A conference with a theist part I / by William Nicholls.

THE CONTENTS of the Second Part OF THE CONFERENCE.

• PArticulars of the Conference. p. 4.

Of Natural Religion.

• The unreasonableness of villifying the Clergy. 7.
• The People partook of the Antient Sacrifices. 14.
• Natural Religion not the Tendencies of Nature. 18.
• Priests in all places of the World, and in all Ages. 21.
• The Advantage of a Ministry. 23.
• Pure Natural Religion no where practised. 25.
• What is called Natural Religion, was at first revealed. 32.
• Riddles not the corruption of Natural Religion. 38.
• Heathen Polytheism not the diverse Exhibitions of Provi∣dence, 41.
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• Caused by the Darkness of the Post-diluvian Ages. 45.
• by deifying of Princes. 46.
• by the Worship of the Sun, Moon and Stârs. 49.
• by Deifying Words. 51.
• Morality of the Philosophers grounded upon Pride. 54.
• The Antient Philosophers mistaken in the nature of God. 56.
• Erroneous in their Moral Doctrines. 58,
• Their Lives Vitious. 61.
• The Lives of the Common Pagans highly vitious. 64.
• They and the Philosophers wanted a true end of their Acti∣ons. 65.
• The Lives of Christians better than the Pagans, in many particulars. 67.
• Idolatry. 68.
• Magick. 68.
• Augury. 69.
• Human Sacrifices. 69.
• Lewd Worships. 69.
• Ʋnlawful Marriages. 70.
• Cruelty. 70.
• Self Murther. 71.
• Common Swearing. 71.
• Exposing Children. 72.
• Ʋnjust Wars. 72.
• Luxurious Living. 73.
• Enormous Lusts. 74.
• No Devout Worship. 74.
• God more severe to Modern Theists, than Antient Hea∣thens. 78.
• Heathens do not go to Heaven. 79.
• What other Provision God may make for them. 80.
• Not Indifferent to be of any Religion. 84.
• 'Tis Hypocrisie. 85.
• Sometimes Idolatry. 85.
• Morality not the same in all Religions. 86.
• Not always to be of the Religion of our Country. 87.
• Sin outwardly, to comply with a false Religion. 88.
• No Folly to suffer for Religion. 89.
• K. of Siam's Argument answer'd. 90,

Of Revealed Religion, and the Doctrine of the Mediator.

• No Revelation to the Gentiles, for their Religions. 97.
• Because Idolatrous. 98.
• Immoral. 99.
• Melchisedech. 99.
• This agreable to God's usual Providence. 113.
• No Injustice in God. 113.
• Other Instances of Providence as unaccountable. 114.
• Jews not such ill People as pretended. 117.
• Justin, &c. considered. 119.
• Natural Knowledge not Revelation. 128.
• Prophets not only extraordinary Men. 131.
• Spirit of God in Scripture signifies Revelation. 135.
• That Prophesy does not consist in Imagination. 143.
• Prophets had the Inspiration of the Holy Ghost. 150.
• Prophecy not inconsistent with Wisdom. 153.
• Prophecies not variable, according to the Prophets Passions. 154.
• Passions not the cause of Prophecy. 155.
• Vain Opinions not mixed with Prophecy. 157.
• More in Prophecy, than Fancy and Well meaning. 159.
• First Notion of Miracles not from the Jews. 164.
• No Immutable Chain of Nature. 165.
• God's Providence better than Fatality. 167.
• God a wise Governour without Fatal Laws. 169.
• Miracles not Occurrences, which the Vulgar do not under∣stand. 169.
• Miracles do not make Men doubt of a God. 171.
• False Miracles, no Argument against True ones. 173.
• Instances of the Jews, and Solomon considered. 175.
• Miracles not naturally come to pass. 178.
• Difficulties of the Deluge accounted for. 186.
• Remarks on the late Theorys, &c. 187.
• Tradition in all Nations of a Deluge. 198.
• That the Deluge was possible. 203.
• The Israelites did not pass round the Head of the Sinus. 229.
• The Waters did not stand erect. 230.
• Not beat back by a Natural Wind. 232.
• Alexander's passing the Pamphylian Streights not parallel, 233.
• The Aegyptian Tradition groundless. 234.
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• The Jewish the best of all Political Laws. p. 239.
• The Extraordinary Mercifulness of them. 240.
• The great Wisdom of them. 242.
• Objections against particular Laws answered. 244.
• Jewish Rites not derived from the Egyptians. 255.
• Circumcision not from the Aegyptians. 257.
• Nor Ʋrim, and Thummim. 259.
• Priests Linnen Garments not from Aegypt. 263.
• Nor the Cherubim. 264.
• Nor the Ark. 268.
• Feasts of the New Moon not Aegyptian. 269.
• Nor Washings. 271.
• Nor the Temple. 272.
• Other Nations have Customs as like the Jewish. 275.
• Jews far from being Anthropomorphites. 280.
• Hebrew Language, as well expresses the Nature of God, as the Scholastical. 282.
• Expiation consistent with the Mercy of God. 292.
• The Origin of Sacrifices from Antient Revelation. 295.
• God's Honour to be considered in the Mediatorship. 300.
• What is meant by Satisfaction. 303.
• A Vicarious punishment not unjust. 306.
• Christ, tho' God, might Suffer. 307.
• No Incongruity in the Doctrine of Christ's Intercession. 309.