Perfection, and Immortality of Adam, and the whole human Nature is supported. If Gentlemen, that are competent Judges, think it may be serviceable to the Interests of Religion, I Shall take Care, with all convenient Speed, to have the whole five Books printed, upon a superfine Paper and excellent Print; but, if otherwise, I shall rest satisfied with having used my best Endeavours to serve the Interests of Religion.

From my House in the Royal-College of Physicians, Lond. Dec. 6. 1740.

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CONTENTS.

SECT. І.

F Providence, and Nature: And
of the Boundaries that limit Things
natural, from those that are fuper-
natural; as they relate to Man, both
before, and fince the Tranfgreffion and Fall.
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SECT. II.

Of the Laws of Man's primitive Nature:
And of their Perfection, and Establishment
by Almighty God, according to the eternal
Reafon and moral Fitness of Things

SECT. III.

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Of the general Principles of Man's Redemp-

tion, as delivered in Scripture; and the
Rela

Relation, Consent, and Agreement they
bear to the Laws of Mans primitive State
and Condition, as existing in Nature.

SECT. IV..

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Of the Excellency, Dignity, and eternal Sub-
fistence of Man, according to the Principles
of his first Creation, or State of Perfection
inParadise: And of the Prerogatives Adam
enjoyed, when compared with the Angels of
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God.

SECT. V.

An Effay towards discovering the Principles
of Generation in the Individuals of the
human Nature, as they were to relate
to Adam's primitive State of Perfection,
in Cafe he had never fallen: And of the
Grounds and Reasons that demonstrate, why
these Principles could not possibly be infti-
tuted, according to the Means of Procrea-
tion allotted, in this fallen State of Na-

ture.

SECT. VI.

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Of Adam's Translation, or his final State of
Bliss and Glory, in Cafe he had persevered
in his Obedience; and preserved himself
Steddy to the moral Rectitude of his primitive
State of Nature.

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Christian Philofopher.

BOOK Ι.

T

INTRODUCTIΟΝ.

O write the History of the Human Nature: To trace out the Rife, Progress, and various Revolutions of the Individuals deriving from that Nature: To vindicate the Ways of God to Man, through all the different Dispensations of his Providence: And lastly: To be able to discover the Consequences of all these great Events, when fallen Man shall again be restored to his primitive Perfections; and translated, from these beggarly Elements of his fallen Nature, to those glorious Regions of Bliss and Immortality, are Subjects more than fufficient, to engage the Attention of the wifeft Mortal upon Earth.

DIVERS eminentWriters have greatly bufied themselves, concerning the Rise of Nations, Kingdoms, and Empires: The various Revo

lutions,