even of the most rational Things of Religion Sometimes in the Language of an inward Senfation, of which divine Relyjb and Savour, Perfons of lower Degrees of Piety feel but little, and the irreligious Man knows nothing at all.

This fame Language of divine Experience may be obferved in the Writings of feveral great and holy Men of Scotland, who have been favour'd with rare and peculiar Vifits from Heaven and have maintained a humble Fatimacy with God, and upon this Account their Names furvive, as their faireft Honours and Ornaments of their Country.

In most other Parts of this Book the Author maintains the Reasonableness of the Way of Sal vation by the Gospel, and of the Conduct of the holy Spirit in the Converfion of Men; fee parti 1 Page 49. though now and then in his way of Speaking he indulges a little to this inward and divine Senfation. But that he was a Man of uncommon Turns of Thought, clear Judgment and Strong Reafoning is abundantly evident to any one that will read his Difcourfe against the Deifts, where be proves by fome unanfwerable Arguments the utter Infufficiency of the Deifts Religion or the Salvation of Men and beats them fairly at thei own Weapons. I wish that Treatife was publish'd fingle by itself.

Another will object, That he multiplies Parti culars beyond all Neceffity. I entreat the Englifh Reader to forgive this Fault, for I believe it is partly the Cuftom of the Country and Fabicn even of the Learned in his native Land. Let it. be noted alfo that the greatest Part of the F gures here only denote the Number of the Part

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