An essay on religion demonstrating that God's being and existing as a Trinity in Unity, and his attributes, are self-evident .or plain reasons for believing the great mysteries of the true Christian relition ..introduced by a ..dissertation on thought ... . itual Souls arc^^^^ inclofed in elemental Bodies; But hehas made all his wondrous, glorious Works, in-contellible Evidences ofhis Being, and of his At-tributes of Wifdom, Power, and Goodnels, whichimply Truth, Jullice, and Mercy, fummd up inLove, B But X IKTRODUCTIOK, But although this is real and apparent Truth,yet the Knov\ ledge of the T


An essay on religion demonstrating that God's being and existing as a Trinity in Unity, and his attributes, are self-evident .or plain reasons for believing the great mysteries of the true Christian relition ..introduced by a ..dissertation on thought ... . itual Souls arc^^^^ inclofed in elemental Bodies; But hehas made all his wondrous, glorious Works, in-contellible Evidences ofhis Being, and of his At-tributes of Wifdom, Power, and Goodnels, whichimply Truth, Jullice, and Mercy, fummd up inLove, B But X IKTRODUCTIOK, But although this is real and apparent Truth,yet the Knov\ ledge of the Truth .snot to be ac-quired, without due Conlideracion and Reflexi-on • but by rational Ratiocination, we may findfuch lufficient Reafons to believe the greateft Mif-teries of the true Chriltian Religion, as will leaveno Room for doubting of the Truth of them, orany Pretence for implicit Belief of any Thing inReligion. And as we cannot attain to this molt importantKnowledge of the Truth, without carelul andconllant Cogitation, by a rational Method, andtrue Rule of Thought; I Ihall begin this Elfaywith a Diflertation on the Term Thought^ or Think-ing ; and fhew, that what is called Frce-thifikingyis miftaken and abufed, both by Believers PLAIN CO


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