CONTENTS.

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SECTION I:

HE Author's Fundamental Principles relating to
the true Character of JESUS, and the Writings

of the New Testament.

SECTION II.

Page 1

The Absurdity of the Author's Fundamental Princi-

ples, relating to the true Character of JESUS, and

the Writings of the New Testament, directly

Mewn

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SECTION III.

6

The Author's Argument founded on what he supposes

to be the Nature of MYSTERIES, confidered. 46

SECTION IV.

The Author's Argument drawn from the RELIGION

OF NATURE, Confidered.

SECTION V.

64

The Author's Principles with Respect to BELIEF;

and bis Inference from Jesus's Answer to the young

Ruler confidered.

SECTION VI.

86

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The Author's Explanation of John xiv. 1. and bis

Affertion what Character JESUS HIMSELF laid

claim to, confidered.

104

SECT.

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SECTION VII.

The Author's Objections against MIRACLES confi

dered.

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SECTION VII.

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The Author's Principles, that Revelation must be

UNIVERSAL, and cannot stand in need of EXPLA-

NATION, confidered.

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SECTION IX.

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126

The Author's Argument founded on Matthew xvi.

27, 28. and fome other Pafssages; confidered. 143

SECTIONX.

The Author's Argument founded on what passed be-

tween St. PETER and St. PAUL at Antioch, con-

fidered,

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SECTION XL

61

The Author's Argument drawn from Peter's DENTAL

of JESUS, confidered.

SECTION ΧΙΙ.

169

The Author's Attack upon St. Paul founded on the int

Epiftle to the Corinthians, Chap. vii. - Acts

xvii. 22. &c. - 2 Tim. iii. 16. &c. confidered.

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SECTION XIII

175

The Author's Objections against the AUTHENTICITY

of the Books of the New Testament, confidered. 189

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SECTION XIV

The Author's Misrepresentations of the Old Testa-

ment, and the Law of Mofes, confidered. 205

SECT.
SECTION XV.

The Author's further Objections against the Old Tef-

tament; and particularly his Misrepresentations

of the setting up of the Golden Calf, confidered.

Page 225

The Author's Objections to the Conduct of JESUS to-

wards the Jews in general, in preaching the Gof-

pel; founded especially on 1 Cor. ii. 7, 8. and

Mark iv. 11, 12. confidered.

SECTION XVII.

263

The Author's Objections founded on some mistaken No-

tions of the DIVINE DISPENSATIONS, confidered.

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SECTION XVIII.

276

The Author's Objections founded on fome further mif-

taken Notions of the DIVINE DISPENSATIONS,

confidered.

SECTION ΧΙΧ.

The Author's Treatment of the Clergy, and the falfe-

bood of what he lays to the charge of Priefts in ge-

neral, confidered.

327

ERRATA.

:

A

DEFENCE

OF

REVELATION in GENERAL,

AND

The GOSPEL in Particular, &c.

SECT. Ι.

The Author's fundamental principles relating to the true character of JESUS and the writings of the New Testament.

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T has been the lot of chriftianity, as it was of its author, to be purposely betrayed by

those, who even in the very act of betraying it have pretended to be its friends. The real enemies of revelation have hailed the gospel with hypocritical respect, in hopes the more effectually to undermine all revealed religion.

The writer before us, who promises, as if it were one professed design of his work, "to vindi

cate the character of JESUS from the afperfions " of modern unbelievers *;" fets out professedly, in his work itself, with stripping him entirely of that very authority, which it has been the fole

* See the Author's title page.

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