Reason and Rational Christianity.
IN SEVERAL PARTS.....,PART I.
THE EXTRAVAGANT, MYSTERIOUS AND UNSCRIPTURAL DOCTRINES
OF ORTHODOXY STRICTLY EXAMINED, AND GROSS
IMPOSITION EXPOSED.
TOGETHER
WITH NUMEROUS FACTS ON THE ASTONISHING RFFECTS OF
THE IMAGINATION.
With some remarks on the popular opinions respecting Dæmons and
THE DEVIL.
BY A FRIEND TO EVANGELICAL TRUTH.
First cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cut opet
the mote out of thy brothers eye." Matt, vii &
CONCORD, N. H.
PRINTED BY HENRY B. BREWSTER.
M DCCC XXXIII.'
Entered, according to an Act of Congress, in the year 1833, by HENRY B. BREWSTER, in the Clerk's office of the District of New-Hampshire.
EVANGELICAL TRUTH, FREE INQUIRY
THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY
INTRODUCTION, 8 ; A modern Calvinist Creed, 9: Absolute
impiety and astonishing Infidelity of Orthodoxy the doctrines
of the Presbyterians, Calvinist Baptists, and Orthodox, direct-
ly tend to infidelity, and even put infidelity to the blush, 10;
Scripture doctrine of God's love; Bible doctrine respecting sin
and atonement, 11, America in danger; Fundamental doctrine
and efforts of the Calvinist clergy, 13 : Alarming facts, 14 ;
Liberal Christianity, 15; Religion a spiritual, inward work, 16.
CHAPTER 1.-- True and False Teachers.
17
Orthodox measures, 19; Their exclusiveness and imposition,
19; A test, by which TRUE teachers are known, 20; A stu-
dent at college, 21; Inconsistency, 22; Partiality, 23; Con-
tradiction, 24; Injustice, 25; Cruelty, 26.
CHAPTER II.-Orthodox Slander.
27.
Vain confidence, 27; The orthodox imitate the Roman Cath-
olics, 28; Their arrogance, 29; Their excuses, 30; Unbecom-
ing conduct of females, 31; Injurious conduct, 32; Christian
Judgment, 34; Unhallowed persecution, 35; Different opin-
ions, 36; Free Inquiry subverted, 38; Effects of Orthodoxy, 39;
Ecclesiastical Power, 42,
CHAPTER III.-Orthodox Idolatry.
43
Orthodox tricks, 43; The Hypocrite, 44; T. Scott's opinion
of idolatry, 45; Application of the extract, 47; Extract from
Saurin, 48; do. Stillman, ib. do. Dr. Abbadie, 49; do. Doolit-
tle's Body of Divinity,50; do. Littany of the Episcopal church,
51; do. President Edwards, 52; do. Trinitarian hymns, ib.
The orthodox view of the devil, 55; The difference between
Trinitarians and Unitarians, 56; Essential orthodox doctrines,
62; Irresistable grace, 63; Bad effects of the doctrine, 64;
Popular stories, 65; Evils of revival papers, 68; An extract,
69; Unbelief, considered, 70: The example of Christ, 71;
, ;
Rejecting Christianity, 72; Unbelievers must be treated as ra-
tional men, 73; Self examination, ib. Abuses of religion, 74;
Extract from Thompson, ib.
Chapter IV.-Orthodox Deceptions.
75
Orthodoxy inimical to the scriptures, 75; Men of science and
philosophy, 76; The laboring classes, ib. Orthodox dissimula-
tions, 77; Review of a Tract, 78; Its wickedness, 79; Its blas.
phemy, 81; Consequence of these tracts, 82; Fallacy of its
doctrines, 83; The sun turned into an orange, 84; Absolute
prestcraft, ib. Suspense at judgment, 85; A problem, ib. Nat-
ural expectation, 86; Impiety of some orthodox tracts, &o.
CAAPTER V.Orthodox Inquisition.
87
Orthodox tyranny, 87; Orthodox organization, 88; Holy In-
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