. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. the- conveniency 8c ufefuinefsof rhefe Rules, .point them out to be the will of God, to Men in aiiplaces, and conditions of life; but to carry thingsfurther, can only ferve the def^ns of ili Men , whohave taken an -occailon frr-m thence to abufe theircredulity to the vj!e:r purpofes. Can, fornitance,the common under- -fiand nora word of the language, the jfjiifa Dcoksare writ in, be better jttrigW than the Jtwt rhem- :felvrs of the meaning of their own Books; and oftheir own Prophets fp
. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. the- conveniency 8c ufefuinefsof rhefe Rules, .point them out to be the will of God, to Men in aiiplaces, and conditions of life; but to carry thingsfurther, can only ferve the def^ns of ili Men , whohave taken an -occailon frr-m thence to abufe theircredulity to the vj!e:r purpofes. Can, fornitance,the common under- -fiand nora word of the language, the jfjiifa Dcoksare writ in, be better jttrigW than the Jtwt rhem- :felvrs of the meaning of their own Books; and oftheir own Prophets fpeaking in their ovn lanEUiSj-? :Or, are the common People capable of judging of -~the innumerable difputes among Christians; if thofeJikewile depend, not on the Reafon or Things, bncon the critical underftandipg of Hooks, written indead languages ; nay, what do they know of rhsdiftingnifhing doctrines of their own Churches ?Th«r,indeed, on ail fides, know whom their lenders wouldhave them hae, but little, or nothing of thofe opi-nions which- divide their leaders. * •*.??-? : • . fcS the CREATION. V5 Bis there any Divide of makes Reveii* tion ihas *ffical* to be undcrfiood by Ac ignorant, oJ unirarneJ? •• . „ , , - A 1 rhall mention one, sgainft have?so f xeeption, vs ho repreli-nU it thus todjclrtnwd. I* not «>/«r (highh eiteemdfnr -;<ae<,aswell as polemical works) a com-ment .ndgein thi; mauerr-Andhe (fummtng up.£Z: «tf oriefiy, what he had feveral chaptersto .rove a- Urge, fays, * „ Suce there are fo manyro-rics with infinite varieties of reading; hnce a£ vSs imerpuna**., a parenthefis, .a l«.er,3aaccent m;v much alter the ; mice fome placeshave riivcu literal ,. many have Ipmtual, mr1«l «i alkgoriral meanings; 1ince there arc Twp«. , Ijoncs, Hyperboles,r,..;U of language depends ueon fuch cucumftances,th
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