THE

OBSER V E R:

BEING A COLLECTION ON

MORAL, LITERARY AND FAMILIAR

E S S AY S.

MULTORUM PROVIDVS URBES
IT MORES HOMINUM INSPEXIT . (HORAT.)

By RICHARD CUMBERLAND, Es

THE FIFTH EDITION, NEWLY ARRANGED.

TO WHICH IS ADDED,

AN ENTIRE TRANSLATION OF THE

COMEDY OF THE CLOUDS.

Star Genete

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CONTENTS

OF THE

THIRD VOLUME.

perfiue

LIX. T

NUMBER

He notion of a certain humourist that

death might be avoiled at will. Re-

marks consequent thereto, and serious reflections
upon that necessary event recommended to man-

kind in general

LX. Serious meditations on the character of an ina

fidel. Quotation from Bonnet's philosophical

and critical enquiries concerning christianity.

Translation of i39th Pfalm

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LXI. Of the morality of christianity as compared

with that of natural religion. Of the benefits of

revelation independent of it's moral doctrines 19

LXII. An argument for the evidences of the chrif-

tian religion. A variety of passages from the

antient heathen writers adduced to thew how far

natural religion had enlightened mankind before

revelation took place

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