The Authority of the Books of the Old Testament, <164>
BOOK IV.
I.
A particular Confutation of the Religions that differ from Christianity, <179>
II.
And first of Paganism. That there is but One God. That created Beings are either good or bad. That the Good are not
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to be worshipped without the Command of the Supreme God. <180>
III.
A Proof that evil Spirits were worshipped by the Heathen, and the Unworthiness of it shown, <181>
IV.
Against the Heathen Worship paid to departed Men, <184>
V.
Against the Worship given to the Stars and Elements, <185>
VI.
Against the Worship given to Brute Creatures, <186>
VII.
Against the Worship given to those Things that have no real Existence, <188>
VIII.
An Answer to the Objection of the Heathen, taken from the Miracles done amongst them, <190>
IX.
And from Oracles, <193>
X.
The Heathen Religion rejected, because it failed of its own accord, as soon as humane Assistance was wanting, <198>
XI.
An Answer to this, that the Rise and Decay of Religion is owing to the Stars, <199>
XII.
The principal Things of the Christian Religion, were approved of by the wisest Heathens; and if there be any Thing in it hard to be believed, the like is to be found amongst the Heathens, <201>
BOOK V.
I.
A Confutation of Judaism, beginning with an Address to the Jews, <208>
II.
That the Jews ought to look upon the Miracles of Christ as sufficiently attested, <209>
III.
An Answer to the Objection, that those Miracles were done by the Help of Devils, <210>
IV.
Or by the Power of Words, <211>
V.
That the Miracles of Jesus were divine, proved from hence, because he taught the Worship of one God, the Maker of the World, <212>
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VI.
An Answer to the Objection drawn from the Difference betwixt the Law of Moses, and the Law of Christ; where it is shown, that there might be given a more perfect Law than that of Moses, <213>
VII.
The Law of Moses was observed by Jesus when on Earth, neither was any Part of it abolished afterwards, but only those Precepts which had no intrinsick Goodness in them, <215>
VIII.
As Sacrifices, which were never acceptable to God upon their own Account, <220>
IX.
And the Difference of Meats, <225>
X.
And of Days, <229>
XI.
And external Circumcision, <232>
XII.
And yet the Apostles of Jesus easily allowed of these Things, <233>
XIII.
A Proof against the Jews taken from their own Confession of the extraordinary Promise of the Messiah, <234>
XIV.
That he is already come, appears from the Time foretold, <235>
XV.
(With an Answer to what is alledged, that his Coming was deferred upon the Account of the Sins of the People) <238>
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. <242>
XVIII.
An Answer to what is alleged, that some Things were not fulfilled, <245>
XIX.
And to that which is objected of the low Condition and Death of Jesus, <247>
XX.
And as though they were good Men who delivered him to Death, <252>
