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XVI. Also from the present State of the Jews,

compared with the Promises of the Law... 240

XVII. Jesus proved to be the Messiah, from those

Things that were predicted of the Messiah.. 243

XVIII. An Answer to what is alledged, that

some Things were not fulfilled.

XIX. And to that which is objected of the low

Condition and Death of Jesus.

XX. And as though they were good Men who

delivered him to Death..

XXI. An Answer to the Objection of the Chris-

tians worshipping many Gods.

XXII. And that human Nature is worshipped

by them.

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248

252

256

259

XXIII. The Conclusion of this Part, with a

Prayer for the Jews..

262

BOOK VI.

263

1. A Confutation of Mahometanism; the Ori-

ginal thereof..

II. The Mahometans' Foundation overturned

in that they do not examine into Religion... 263

III. A Proof against the Mahometans, taken

out of the sacred Books of the Hebrews and

Christians; and that they are not corrupted 269

IV. From comparing Mahomet with Christ.. 271

V. And the Works of each of them....

VI. And of those who first embraced each of

these Religions

......

272

273

VII. And of the Methods by which each Law

was propagated..

274

VIII. And of their Precepts, compared with

one another..

276

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IX. A Solution of the Mahometans' Objection

concerning the Son of God.....

X. There are many absurd Things in the Ma-

hometan Books..

XI. The Conclusion to the Christians; who are

admonished of their Duty, upon Occasion of

the foregoing Things...

THE

CONTENTS

OF

MR. LE CLERC's TWO BOOKS.

BOOK I.

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277

278

279

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I.

WE must inquire, amongst what Chris-

tians the true Doctrine of Christ flou-

risheth most at this Time...

II. We are to join ourselves with those who are

most worthy the Name of Christians..

III. They are most Worthy the Name of Chris-

tians, who, in the purest Manner of all, pro-

fess the Doctrine, the Truth of which hath

been proved by Grotius...

IV. Concerning the Agreement and Disagree-

ments of Christians.

V. Whence every one ought to learn the Know-

ledge of the Christian Religion.

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298

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VI. No-

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VI. Nothing else ought to be imposed upon

Christians, but what they can gather from

the New Testament..

VII. The Providence of God, in preserving the

Christian Doctrine, is very wonderful...

VIII. An Answer to that Question, Why God

permits Differences and Errors to arise

amongst Christians

IX. They profess and teach the Christian Doc-

trine, in the purest Manner of all, who
pro-

pose those Things only as necessary to be be-

lieved, practised, or hoped for, which Chris-

tians are agreed in

X. All prudent Persons ought to partake of the

Sacrament, with those who require nothing

else of Christians, but what every one finds in

the Books of the New Testament .

XI. Concerning Church-Government......

XII. The ancient Church-Government was

highly esteemed by Grotius, without con-

demning others

...

XIII. An Exhortation to all Christians who

differ from each other, not to require of one

another any Points of Doctrine, but such as

every one finds in the New Testament, and

have always been believed

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BOOK II.

I. That we ought to have a Love for Truth in

all Things, but more especially in such as are

of great Moment.

II. Nothing can be of greater Moment than Re-

ligion; and therefore we ought to use our ut-

most Endeavours to come at the true Know-

ledge of it

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326

III. That

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III. That an Indifference in Religion is in its

own Nature unlawful, forbidden by the

Laws of God, and condemned by all Sects

of Christians.

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328

IV. We ought not hastily to condemn those who

differ from us, as if they were guilty of such

a Crime or such unlawful Worship, as is in-

consistent with eternal Life; so that none

who admit such Persons, should be capable of

the Mercy of God; nor yet, on the other

Hand, is it lawful, for us to profess that

we believe what we do not really believe;

or to do what at the same Time we condemn.. 334

V. A Man that commits a Sin by Mistake, may

be accepted of God, but a Hypocrite cannot

338

Testimonies concerning Hugo Grotius's &

Affection for the Church of England... ... 343

ΤΟ

TO THE HONOURABLE

HIERONYMUS BIGNONIUS,

HIS MAJESTY'S SOLICITOR

IN

THE CHIEF COURT OF PARIS.

BOOK 1.

SECTION I.

The Occasion of this Work.

You have frequently inquired of me, worthy Sir, (whom I know to be a Gentleman that highly deserves the Esteem of your Country, of the learned World, and, if you will allow me to say it, of myself also,) what the Substance of those Books is, which I wrote in Defence of the Christian Religion, in my own Language. Nor do I wonder at your Inquiry: For you, who have with so great Judgment read every Thing that is worth reading, cannot but be sensible with how much Philosophic Nicety (a) Ræmundus Sebundus, with what entertain

(a) Ræmundus Sebundus, &c.] These were the chief Writers upon this subject in Grotius's Time; but, since then, a great Number have wrote concerning the Truth of the Christian Religion, especially in French and English; moved thereto by the Example of Grotius, whom they imitated, and sometimes borrowed from him: So that the Glory of so pious and necessary a Method of Writing, chiefly redounds to him. Le Clerc.