Occasional Thoughts in Reference to a Vertuous Or Cristian Life
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The cause of which I think appearsplainly to be; that Mankind having been generally convinc'd that therewas a Maker of themselves and of the World, who they concluded was aswell able to take cognisance of what they did, as to produce them intoBeing; and to whom they could not believe that all the Actions of hisCreatures were alike pleasing, or displeasing; they became fearful(as has been said) of incurring his displeasure, whenever they didany thing which their Consciences reproach'd them for: ...From the whichFear of a Superior invisible Power, inspecting their Actions, theywere early induc'd to hearken to, and follow such who profess'dthemselves to have some Knowledge Supernaturally reveal'd to them ofGod's Will. And we find, in the Histories of all Nations, that thegenerality of Mankind were perswaded (contrary to the Sentiments ofsome Modern Deists) That it was a thing very congruous to the DivineBeing, that he should in this way reveal to Men his pleasureconcerning them; since the greatest part, every where, did with littledifficulty give Credit to such who had the confidence to affirm tothem, that they were sent by God to teach them what he required ofthem: the which being so, a submission of Mens Reason to the dictatesof suppos'd inspir'd Teachers must necessarily follow: and they fromthence become liable to be impos'd upon, all the ways that could servethe ends of such who made use of this pretence to promote thereby anyInterest of their own, or others.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The cause of which I think appearsplainly to be; that Mankind having been generally convinc'd that therewas a Maker of themselves and of the World, who they concluded was aswell able to take cognisance of what they did, as to produce them intoBeing; and to whom they could not believe that all the Actions of hisCreatures were alike pleasing, or displeasing; they became fearful(as has been said) of incurring his displeasure, whenever they didany thing which their Consciences reproach'd them for: ...From the whichFear of a Superior invisible Power, inspecting their Actions, theywere early induc'd to hearken to, and follow such who profess'dthemselves to have some Knowledge Supernaturally reveal'd to them ofGod's Will. And we find, in the Histories of all Nations, that thegenerality of Mankind were perswaded (contrary to the Sentiments ofsome Modern Deists) That it was a thing very congruous to the DivineBeing, that he should in this way reveal to Men his pleasureconcerning them; since the greatest part, every where, did with littledifficulty give Credit to such who had the confidence to affirm tothem, that they were sent by God to teach them what he required ofthem: the which being so, a submission of Mens Reason to the dictatesof suppos'd inspir'd Teachers must necessarily follow: and they fromthence become liable to be impos'd upon, all the ways that could servethe ends of such who made use of this pretence to promote thereby anyInterest of their own, or others.
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