Revelation examined with candour : or, A fair enquiry into the sense and use of the several revelations expressly declared, or sufficiently implied, to be given to mankind from the creation, as they are found in the Bible . Dissertation IV. Of the skill of language infufed A VING demonstrated the necef-fity of a revelation to be made toAdam in relation to marriage, Iproceed to (hew you, that anotherrevelation was alfo neceflary to him in the ftate of innocence; And that is, a revelation of language. That God made man a fociable creature,does not need to be proved; and that whenhe ma
Revelation examined with candour : or, A fair enquiry into the sense and use of the several revelations expressly declared, or sufficiently implied, to be given to mankind from the creation, as they are found in the Bible . Dissertation IV. Of the skill of language infufed A VING demonstrated the necef-fity of a revelation to be made toAdam in relation to marriage, Iproceed to (hew you, that anotherrevelation was alfo neceflary to him in the ftate of innocence; And that is, a revelation of language. That God made man a fociable creature,does not need to be proved; and that whenhe made him fuch, he with-held nothingfrom him that was in any wife neceflary tohis well-being in fociety, is a clear confe-quence from the wifdom and goodnefs of God;and if he with-held nothing any way neceflaryto his well-being, much lefs would he withholdf-^m Him that which is the inftrument of the great eft Revelation Exdmirid, &c. 3 5 greatcft happinefs a reafonable creature is ca-pable of in this world. — If the Lord Godmade Adam a help meet for him, becaufe itwas not good for man to be aloney can we ima-gine he would leave him unfurnifhed of themeans to make that help ufeful and delight-ful to him ? If it was not good for* him tobe alone, certainly neither was it good
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