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ScCRiPTURBES HoLY Not corrupted by the Clergy. I. 58. 89. Nor by the Jeauws, ib. 137. Nor by any others, I. 220. II. 186. Tranſmitted to us in a manner rlrat may be ſafely depended upon, I. 140. 145. 163. II. 188. 375. Excellent tendency of the Scriptures of the Old Teſtament, II. 109, 110. 376. And of thoſe of the New, II. 382. et ſeg. The important doctrines and facts ſo often repeated there, that no particular interpolations could deſtroy their uſefulneſs or authority, I. 138. 186. Not neceſſary that the Scriptures ſhould be more perfect than any other book, according to human ideas of perfection, II. 160. The argument from the internal characters of Scripture treated by Lord Bolingbroke wich great contempt, ib. 178. 375. The dif- ferences among Chriſtians about the Way of knowing the Scrip- tures to be the word of God, not ſo great as ſome would repre- ſent them, I. 248, 249.
SELF-DENIaAL- Required in the Goſpel, how to be underſtood— Its neceſſity and uſefulneſs, I. 362, 364.
SHaAETESBURY Earl of-A fine writer, but inconſiſtent in his ac- counts of Chriſtianity, I. 48, 49. Throws out frequent infi- nuations againſt the being iofluenced by a regard to future eter- nal rewards as of bad influence in morals, i5. 50, c. 68. 70, 71. Vet acknowlegeth the belief of them to be an advantage and fupport to virtue, i5. 55. Agrees with Mr. Hobbes in mak- ing the authority of holy writ depend wholly upon the civil ma- giſtrate, 15. 56. Endeavoureth to expoſe the Scriptures to ridi- cule, 15. 57. His unworthy inſinuations againſt the character of our Saviour, ib. 58. Treats the ſacred records as the pure in- vention and artificial compilement of a ſelf intereſted Clergy, ib. What he ſaith concerning ridicule, as the beſt criterion of truth, examined, ·5. 59, Sc. He places the obligation t0 virtue in its being conducive to our happineſs, i5. 73. Seems to erect ſuch a ſcheme of virtue as is independent on religion, and the belief of a deity, 1b. 74. His apology for doing lo, ib. He fully ac- knowleges the connection there is between religion and virtue, and the great influence the former hath upon the latter, i5. 79, 80.
SMALBROKE Dr. Biſhop of St. Dawid's His Vindication of our Sawlour's Miraeles in anſwer to WMoolfton, I. 109.
SocRaATES Cenſured by Lord Bolingbroke for mabiing the con- templation of God, and the abſtraction of the ſoul from corporeal ſenſe, the two offices of philoſophy, I. 377. And for teaching his auditors to endeavour after a conformity to God, 15. 391. Re- preſented by Lord Bolingbroke as the apoſtle of the Gentiles in natural religion, as St. Paul was in revealed, II. 177. He fell in with the 1dolatries of his country, ib. 178.
Sout OF MaN proved to be an immaterial ſubſtance diſtinct from the body, II. 6, 7, Sc. The idea of thought not included im the idea of matter, 15. 8, 9. Inutellect above the mere power
of motion and ſigure, ¹5. 9. The ſuppoſition of God's ſaperadding a power