Contents
Table of Contents
To the Reader John Le Clerc Wisheth All Health.
The Translator’s Preface to the Christian Reader.
The Truth of the Christian Religion.
Section I. The occasion of this work.
SECT. II. That there is a God.
SECT. III. That there is but one God.
SECT. IV. All perfection is in God.
SECT. V. And in an infinite degree.
SECT. VI. That God is eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, and completely good.
SECT. VII. That God is the cause of all things.
SECT. VIII. The objection concerning the cause of evil, answered.
SECT. IX. Against two principles.
SECT. X. That God governs the universe.
SECT. XI. And the affairs of this lower world.
SECT. XII. This is further proved by the preservation of empires.
SECT. XV. From the truth and antiquity of Moses.
SECT. XVI. From foreign testimonies.
SECT. XVII. The same proved also from predictions.
SECT. XVIII. The objection, of miracles not being seen now, answered.
SECT. XIX. And of there being so much wickedness.
SECT. XX. And that so great, as to oppress good men.
SECT. XXI. This may be turned upon them, so as to prove, that souls survive bodies.
SECT. XXII. Which is confirmed by tradition.
SECT. XXIII. And no way repugnant to reason.
SECT. XXIV. But many things favour it.
SECT. XXV. From whence it follows, that the end of man is happiness after this life.
SECT. XXVI. Which we must secure, by finding out the true religion.
SECT. I. That the Christian religion is true.
SECT. II. The proof that there was such a person as Jesus.
SECT III. And yet, after his death, was worshipped by wise men.
SECT. IV. The cause of which could be no other but those miracles which were done by him.
SECT. V. Which miracles cannot be ascribed to any natural or diabolical power, but must be from God.
SECT. VI. The resurrection of Christ proved from credible testimony.
SECT. VII. The objection drawn from the seeming impossibility of a resurrection, answered.
SECT. VIII. That the Christian religion exceeds all others.
SECT. IX. The excellency of the reward proposed.
SECT. XI. The exceeding purity of its precepts, with respect to the worship of God.
SECT. XII. Concerning those duties of humanity which owe to our neighbour, though he has injured us.
SECT. XIII. About the conjunction of male and female.
SECT. XIV. About the use of temporal goods.
SECT. XVI. Concerning other actions.
SECT. XVII. An answer to time objection drawn from the many controversies amongst Christians.
SECT. I. Of the authority of the books of the New Testament.
SECT. III. The doubt of those books that were formerly doubtful, taken away.
SECT. V. That these authors wrote what was true, because they knew the things they wrote about.
SECT. VI. And because they would not say what was false.
SECT. VII. The credibility of these writers further confirmed, from their being famous for miracles.
SECT. XII. Or disagreeable to reason.
SECT. XV. An answer to the objection of the Scripture being altered.
SECT. I. A particular confutation of the religions that differ from Christianity.
SECT. III. A proof that evil spirits were worshipped by the heathen, and the unfitness of it shewn.
SECT. IV. Against the heathen worship paid to departed men.
SECT. V. Against the worship given to the stars and elements.
SECT. VI. Against the worship given to brute creatures.
SECT. VII. Against the worship given to those things which have no real existence.
SECT. VIII An answer to the objection of the heathens taken from the miracles done amongst them.
SECT. XI. An answer to this, that the rise and decay of religion is owing to the stars.
SECT. I. A confutation of Judaism, beginning with an address to the Jews.
SECT. II. That the Jews ought to look upon the miracles of Christ as sufficiently attested.
SECT. III. An answer to the objection, that those miracles were done by the help of devils.
SECT. IV. Or by the power of word.
SECT VIII. As sacrifices, which were never acceptable to God upon their own account.
SECT. IX. And the difference of meats.
SECT. XI. And circumcision of the flesh.
SECT. XII. And yet the apostles of Jesus easily allowed of those things.
SECT. XIV. That he is already come, appears from the time foretold.
SECT. XVI. Also from the present state of the Jews, compared with the promises of the law.
SECT. XVII. Jesus proved to be the Messiah, from those things that were predicted of the Messiah.
SECT. XVIII. An answer to what is alleged, that some things were not fulfilled.
SECT. XIX. And to that which is objected of the low condition and death of Jesus.
SECT. XX. And as though they were good men who delivered him to death.
SECT. XXI. An answer to the objection of the Christians worshipping many gods.
SECT. XXII. And that human nature is worshipped by them.
SECT. XXIII. The conclusion of this part, with a prayer for the Jews.
SECT. I. A confutation of Mahometanism: the original thereof.
SECT. II. The Mahometans’ foundation overturned, in that they do not examine into religion.
SECT. IV. From comparing Mahomet with Christ.
SECT. V. And the works of each of them.
SECT. VI. And those who first embraced each of these religions.
SECT. VII. And of the methods by which each law was propagated.
SECT. VIII. And of their precepts compared with one another.
SECT. IX. A solution of the Mahometans' objection concerning the Son of God.
SECT. X. There are many absurd things in the Mahometan books.
Two Books by Monsieur Le Clerc.
Book I. Concerning the Choice of Our Opinion Amongs the Different Sects of Christians.
SECT. II. We are to join ourselves with those who are most worthy the name of Christians.
SECT. IV. Concerning the agreement and disagreement of Christians.
SECT. V. Whence every one ought to learn the knowledge of the Christian.
SECT. VII. The providence of God in preserving the Christian doctrine is very wonderful.
SECT. XI. Concerning church-government.
SECT. XII. The ancient church-government was highly esteemed by Grotius, without condemning others.
Book II. Against Indifference in the Choice of Our Religion.
Testimonies Concerning Hugo Grotius’s Affection for the Church of England.