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A new edition of Toland's History of the druids: - Free History Ebooks

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LIFE OF TOLANO. 35were not, however, to observe <strong>the</strong> Jewish law:but, that both <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m were to be, ever after, unitedinto one body or fellowship, in that part <strong>of</strong> Christianityparticularly, which, better than all <strong>the</strong> preparativepurgations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> philosophers, requires<strong>the</strong> sanctification <strong>of</strong> tlie spirit, and <strong>the</strong> renovation<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> inward man ; and wherein alone, <strong>the</strong> Jewand <strong>the</strong> Gentile;<strong>the</strong> civilized and <strong>the</strong> barbarian;<strong>the</strong> free-man and <strong>the</strong> bond-slave, are all one inChrist, however differing in o<strong>the</strong>r circumstances/*This treatise was animadverted on, by Messrs,Mangey and Paterson ; and by Dr. Brett.This year, he also edited a pamphlet, called TheDestiny <strong>of</strong> Rome; or, <strong>the</strong> speedy and final destruction<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pope, founded partly on naturaland political reasons, and partly on <strong>the</strong> famousprophecy <strong>of</strong> St. Malachy, archbishop <strong>of</strong> Armagh,in <strong>the</strong> thirteenth century, &c.In <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong> 1720, Dr. Hare published<strong>the</strong> fourth etition <strong>of</strong> his Visitation Sermon, andm\m\didi\evied on Christianity not Mysterious; assertingthat Mr. Toland <strong>of</strong>ten quoted Mr. Locke,to support notions he never dreamed <strong>of</strong>.As thisassertion was totally groundless, <strong>the</strong> doctor hadMr. Locke and Mr. Toland on his back at once.Finding his ground untenable, he published <strong>the</strong>following advertisement in <strong>the</strong> Daily Courant."Just published, <strong>the</strong> fourth <strong>edition</strong> <strong>of</strong> TheDean <strong>of</strong> Worcester s Fisilation Sermon. In <strong>the</strong>

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