. The Christian faith asserted against Deists, Arians, and Socinians : in eight sermons preach'd at the Lady Moyer's lecture in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 1728, 1729, and since greatly enlarged : to which is prefix'd, a large preface concerning the light and the law of nature, and the expediency and necessity of revelation. SERMON IV. Preached Mar. 6. 1718-9. I Cor. II. II. — Even fo the Things of Godhnoweth no Man^ hut the Spritof God. F T E R I had examined theVrmciples of Herefy and In-fidelity^ 1 proceeded to con-fide r the Strength and Com-pafs of our Natural Powers^both as left to
. The Christian faith asserted against Deists, Arians, and Socinians : in eight sermons preach'd at the Lady Moyer's lecture in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 1728, 1729, and since greatly enlarged : to which is prefix'd, a large preface concerning the light and the law of nature, and the expediency and necessity of revelation. SERMON IV. Preached Mar. 6. 1718-9. I Cor. II. II. — Even fo the Things of Godhnoweth no Man^ hut the Spritof God. F T E R I had examined theVrmciples of Herefy and In-fidelity^ 1 proceeded to con-fide r the Strength and Com-pafs of our Natural Powers^both as left to themfelves^ and as affifted by ]{evelation to the utmoft of their Capacitys. And the Refultofthefe Enquirys is, that the Light of Natureleft to i; felf is not fufficient to lead us into the. io8 Conne&ion with the Former. the Know ledge of God and our Duty: Thatneverthelefs it is capable of being mfiruUed^and taught the true Knowledge of God by i^c-velation: and laftly, that notwithftanding theJ^velation God remains Itill a moft Myfteriousand Incomprehenjible Being. We have k^n in theCourfe of this Argument^that Natural B^Ugion both as it refpecSts Godand our Duty had been loft in the World, if ithad not been taken into and made Part of therevealed Will of God. We find indeed, that Man was not left toHimfelf upon his firft Creation to fearch andto reafbn Himfelf into the Knowledge of Godand his Duty: The Divine Communicationswith Him in Paradife are recorded; and after-wards upon his Fall the further Purpofe andgood Pleafure of God towards him is revealed:This J^velation hath been continued at fundrytimes^ and in divers manners^m feveral Parts andProportions, till at laft it was finifliedand corn-pleated by Chrifl and his Apoflles. If we compare the State of the World
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