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ENQUIRY

INTO THE

GROUND and FOUNDATION

OF

RELIGION.

Wherein is fhewn, that Religión is founded in Nature. That is, that there is a right and wrong, a true and falfe Religion in Nature: And that Nature or Reafon affords plain, obvious, certain principles, by which a man may diftinguish thefe, and form a proper judgment in the cafe; and which an honeft upright man may fafely and fecurely ftay his mind upon, amidst the various and contrary opinions that prevail in the world, with regard to this fubject.

To which are added,

I. A POSTSCRIPT, occafioned by the publication of Dr STEBBING'S Vifitation-Charge, that had been delivered to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Wilts.

II. A fhort Differtation on Matt. xix, 21. If thou wilt be perfect, go and fell that thou haft, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treafure in heaven: and come and follow me. Occafioned by Dr STEBBING's unjust and groundless reflexion on the author, with regard to this text, in the aforefaid Charge.

III. An Answer to a private letter, from a ftranger to the author, on the fubject of God's Foreknowledge.

By

THOMAS CHUB B.

LONDÓ N:

Printed for THO. Cox, at the Lamb under the Royal-Exchange. MDCC XL. Price 25.

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ENQUIRY

INTO THE

GROUND and FOUNDATION

OF

RELIGION.

Wherein is fhewn, that Religion is founded in Nature. That is, that there is a right and wrong, a true and falfe religion in nature: And that nature or reafon affords plain, obvious, certain principles, by which a man may diftinguish these, and form a proper judgment in the cafe; and which an honest upright man may fafely and securely ftay his mind upon, amidst the various and contrary opinions that prevail in the world, with regard to this fubject.

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THE

AUTHOR

TO HIS

READERS.

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IRS, as a farther teftimony of my regard to your prefent and future well-doing, I have published the following Enquiry; the importance of which, I prefume, will fufficiently juftify my offering it to your confideration. For, what queftions can be of greater, or even of equal importance to men, who believe a Deity, and who live under an expectation of a future judgment and retribution than thefe ;

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