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Show ( 36 ) the Will of God, and his important Deligns with regard to Mankind, opened by Degrees, every great Prophecy carrying on the Scheme to the )aft glorious Ages, till at length our SaviOur htmfelf comes as a Liaht into the World, and carries his Views and0Difcoveries immenfely beyond all the pall: ·Lawgivers, Philofophers, and Prophets, opening a Profpect mto Etermty, and bringing Life and Immortality to ltg!1t. . . 14. The Hiftory of our Savwur s B~rth, Ltfe, Miracles, Doctrine, Prophecies, Death, Refurrection, and Afcenlion °. 15. Records of the Eftablifhment of his Religion, and the firm Adherence of hiS Followers in fpite of Perfecutton •. 1 6. Addreffes from the firft Propagators of Chriftianity to their Profelytes, explaining more fully the Doctrines of Religion, and encouragmg them to Confiancy in it'. 17 The ]aft Charo-e of Jefus Chrift, the Head• of the Church, 0 to the firft Societies of Chriftians, communicated in Vi/ion to John one of his Apoftles '. 18. Predictions of the future State of th.e Church from the apoftolic Age forward, parttcularly its De~eneraey into Popery, and a Profpect of the Confu,;;mation of all Things'. I w;ll here add, according to my Promife the following brief View of the Clmftian 'scheme, taken immediately fron; Scnpture itfelf, without regard to the vanous Optnions of Men upon oontroverted P01nts, the o The Gofpels of Matth. Mark, Alls. q Rom. to Rev. ~ Ibid. iv. to the End. I Luke, and John. r Rev. ii, iii. right ( 37 ) right underftanding of which is rather curiou• than ufeful. And I am perfuaded that you, or any Perfon, who underftands what is contained in the following Heads, may very properly be faid to know all, that is neceDary to Salvation, and will want nothing more, in order to being qualified for everlafting Happinefs, but a lincere and earneft De/ire to practife according to that Knowledge; and the Affiftance of the Grace of God, which never fails to fecond the Endeavours of the honeft Mind. THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION is the Publication of an Act of Grace to a rebellious World, and of the Terms upon which God will mercifully receive it into Favour. The Views it exhibits are thefe. I. God the Original of all being, the Father and Governor of the World '. 2. His Creature Man, who was originally obliged to a perfect Obedience to all the Laws of God, and thereupon infured of a happy Immortality, fallen from his firft State by Difobedience u. 3· The Son of God incarnate voluntarily giving up his Life, as a Sacrifice of Expiation fer the Sins of Mankind, whereby, at the {arne time, God's Difpleafure at Sin is clearly fet forth to the View of all his Creatures, and likewife his \Villingnefs to forgive Ofienders upon a-ny Tenns conliflent with the Honour of his Laws; t Our Saviour's whole Dollrine, :md that of his Apofiles, go conftantly upon that Principle. So that, to bring OEotations, would be endlcfs. u Rom. iii. le>. '9-3'· V.lZ.14. 18, tg. x. 5• 1 Cor. xv. 21, 22. Gal. iii. 12. zz, Epbif. ii. J, &(, - E 2 or |