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claimed remiffion of fins, i. e. he fhewed, by the fact of inviting men to repent, that a converfion of the heart to God would be accepted by the father of mankind. I do not fuppofe that a perfon embracing chriftianity without practifing the virtues, would be happy; but he was put in the way of making the proper atonement, by the authoritative declaration of God's pardon in cafe of amendment. Thefe, the two grand purposes of Chrift's coming. 31ft Dec.

1773.

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The strongest argument for God's creative power, and difpofing and preferving providence, from thefe three fections of Newton, the 9th, the 11th, and the 12th. The particles of matter might, for any thing we fee, have attracted one another, according to an but the inverfe

infinite variety of laws, fquare the only wife one.

nion destroys all the

This in my opireafonings of Mira

baud. My lectures to are, I trust, juft.

9th Jan. 1774.

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Four

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Four points in christianity. ft. Remiffion of fins on repentance affured to us by fact. 2d. Refurrection on the fame foundation. Duties. Ift. Love of God. 2d. Love of man. A deift receives thefe from the light of nature. A chriftian from the express revelations from the author of nature. See all this in Tit. ii. 11.

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Natural rights which are not created, but only fecured by fociety. 1. Life. 2. Liberty. 3. Property. 4. Marriage. 5. Divine worship.

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Women are not dealt with juftly by the laws of the land. All laws of inferiority should be repealed. Compact fuppofes equality.

THE SIS

HABITA IN SCHOLA THEOLOGICA

CANTABRIGIÆ.

21 DIE MARTII. MDCCLXXI:

NUNC PRIMUM IMPRIMITUR EX MS.

AUTOGRAPH O.

STATUS ANIMARUM IN INTERVALLO MORTIS AT.

QUE RESURRECTIONIS AGENTIUM QUICQUAM

SIVE SENTIENTIUM EX SACRIS LITERIS COLLIGI NEQUIT,

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Si quis eorum inftituta et præcepta, quos fapientum nomine priorum ætatum laudes honeftarunt, animo recenferet et luftraret, multum fane fibi gratularetur nato, cúm pleno orbe revelationis lumen mortalibus affulfit. Sive enim fpes hominum vanas et caducas fpectemus, five eorundem vitas ad philofophiæ fallacis normam effictas contemplemur, in moribus inconftantia, in morte defperatio fæva dominata eft. Quamplurimi certe ante Chriftum natum extiterunt doctrinâ perpoliti, honeftiffimis moribus ornati, civium decus et tutamen. Quid vero a nobis cenfendum eft, cum eofdem videmus fupremo fpiritu profitentes virtutem nomen esse inane, ac nil poft mortem a mortalibus fperandum? Semper ante oculos verfatur vulgus fuperftitionibus pravis deditum et implicitum, omni morum fpurcitie inquina

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