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faith_n for_o another_o a_o faith_n which_o can_v or_o do_v not_o render_v just_o for_o one_o that_o do_v we_o shall_v have_v still_o in_o our_o eye_n this_o necessary_a relation_n betwixt_o faith_n and_o righteousness_n 3._o to_o proceed_v then_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o find_v faith_n take_v in_o opposition_n to_o doubt_v so_o it_o be_v take_v rom._n 14._o and_o in_o several_a other_o place_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n faith_n be_v much_o the_o same_o with_o conscience_n and_o be_v a_o inward_a conviction_n or_o persuasion_n of_o mind_n concern_v what_o be_v true_a or_o false_a good_a and_o evil_n lawful_a and_o unlawful_a which_o persuasion_n or_o inward_a conviction_n be_v the_o first_o rule_n or_o standard_n by_o which_o one_o be_v integrity_n and_o uprightness_n be_v to_o be_v measure_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v as_o necessary_a for_o
a_fw-la enquiry_n into_o the_o nature_n necessity_n and_o evidence_n of_o christian_a faith_n in_o several_a essay_n part_n i._o of_o faith_n in_o general_n and_o of_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o deity_n by_o i._n c._n d._n d._n vigilo_n credo_fw-la &_o clamo_fw-la loquor_fw-la london_n print_v for_o william_n keblewhite_n at_o the_o swan_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n mdc_o xcvi_o the_o content_n of_o this_o first_o part._n introduction_n show_v the_o occasion_n and_o design_n of_o the_o follow_a essay_n p._n 1._o essay_n i._n faith_n be_v and_o have_v be_v the_o perpetual_a standard_n of_o righteousness_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 6._o 1._o i'faith_o proper_a to_o scripture_n and_o require_v under_o the_o dispensation_n of_o both_o testament_n ibid._n 2._o what_o to_o live_v by_o faith_n p._n 7._o 3._o all_o the_o righteous_a upward_o to_o adam_n live_v by_o faith_n p._n 8._o 4._o it_o be_v great_a insolence_n to_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o term_n and_o phrase_n by_o which_o the_o principle_n of_o scripture_n be_v set_v forth_o p._n 9_o essay_n ii_o of_o faith_n as_o oppose_v to_o doubt_v p._n 11._o 1._o the_o mean_v of_o faith_n ought_v to_o be_v inquire_v after_o ibid._n 2._o common_a definition_n and_o distinction_n of_o faith_n not_o consider_v nor_o any_o new_a definition_n offer_v ibid._n 3._o faith_n first_o oppose_v to_o doubt_v imply_v a_o firm_a persuasion_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a which_o be_v essential_a to_o a_o just_a man_n p._n 13._o 4._o of_o the_o influence_n which_o this_o faith_n have_v upon_o action_n as_o to_o the_o render_v they_o good_a or_o evil_a p._n 14._o 5._o this_o faith_n no_o light_a persuasion_n but_o the_o effect_n of_o serious_a enquiry_n and_o deliberation_n ib._n 6._o it_o be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o a_o good_a life_n p._n 16._o essay_n iii_o of_o faith_n as_o oppose_v to_o atheism_n and_o how_o a_o belief_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n be_v necessary_a to_o determine_v the_o certain_a rule_n of_o moral_a action_n p._n 17._o 1._o faith_n be_v a_o belief_n of_o god_n and_o his_o attribute_n ibid._n 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o belief_n for_o know_v the_o first_o and_o great_a rule_n of_o moral_a action_n ibid._n 3._o righteousness_n according_a to_o scripture_n be_v to_o act_v with_o a_o continual_a regard_n to_o god_n p._n 18._o 4._o these_o divine_n be_v very_o censurable_a who_o recommend_v morality_n upon_o other_o principle_n more_o and_o often_o than_o this_o p._n 19_o essay_n iu._n the_o existence_n of_o god_n be_v most_o evident_a p._n 21._o 1._o it_o do_v not_o require_v learning_n or_o great_a travel_n to_o know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n p._n 22._o 2._o some_o truth_n more_o obvious_a than_o mathematical_a demonstration_n and_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o deity_n be_v more_o evident_a than_o the_o proposition_n of_o euclid_n p._n 23._o 3._o whether_o there_o be_v real_a atheist_n the_o cause_n of_o atheism_n consider_v p._n 24._o first_o cause_n of_o atheism_n viciousness_n p._n 25._o a_o second_o cause_n of_o atheism_n the_o be_v rebute_v by_o difficulty_n ibid._n a_o three_o cause_n of_o atheism_n want_v of_o consideration_n p._n 26._o essay_n v._n evidence_n of_o a_o deity_n in_o man_n p._n 27._o 1._o the_o outward_a figure_n of_o man_n body_n consider_v ibid._n 2._o the_o inward_a frame_n p._n 28._o 3._o life_n and_o sense_n with_o the_o organ_n of_o they_o ibid._n 4._o the_o internal_a and_o intellectual_a faculty_n p._n 32._o 5._o the_o method_n of_o nourish_v the_o body_n p._n 33._o 6._o the_o manner_n of_o its_o generation_n p._n 34._o 7._o of_o the_o useful_a dependence_n of_o some_o outward_a member_n upon_o our_o will_n and_o how_o ready_o they_o answer_v our_o thought_n p._n 38._o essay_n vi._n evidence_n of_o a_o deity_n in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 37._o 1._o all_o other_o thing_n as_o well_o as_o man_n prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o man_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n have_v one_o author_n or_o cause_n ibid._n 2._o contrivance_n and_o design_n in_o in_o every_o thing_n in_o the_o celestial_a orb_n p._n 38._o 3._o in_o vegetable_n and_o animal_n p._n 39_o 4._o locust_n and_o caterpillar_n consider_v p._n 40._o 5._o the_o disorder_n and_o irregularity_n occasion_v by_o man_n no_o reproach_n to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n p._n 41._o 6._o it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o ask_v more_o evidence_n for_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n than_o what_o we_o have_v p._n 43._o 7._o god_n eternity_n obvious_a his_o omnipotency_n appear_v in_o the_o immensity_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 44._o 8._o his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n in_o the_o very_a disposal_n of_o mere_a matter_n or_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o earth_n p._n 45._o 9_o in_o the_o variety_n and_o virtue_n of_o plant_n p._n 46._o 10._o in_o the_o diversity_n of_o animal_n p._n 50._o 11._o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o convince_v they_o who_o resist_v these_o evidence_n p._n 52._o essay_n vii_o of_o the_o absurdity_n of_o atheism_n p._n 53._o 1._o two_o sort_n of_o demonstration_n a_o deity_n demonstrable_a by_o both_o of_o they_o ibid._n 2._o the_o existence_n of_o god_n prove_v by_o the_o first_o ibid._n 3._o the_o objection_n of_o atheist_n do_v strengthen_v the_o belief_n of_o a_o god_n the_o first_o objection_n state_v p._n 54._o 4._o the_o answer_n to_o it_o p._n 55._o 5._o a_o second_o objection_n p._n 59_o 6._o the_o answer_n p._n 60._o 7_o a_o three_o objection_n p._n 62._o 8._o the_o answer_n p._n 63._o 9_o a_o four_o objection_n with_o the_o answer_n p._n 64._o 10._o a_o deity_n prove_v by_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o demonstration_n ex_fw-la absurdo_fw-la p._n 65._o the_o conclusion_n p._n 68_o a_fw-la enquiry_n into_o the_o nature_n necessity_n and_o evidence_n of_o christian_a faith_n introduction_n show_v the_o occasion_n and_o design_n of_o the_o follow_a essay_n as_o certain_o the_o christian_a religion_n have_v the_o fair_a appearance_n of_o 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