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CONTENTS.

LETTER I.

Comfort of Religion at the hour of death, and on the entrance into another ftate of existence. Neceffity of eftablishing faith on a firm foundation. Character of modern Sceptics. Catalogue of eminent defenders of the Chriftian faith. The Author's apology for engaging in the fame caufe. Arguments in favour of Religion come with peculiar weight from a layman. Defects and errors in the writings as well of divines as philofophers.

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