LETTERS

ON

PREJUDICE.

VOL. II.

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LETTERS

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ON

PREJUDICE.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

IN WHICH

THE INFLUENCE

OF

PREJUDICE IN RELIGION

IS CONSIDERED,

AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH

THE GENERAL ESTIMATE OF THE PULPIT DIVINITY OF

THE LAST CENTURY.

Infinite opinions there are, in matters of religion; and most men are con.
fident; and most are deceived in many things, and all in some: and those
few that are not confident, have only reason enough to suspect their own
Bishop Taylor.

reason.

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CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

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LETTER XVIII..

ENGLISH DIVINES.

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A Low estimate of the divinity of the last age, one of the
prejudices of the present.- Enquiry into the causes
of this prejudice. -Some principles of judgment sug-
gested. Objections made to these divines. — Cha-
racter of Scripture. -Dogmatical and preceptive.—
Divinity of human composition, controversial. And
why.-General character of the divines under con-
sideration. Farther rules for judging them fairly.-
Faith and works, why a subject of controversy.—
The latter, strongly enforced, in apprehension of anti-
nomianism. Free-will sometimes incautiously stated.
- Farther objections considered. - Low standard of
morality. Use of heathen authorities. — A priori
reasoning. Circumstances which led to this latter
practice, and apparent necessity for it. Funda-
mental doctrines of Christianity, indispensable in the
pulpit, though modes of illustration may vary.

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