CHAPTER IV.

SECTION I.-Speculations on the Doctrine of the depravity of Human

SECTION II.-Containing a disquisition of the Law of Nature, as it respects the moral system, interspersed with observations on subsequent reli. gions,

CHAPTER V.

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SECTION I.-Argumentative Reflections on Supernatural and Mysterious
Revelation in general.

SECTION 2.-Containing observations on the Providence and Agency of
God, as it respects the natural and moral world, with Strictures on
Revelation in general

CHAPTER VI

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SECTION 1.-Of Miracles,

SECTION II-A succession of knowledge, or of the exertion of power in God, incompatible with his omniscience or omnipotence, and the eternal and infinite display of Divine Power, forecloses any subsequent exertion of it miraculously,

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SECTION III.-Rare and wonderful phenomena no evidence of miracles, nor

are diabolical spirits able to effect them, or superstitious traditions to confirm them, nor can ancient miracles prove recent revelations, SECTION IV.-Prayer cannot be attended with miraculous consequences,

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CHAPTER VII.

SECTION I.—The vagueness and unintelligibleness of the Prophecies, ren-
der them incapable of proving Revelation,
SECTION II.-The contentions which subsisted between the Prophets re-
specting their veracity, and their inconsistencies with one another,
and with the nature of things, and their omission in teaching the
doctrine of immortality, precludes the divinity of their prophecies,

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SECTION III.-Dreams or visions uncertain and chimerical channel for

the conveyance of Revelation; with remarks on the Communication
of the Holy Ghost to the Disciples, by the prayers and laying on of
the Apostles hands, with observations on the Divine Dictations of
the first Promulgators of the Gospel and an account of the elect la-
dy, and her new sectary of Shakers,

CHAPTER VIII.

SECTION I. Of the nature of Faith and wherein it consists,

SECTION II. Of the traditions of our forefathers,

SECTION III. Our faith is governed by our reasonings, whether they are
supposed to be conclusive or inconclusive, and not merely by our
own choice,

CHAPTER IX.

SECTION I.-A trinity of persons cannot exist in the Divine Essence whe-
ther the persons be supposed to be finite or infinite: with remarks
on St Athanasius's creed.
SECTION II. Essence being the cause of identity, is inconsistent with per-

sonality in the divine nature.
SECTION III.-The imperfection of knowledge in the person of Jesus

Christ, incompatible with his divinity,

CHAPTER X.

SECTION. I-Observations on the state of man in Moses's paradise, on the
tree of knowledge of good and evil, and on the tree of life: with spec-
ulations on the divine prohibition to man, not to eat of the fruit of the
former of those trees, interspersed with remarks on the mortality of
innocent man,

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SECTION II.--Pointing out the natural impossibility of all and every of the
diverse species of Biped Animals, commonly called man, to have lin-
eally descended from Adam and Eve, or from the same original
progenitors.

SECTION III. Of the origin of the Devil or of moral evil, and of the De-
vil's talking with Eve; with a remark that the doctrine of apostacy
is the foundation of christianity.

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CHAPTER XI.

SECTION I.—Imputation cannot change, alienate or transfer the personal demerit of sin, and personal merit of virtue to others, who were not active therein, although this doctrine supposes an alienation thereof, SECTION II.-The moral rectitude of things forecloses the act of imputa

tion,

SECTION III.-Containing remarks on the atonement and satisfaction for
original sin,
SECTION IV.-Remarks on redemption, wrought out by inflicting the de-
merits of sin upon the innocent, would be unjust, and that it could
contain no mercy or goodness to the universality of being,

CHAPTER XII.

SECTION I-Of the impossibility of translating an infallible revelation from its original copies, and preserving it entire through all the revolutions of the world, and vicissitudes of human learning to our time,

SECTION II.-The variety of Annotations and Expositions of the scriptures together with the diversity of Sectaries evinces their fallibility, SECTION III. On the compiling of the manuscripts of the scriptures into one volume, and of its several translations. The infallibility of the Popes, and of their chartered rights to remit or retain sins. And of the impropriety of their being trusted with a revelation from God,

CHAPTER XIII.

SECTION I.-Morality derived from Natural Fitness, and not from Tradi

tion,

SECTION II. Of the importance of the exercise of reason, and practice of morality, in order to the happiness of mankind,