. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. 198 CHRISTIANITY as old , would be irrational & unlawful, debating the dignify,of Mankind, & effacing the Image of God implantedin I hem,. And, . IF- the abfurdities, nor only of the P^3n Reiigicn,b^t even the mod pernicious errors among Cnrijiii-as,hne been occafiond thro want of previous examina-tion, nothing can be requifite to difcover true Cbn-ftianity , and to preferve it in its native purity, freefrom all Saperflition , but, after a lrrict fcrutiny ( toadmit nothing to belong to it, except

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. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. 198 CHRISTIANITY as old , would be irrational & unlawful, debating the dignify,of Mankind, & effacing the Image of God implantedin I hem,. And, . IF- the abfurdities, nor only of the P^3n Reiigicn,b^t even the mod pernicious errors among Cnrijiii-as,hne been occafiond thro want of previous examina-tion, nothing can be requifite to difcover true Cbn-ftianity , and to preferve it in its native purity, freefrom all Saperflition , but, after a lrrict fcrutiny ( toadmit nothing to belong to it, except what our Reaiontells us is worthy of having God for its Author. Andif it be evident, that we cant whether anyillilituted Religion contains every thing worthy, andnothing unworthy of a divine !, ezccsr wecan antecedently by our Reafcn difcern what is,orisnot wonhy of having God tor its Author, it necef-farily follows, that natural & revcafd Religion ,dirfer; Becaulc whatever Reafon (news to be worthyof having God for its Author, mult belong to NaturalReligion;

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