An account of Mr. Ferguson, his common-place-book in two letters.

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An account of Mr. Ferguson, his common-place-book in two letters.
Author
Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680.
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London :: Printed by Andrew Clark for Walter Kettilby ...,
1675.
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Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714. -- Interest of reason in religion.
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First, To justifie the neces∣sity of some supernatural Re∣velation in order to the con∣ducting us in Religion, Ibid. p. 62

Sir Ch. Wols.

First, I will endeavour to render it a thing reasonable to be believed that there should be some supernatural law re∣vealed from God, and given to mankind, &c. Ibid. p. 86

M. F.

His first argument is taken from the imperfection of na∣tural light, p. 64

This is largely managed by Sir Charles, p. 87, &c.

His second Argument, That the Religion of men at present towards God is the Religion of sinners, &c. but natural light cannot instruct the world how God will be atoned, Ibid.

Sir Ch.

Mankind in every age have applied to God in a sense of sin, and of guilt contracted by it, and upon that account have ad∣judged it necessary to make some further offering to God for their sins, &c. Now the reason of the world does not issue it self into any positive certainly a∣bout such things, &c. Ibid. p. 133, and p. 145, &c.

Argument 3. All man∣kind hath universally consen∣ted

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in this, that besides the light of reason, there ought to be some supernatural Re∣velation from God, &c.

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Sir Ch.

Discourses this at large, p. 123. &c. to which M. Fergu∣son

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indeed refers his Reader: as also to Camero de verbo Dei: for which he is beholden to Sir Charles's citation of him in the same place.

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