. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. to cer-efs- Bet raainfi JltabmM there is no after hatingftiewn, that it-was Authority thatcrnihd Ac noble fentimems of Socrates and others;fcthtt it Vss hy jStaivrhy, that xhe Jews k Heathenscombated ihe of the Cofpel; he fays, „\Vhen •Chriiiani were increasd to a majority, Srcarne to * thick the fame method to be the only proper one,{cr ,•__. savamage of their caufe, which had been the ar,cT ccfiroyer of it; ±en, it was the uixhurilj oi Cbrifiiam, which, by degrees, not o
. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. to cer-efs- Bet raainfi JltabmM there is no after hatingftiewn, that it-was Authority thatcrnihd Ac noble fentimems of Socrates and others;fcthtt it Vss hy jStaivrhy, that xhe Jews k Heathenscombated ihe of the Cofpel; he fays, „\Vhen •Chriiiani were increasd to a majority, Srcarne to * thick the fame method to be the only proper one,{cr ,•__. savamage of their caufe, which had been the ar,cT ccfiroyer of it; ±en, it was the uixhurilj oi Cbrifiiam, which, by degrees, not only hid wafte the honour cichrijlianity, but well nigit wttarasfeei it among Men. -- It was Authority,wrich nave prevented all , where itis;&wfcich h« put a £«wrr , wherever iris -- How indeed, can it be expefted, that, the tun* , -which has in all ages, and in all -coy-tries, been burtful to truth, ami true Religion, N v. amongfr. * Hohbes. - j Anfw. to the Riprefert. of the lesxr-Uia* efCewstn p. *i3*3»2H« 3T5*, ilBfe. FKfeA VM |s§pmm ^3 ^® srssgg WiH •nsisiti*: lis £?£ s^v llPliPa ^gS Esm &^. feSjfc t*%s r-r-^J-. ** ?J*Ji*~ *£; -4*JS--*3:.*-*s.* .-<,- - j -, Mi TBta Jfip 194 CHRISTIANITY as oto„ amongii Men, fhoud in any age, or any connry,„ become a friend & guardian or them. „ And toobviate an objection ealily fays, „ It was„ jiuthcrhy, which hinderd the voice of the Sir, of ?„ Gcd himfef from being heard; and which alone -•„ flood in oppofition to /;// powerful arguments, and„ his divine doctrine. „ Which fuppofes rhercs noCrtrifrian doctrine, but what has powerful argumenuto fupport it; or in other words, has diviniiy ibmpdon it, ibewiog itfelf byits innate excellency to be thewill of God : fince to put its credit on nieer Audio*lity, is to put its credit on that, which has been, andalways will be, an enemy to truth. Nay, he fuppofesrhst were it pofCble, that Au
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