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the Authors Conquerfio?j.<br />

humility, in believing rather what my Reafdrt,<br />

than what my bleffed Saviour taught me ^ but<br />

blefled be our merciful God, my ConvicVion is<br />

the Itronger. I (hall not detain the Reader by<br />

citing all the Texts oF Holy Scripture which<br />

teach this Truth ; every one has his Bible ac<br />

home, and I wi(h they frequently may read,<br />

mark, learn, and inwardly digeft what's contained<br />

therein. I (hall conclude this point by fay-<br />

if we believe nothing but what we can com-<br />

ing,<br />

prehend, we mull lift our felves amongft the<br />

Scepticks, and doubt of every thing we taft, fee,<br />

or feel.<br />

Objeii. 21. Did Chrift when he was an Infant<br />

know he was God ><br />

Anjw. Did you know when you Were but fijt<br />

Months old that you Wete a rational Creature ?<br />

You cannot fay you did. But let this facisfie<br />

you, the Godhead is not obliged to raanifeft it<br />

felf in its Glory wherefoevet it is •, for the Ubiquity<br />

of God fills all places imaginable, howevet<br />

it doth rarely manifeft it felf as it did on Mount<br />

Sinai^ 8ic.<br />

ObjetL 2 2. Laftiy, I objeQed, Since the Chriftian<br />

Religion has fuch plain Evidences, and its<br />

Precepts tar excel what the Prophets and Philofophers<br />

taught. Why is it theleait obferved? Why<br />

don't the Chriltians live according to thefe molt<br />

excellent Pwules?* Methinks, if they believ'd what<br />

they profefs, they fhould with the greateft awe<br />

and diligence obferve it.<br />

Anfw, You muft ask tho'fe unteafonable Men<br />

who do not pra£life what they profefs ^ they have<br />

asmuch Evidenccas you, or I, and perhaps more<br />

too, for they are not full of the Prejudices of-orher<br />

Religions ^ and I am perfuaded that the Evidences<br />

1 have brought to you are able td convince<br />

'<br />

U an/

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