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be convinced of them, and they will have the greater power and influence in the course of our Lives. For tho the Truth of the Christian Religion cannot, without great fin and ignorance, be doubted of by Chriftians; yet it is a confirmation to our Faith, and adds a new Life and Vigour to our Devotions, when we recolle& upon what good Reafons we are Christians, and are not fuch by Custom and Education only, but upon Principles which we have throughly confidered, and must abide by, unlefs we will renounce our Reason with our Religion.

And what Subje& can be more useful, or more worthy of a rational and confidering Man's Thoughts ? These things, which are now made matter of Cavil and Difpute, will be the Subject of our Contemplation, and of our Joy and Happiness to all Eternity in the other World. We shall then have clear and di

ftinct apprehenfions of the Means and Methods of our Salvation, and fhall for ever admire and adore the Divine Wisdom, in the Condu& and Difpofal of thofe very Things about which we now are moft perplex'd.

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PART I.

CHAP.

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That from the Notion of a God, it neceffarily follows, that there must be fome Divine Revelation.

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HE Being of a God, evident to Natural Reafon, P. 3. That there are wicked Spirits, Enemies to Mankind, p. 6. The miferable Condition of Man, without the Divine Direction and Affiftance, and that God would not leave him without all Remedy in this Condition, p. 8. The Judgment of St. Athanafius in the cafe, P. 15.

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The Way and Manner by which Divine Revelations may be fuppofed to be delivered and preferved in

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The Manifeftations of God's ordinary Providence infufficient, and therefore fome extraordinary way of Revelation neceffary, p. 19. The ways of extraordinary Revelation, either immediate Revelation to every particular, Perfon, or to fome only, with a Power of Miracles and Prophecies to enable them to communicate the Divine Will to others,

p. 20. I. It could not be requifite that God should communicate himself by immediate Revelation to every one in particular, ibid. II. Prophecies and Mircles are the most fitting and proper means for God to difcover and reveal himself to the World by, p. 29. (1.) concerning Prophecies, ibid. (2.) concerning Miracles, p. 33. III. Divine Revelations must be fuppofed to be preferved in the World by Writings, P. 43. IV. They must be of great Antiquity, p. 44. V. They must be fully published and promulged, P. 45

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The Antiquity of the Scriptures.

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The Antiquity of the Scriptures a circumstance very confiderable to prove them to be of Divine Revelation, p. 48. They give an account of Divine Revelations made from the beginning of the World, ibid. What Mofes relates of things before his own time, is certainly true; and must have been difcovered to be false, if it had been so, P. 50.

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CHA P. II.

The Promulgation of the Scriptures.

1. In the first Ages of the World, the Revealed Will of God was known to all Mankind, p. 58. II. In fucceeding Ages there has still been fufficient Means and frequent Opportunities for all Nations to come to the knowledge of it, p. 76. (1.) The Law of Mofes did particularly provide for the Inftruction of other Nations in the Revealed Religion, P. 77. (2.) The Providence of God did fo order and difpofe of the Jews, that other Nations had frequent opportunities of becoming inftructed in the True Religion,

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