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PRINTED FOR C. & J. RIVINGTON,
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD;
CONTENTS
OF
VOLUME II.
BOOK II.
RESPECTING THE OBJECT OF THE LEVITICAL DISPENSATION. p. 1.
CHAPTER I.
The object of the Levitical Dispensation was to preserve the know-
ledge of the true God in the midst of surrounding idolatry
and to perpetuate and confirm the aboriginal doctrine of Re-
demption. p. 3.
I. The true rationale of the deluge was an universal apostasy
from the doctrine of the atonement. p. 4.
II. The postdiluvian apostasy, on the contrary, was built upon
an express recognition of the doctrine of atonement:
hence utter excision was unnecessary. p. 5.
III. Yet the erring Pagans had need to be brought back to the
knowledge of the truth. The Levitical Dispensation
therefore was employed, as an instrument to preserve
the knowledge of God and to perpetuate and confirm
the patriarchal doctrine of Redemption. p. 6.
IV. The second of these points involves the discussion of a
much litigated topic, whether the doctrine of a future
state was known under the Patriarchal and Levitical
Dispensations. p. 8.
CHAPTER II.
On the degree of knowledge respecting a future state of retribu-
bution possessed by those who lived under the Patriarchal
Dispensation. p. 11.
1. The system of Bishop Warburton, that the Israelites were
ignorant of a future state, required him to maintain,
that their predecessors during the patriarchal ages
were also ignorant of it: and this, to preserve the
compactness of his system, further required him to
maintain, that those of the patriarchal ages were con-
signed to the guidance of natural religion and were
placed under the rule of an equal Providence. p. 12.
1. We have no proof from Scripture, that the early in-
habitants of the world lived under an equal or
miraculous Providence. p. 14.
2. We have no reason to believe from Scripture, that
man after the fall was placed under the tuition of
natural religion. p. 16.
II. It may be established, on the direct authority of Scripture,
that those of the patriarchal ages must have known
and believed the doctrine of a future retributory state.
p. 19.
1. The translation of Enoch. p. 19.
2. The preaching of Enoch. p. 25.
3. The testimony of the Epistle to the Hebrews. p. 28,
III. Bishop Warburton, in order to escape from these difficul- ties, maintains, that the doctrine of a future state was