OF the being and attributes of God. Page

Sec. I. Of the existence of God, and thofe attributes

which are deduced from his being confidered as un-

caufed himself, and the cause of every thing else. 5

Sec. II. Of thofe attributes of the deity which are

deduced from the confideration of his being the ori-

ginal caufe of all things.

Sec. III. Of thofe attributes of the divine being which

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the confideration of his works leads us to afcribe

to him.

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Sec. IV. Of thofe attributes of God which are de-

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duced from the confideration of his power, wisdom,
and goodness jointly.

Sec. V. Of the properties of the divine goodness. 42

Sec. VI. Of the Moral perfections of God deduced

from his goodness.

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CHAP. II. Of the duty, and future expectations

of mankind.

Sec. I. Of the rule of right and wrong.

Sec. II. Of the different objects of purfuit, and the

different paffions and affections of men correfpond-

ing to them.

Sec. III. Of the ruling paffion, and an eftimate of

the propriety and value of the different pursuits of

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§1. Of the pleasures of fenfe.

§ 2. Of the pleasures of imagination.

§3. Of Self-interest.

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§ 4. Of the paffions which arife from our focial na-

ture.

$5. Of the fympathetic affections.

§ 6. Of the relative duties.

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$7. Of the Theopathetic affections.

§ 8. Of the obligation of confcience.

Sec. IV. Of the means of virtue.

CHAP. III. Of the future expectations of man-

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CHAP. I. Of the ftate of the heathen world. 174

Sec. I. Of the origin and corruption of natural re-

ligion in general.

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187

Sec. II. Of the corruption of theology in parti-

cular.

Sec. III. Of the moral fentiments of the heathens. 210

Sec. IV. Of the doctrine of a future ftate among the

heathens.
230

CHAP. II. Obfervations previous to the examina-

tion of the proper evidences of revelation. 252

Sec. I. Of the nature and ufe of miracles. ibid.

Sec. II. Of the nature of the evidence of revela-

tion.

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258

Sec. III. Of the importance of teftimony, and the

credibility of miracles.

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262

Sec. IV. Rules for eftimating the value of human

teftimony.

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274

Sec. V. Of the antecedent credibility of the Jewish

and christian revelations.

279

CHAP. III. The evidences of the Jewish and

christian religions, derived from Testimony, and

efpecially that of its friends.
287

Sec. I. Of the authenticity of the books offeripture. ib.

Sec. II. Of the evidence from teftimony in favour of

the christian revelation.

Sec. IV. Confiderations on the refurrection of Chrift,

and other facts of a fimilar nature.

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Sec.

Sec. V. Of the credibility of the Old Teflament

history.
348

CHAP. IV. The evidence of the Jewish and

christian revelations, derived from prefent ap-

pearances.

361

Sec. I. Arguments from the exiflence, propagation,

and good effects of the Jewish and chriflian reli-

gions.
381

Sec II. Arguments from standing Customs, &c. in

favour of the Jewish and chriftian religions. 381

Sec. III. Various internal evidences of the truth of

the fcripture biflory.
387

CHAP. V. The evidence of revealed religion

from prophecy.

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402

Sec. I. Prophecies relating to various nations which

had connections with the Jews.

Sec. II. Prophecies relating to the Meffiah.

Sec. III. Prophecies in the New Testament:

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ERRATA.

Vol. I. p. 22, 1. 8, for lofe read gain.
1.9, for gain-- lofe.

p. 61, for PART, read CHAPTER.
p. 141,- PART III. SECTION V.

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explain the principles of natural and re

vealed religion; or to affign the reasons why we acknowledge ourselves to be subject to the moral government of God, and why we profefs ourselves to be chriftians, and confiftent proteftants.

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