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Innocence of mind. He died at Bath on the 28th of Auguft, 1757, at the age of fifty- two years.
He was twice married, and has left iffue by both marriages now living:
From whom this memorial teftimony is
the tribute of Truth, Piety, and
Neceffity not fubverfive of religion and morality, 458
—464.
ADDIT. II.
On the Pofition of fufficient Causes.
Proofs of the existence of God are founded on the
pofition of fufficient caufes, 464, 465. Arguments for
the pofition of fufficient causes, 465-468.
ADDIT. III.
On the Eternity of God's Exiftence.
A fucceffion of finite dependent beings cannot be that
fomething which has exifted from eternity, 468–471.
ADDIT. IV.
On the Infinity of God.
Arguments for the infinity of God's attributes, 472
477.
ADDIT. V.
On the fpiritual Happiness of Man.
Pure unmixed happiness is not confiftent with nature,
478-488.
ADDIT.
ADDIT. VI. .
On the Proofs of God's Benevolence.
Hartley's five notions of infinite benevolence confidered,
489-493. Whether the mifery of a part of the
creation be neceffary to the happiness of the reft, 493
-508.
On the Immateriality of God.
Vis inertia of matter confidered, 508-510. Im-
materiality confidered, 510-515.
ADDIT. VIII.
On the Wisdom and Goodness of God.
Our ideas of the wisdom and goodness of God are not
errroneous, though imperfect, 515-518.
The moral fenfe must be guided by reafon, 518.
ADDIT. X.
On the Connection between natural and revealed
Religion.
Natural and revealed religion mutually elucidate each
other, 518-523.
ADDIT. XI.
On Free-will.
Man is always impelled to act by motives, 523-
528. Repentance explained on the fyftem of neceffity,
5.28 538... Man does not poffefs the faculty of Jus
pending
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pending his choice at will, 539-542. Moral good
and evil are modifications or appearances of natural good
and evil, 542-556. The fyftem of neceffity does not
make God the author of fin, 556-558.
ADDIT. XII.
Whether philofophical Free-will be consistent with
the Power and Knowledge of God.
Philofophical free-will is inconfiftent with the divine
attributes of power and knowledge, 558-566.
ADDIT. XIII. On Inspiration.
Different notions of the infpiration of the fcriptures,
566-571. The ends of infpiration, and manner in
which they may be beft attained, 571-575. Appli-
cation of the preceding doctrine to the infpiration of the
fcriptures, 575-598.
ADDIT. XIV.
On Miracles.
Miracles explained, 598-608.
The miracles of
the fcriptures are fupported by fufficient evidence, 608
-622. We are as capable of judging moral miracles
as phyfical ones, 622—629.
ADDIT. XV.
Of the Queftion whether the greater Part of Men's
Actions, generally confidered, be rather good than
bad; or the contrary.
The general conduct of mankind inclines to virtue, 629-634.
ADDIT. XVI.
Whether there be evangelical Counsels.
Evangelical counfels were adapted only to particular
times and places, 635-644. Hartley speaks too highly
of religious fafting, 644-650; and celibacy, 650, 651.