AMA $Q$ a CAVEAT AGAINST INFIDELITY. and brought up in Turkey, you had also been a Mahometan. Thedoctrine of Christ, as it is in itself the best of religions, so it is built upon the brightest evidences and the most solid found- ations, and such as are sufficient to convince the reason of every honest and sincereenquirer. Think of the inward evidences that belong to our religion itself. Observe how completely it contains all the doctrines and duties of the lightof nature, and exalts them all to a nobler per fection, than ever anyof the ancient sages of heathenism could arrive at. Think how happily all the defects of natural religion are supplied by the gospel of Christ. Consider how honourably this religion answers all the ends and designs of God as aCre- 'ator and a Governor, and all the necessities and the desires of his intelligent and immortal creature man, since he is fallen from God, and cannot restore himself. Andwhat more can be desired in a religion revealedfrom heaven*? Meditate on the external proofs of the gospel of Christ. Count over the many divine wonders wrought by our bles- sed Saviour himself, and the amazing powers communicated to the apostles, in confirmation of theirdoctrinet : Behold the exact accomplishment ofmany prophecies given to the world its ancient days, which have been fulfilled inJesus the Messiah, and his fol- lowerst. Observe the sincere honesty of thefirst propagators of this religion, who were eye and ear-witnesses of the glorious facts uponwhich christianity is founded$., Think of the won- drous progress that this religion has made in the world, and tri- umphed over all the opposition of princes and philosophers, of men and devils ; andyou will find a divine power hasgloriously attended it, and evinced its original tobe divines. Endeavour to gaina 0° solid and rational satisfaction of the truth and divinity of the holy bible." There are sufficient rea- eons to prove that this is a book of divine revelations, which God has made in divers ages of the world, and given to men upon special occasions, in orderto lead them intothe knowledge of him, self, and the right way to obtain his favour and- eternal life. Many of the writers of it wroughtmiracles, to confirm the truth A treatise in quarto, lately written by Mr. John Reynolds, and entitled " The Religion of Jesus Delineated," is a valuable book to skew the real inward excellence and glory of christianity. j- " See Miscellanea Sacra," Essay L and Mr. Samuel Chandler's " Vindi- cation of the Christian Religion." t. See Mr. John Reynold's, " Third Letter to the Deists, ' which is an unan- swerable management and iniptovemeat of this argument, for the truth of the ohristian religion. § See several of these arguments put together in a plain and convincing manner in the bishop of London's late " Pastoral Letter," 1728. Most of them are treated more largely in Doctor Samuel Clarke's " Discourses of the Cer- tainty of the Christian Revelation."
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