BOOK II. OF REVEALED RELIGION. CHAPTER I. ..... Of the Importance of Christianity CHAPTER II. Of the supposed Presumption against Revelation considered as Mira culous.. Incomprehensibilities in nature prepare us for those in religion, 99; Miracle a relative term, 100; to be tested like other facts, ib.; Religion not reasoned out, ib.; Miracles analogous to extraordinary natural phenomena, 101. CHAPTER III. Of our Incapacity of judging what was to be expected in a Revelation; and the credibility from Analogy that it must contain things liable to objection .... .... Our incompetency to judge of natural things, 104; and therefore of Revelation, ib.; Inspiration, 105; Obscurities no valid objection, ib.; Inventions, language, instinct, 106; Abuse of divine gifts, 107; Scripture to be gradually developed, 108; Bodily remedies and Gospel ones analogous, 109; Reason's province, ib. CHAPTER IV. Of Christianity as a Scheme imperfectly understood.... The whole system of nature not comprehended by us, 112; PAGE 88 98 103 111 nor of Christianity, ib.; The mystery of godliness beyond our reach, 113; its means sometimes inexplicable, ib.; Nature and Christianity may be conducted by general laws, 114; God uses means in Nature as well as in Christianity, 115. CHAPTER V. ........ Of the particular Scheme of Christianity—the Appointment of a Mediator, and the Redemption of the World by Him.. Mediation of Christ, 117; Comforts and corrections through the medium of others, ib.; Provision for alleviating natural evils, 118; and moral ones, 119; Sorrow removes not penal consequences, 120; Propitiatory sacrifices, ib.; Christ's love analogous to human friendships, 121; Christ our Prophet, King, and Priest, 122; the real positive sacrifice for us, 123; His vicarious suffering rendered credible by analogy, 124; Our duty plain, though God's dealings be mysterious, 125. CHAPTER VI. ...... PAGE 116 ..... 127 Of the Want of Universality in Revelation, and of the supposed CHAPTER VII. Of the particular Evidences for Christianity Miracles, 138; recorded in simple narrative, ib.; confirmed by historical evidence, ib.; Epistles an independent testimony thereto, 139; Jewish and Christian religions founded thereon, 140; No valid objection against them from enthusiasm, 142; Must be admitted as true, 144. Prophecy-Not invalidated by partial obscurities, ib.; proved by general applicability, 136 PAGE ib.; even if not understood by the prophets, 146; Combined Of the Objections that may be made against arguing from the Ana- Objections against revelation equally applicable against natu- ral religion, 156; Religion a practical thing, ib.; Things ob- jected to may be the very best, 157; Positive assurance not to be expected, 158; Evidence sufficient afforded, ib.; not de- monstrative, 160; but yet not to be evaded, ib.; Conclusion, Of the Genuineness and Authenticity of the History Pentateuch received from the æra of the institutions, 167; not compiled after the Babylonish captivity, 168; not a selection of what was agreeable only, 170; reception by Samaritans, 171; existed before the division of the kingdoms, 172; and The Genuineness and Authenticity proved from the Structure of the From its publicity and importance, 179; From its artless sim- |