2 The Life of GOD you knew not before; yet I am hopeful, that what cometh from one whom you are pleafed to honour with your friendfhip, and which is n1_ore particular!y ddigned for your ufe, will be kindly accepted by you; and G?d's providence perhaps may fo direct my thoughts, that fomething or other may prove nieful to you. · Nor !hall 1 doubt your pardon, if, for n1oulding my difcourfe into the better frame, I lay a l'ow foundation, begining w.ith the na– ture and properties of religioh, . and all along give fuch way to my thoughts, in the profecution of the fubjeEt, as may , bring tne to fay many things whic:h were not neceffary, did I only confider to whon1 I am writing. · I-cannot fpeak of religion, but I mull: · . , lament, that, among fo nuny M1ll:akes a~ J • r c d b . 1· ·on ·pretenuers to It, 10 rew un erout re 1g1 • ·· fiand what it means: fome placing it in the underfianding, in· ortho– dox nt)[ions and opinions ; and all the account they can give of their religion is that they a_re of this or the o~her perfua~ fion, and J1ave joined themfelves to one ·of thofe many {ccrs wherein to Chriften– dom is moft unhappily divided. Others plac , it in the outward man, in a conftant . .courfe of - extern~! duties, and a model of .....'--..:.<f.l · pefonuances :
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