rom. vii. 14, 15. I am carnal, fold under Sin,

that which I do, I allow not,

&c. 18.

1 Joh. iv. 19. We love God because he first loved us. 37 and V. II. 39.

Matth. vi. Providence over the Fowls of the Air and Lilies of the Field. V.I. 38.

Luke vi. 35.

Lending, hoping for nothing again. 42.

Exod. xii. 35. The Ifraelites borrowing of the

Matth. ix. 13.

v. 3.

Job xxxv. 6.

Egyptians. ib.

Came not to call the Righteous but Sinners to Repentance. 59. Bleffed are the Poor in Spirit, &c. 60.

If thou finneft, what doft thou against him? &c.

2 Efdras viii. 34. What is Man that thou fhouldeft

take Difpleasure at him? &c.

361.

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Some peculiar Faults in the Author of Chriftianity as old, &c. as Author of that Book.

H

E contends throughout his Book as the Ground and Basis of it, for the Immutability of all Religion as founded in the immutable Relation between God and Man: yet allows, To alter one's Conduct, as Circumftances alter, is not only an Act of the greaeft Prudence and Judgment, but is confiftent with the greatest Steddinefs

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Page 20 His great Unfairnefs in citing and perverting the Meaning of feveral Texts of Scripture 7, 18, 30, 38, 59, 60, 361 -In being beholden to Authors and not naming them, nor ufing any Mark of Quotation -And in quoting Authors by balves that are against him ibid, and 207 -In making Chriftianity neither more nor lefs than the Republication of the Law of Nature, yet every where accufes Christianity of Arbitrariness, &c. and acquits the Law of Nature of it.

62

In making the Lives of Heathens better than
Chriftians

108

-In rejecting the Ufe of pofitive Laws contrary to his Profeffion

76, 186, 187

In deriding Miracles, yet requiring fufficient
Evidence of a Perfon's coming from God

Page 208 In drawing a Parallel between the Mediators of Heathens and the Mediation of Chrift, to the Preference of the former 236 -His quackifh Sufficiency and Affurance in making that the curative Part of Christianity ...which is not fos

Kibid.
His Affurance in denying himself to be an
Heretick, a Proof of his being one 239
-In admitting the moral Rules of Revelation,
yet endeavours to destroy them
Guilty of a falfe Inference

1

277

296

In allowing our Reafon to be limited with respect to our Happiness, yet difavows the Interpofal of God's for our Direction 316 -In making the End of all Punishment to be the Amendment of the Sufferer 329 -In a grofs Mifrepresentation of a King pardoning his repenting Rebel, yet causing his moft Loyal and only Son to be put to Death to fhew his Hatred to Rebellion 353 In affirming contrary to the common Dictates of the Law of Nature, That Respect which the Heathens fhew'd to the Supreme Being, and the Thoughts of their own Unworthiness, were unworthy Notions in them His wicked Imputation upon the Apostles with refpect to the Tempora noviffima

405

428

Some peculiar Faults in the Author of ChriStianity as old, &c. as Author of that Book.

IN

N allowing the Spring of all Actions of the Creatures to be their own Good, yet rejects future Rewards and Punishments Page 39 In perverting 1 John iv. 19.

ibid. His Abfurdity in denying the Poffibility of Mens being governed both by Reafon and Authority, or Revelation

His abfurd Account of Faith

206

223

In admitting Christianity as a Means to Natural Religion, yet oppofing it with all his Might

251

In repeating the ftale baffled Objection of various Readings in the Scripture 277 In arguing like a Sceptick, or Doubter of the Faith,

whilft he abfolutely rejects it 282, to 277 By making it a Crime for Heathens to extricate.

themselves out of their deplorable Circumftances, and yet making their Reason sufficient for it.

307 His Affertion that the End of God's creating Man was to confer on him all the Happinefs his Nature is capable of, a falfe levelling Principle

His wicked Imputation upon Providence

310

317

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H

E is quite mistaken in his Notion of the
Divine Goodness

Page 304 God as a Governor thrown out of the Cafe ibid. Maintains the Interest or Good of the whole to be the only Intereft of the Universal Being, yet denies eternal Punishment, which is certainly for the good of the whole here, and hereafter 327 Allows not of an Inference which directly and; neceffarily follows He quite mistakes the Character wherein God judges and determines at large 347, &c. His afcribing Cruelty and Revenge among Chriftians to the Imitation of the God they worship, a moft wretched Argument 382

ibid.