FOR

THE HOPE THAT IS IN US.

A SERIES OF ESSAYS

ON THE

EVIDENCES OF NATURAL AND REVEALED RELIGION,
THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL, AND

OTHER IMPORTANT SUBJECTS,

"Be always ready to give a reason to any that may ask you, for the
hope that is in you."—1 PETER, iii. 15.

EDINBURGH:

PRINTED FOR HENRY CONSTABLE;

MAURICE OGLE, GLASGOW;

WILLIAM CURRY, JUN., AND CO., DUBLIN; AND
HURST, CHANCE, AND CO., LONDON.

CONTENTS.

PREFACE,

ESSAYS.

I. On the Evidences of Natural Religion,

II. On the Evidences of Revealed Religion,

III. On the Immortality of the Soul,

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35

117

IV. An Enlightened Heathen's supposed Reflec-

tions in Judea, in the time of Christ,

149

V. On the Great Improvement of Mankind, and

the many Temporal Benefits which have

accrued to it, from Christianity,

182

CLASSIFICATION of TEXTS on Important Sub-

jects in the New Testament.

ON DOCTRINAL SUBJECTS.

I. On Jesus Christ, .

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PAGE.

II. On the Atonement by Christ, and Salvation

through him,

242

III. On Faith in Christ,

243

IV. On the Devotedness of Believers to Christ,

V. On the Holy Spirit and its Influence,

VI. On Prayer and its Efficacy,

II. On the Cares of Life, and against too much

Anxiety about Riches,

246

247

TEXTS upon Domestic Duties, in both Testaments.

I. On the Duties of Children and Parents,

II. On the Duties of Brothers,

III. On the Duties of Servants and Masters,

IV. On the Duties of Husbands and Wives,

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ib.

253

Short Account of Lee Boo, a native of the Pelew
Islands, and of Sackhouse, an Esquimaux,

Terms of the Notices in Reviews and Journals of

such of the Essays as were formerly published,

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