The Theological and Miscellaneous Works. Ed. with Notes by John Towill Rutt Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831 edition. Excerpt: ... manner that his maturer reflection approved, completely set at rest the question of common sense, as denoting the intuitive evidence of a class of moral and religious propositions capable of satisfactory proof, or of high probability, from considerations ab e.z'tra." T. C. Mem. 8vo. pp. 78, 79. See W. III. 7, I73, adfin. In I775; 2nd Ed. 1790. HI " His frame, his duty, and his expectations, l749." See supra, p. 24. " " Introductory Essays." W. III..1 74-196. 1'r1 The first, adfin. W. III. I81, I82. 111 Dr. Priestley, in his earlier consideration of this subject, "had always taken it for granted, that man had a soul distinct from his body, though incapable of exerting any of its faculties, independent of the body," yet " a (125.) This led me to give the closest attention to the subject, and the consequence was the firmest persuasion that man is wholly material, ' and that our only prospect of immortality is from the Christian doctrine of a resurrection. I therefore digested my thoughts on the subject, and published my " Disquisitions relating to Matter and Spirit: "1' also the subjects of Socinianism and Necessity, being nearly connected with the doctrine of the materiality of man, I advanced several considerations from the state of opinions in ancient times in favour of the former; and in a separate volume,1' discussed more at large what related to the latter, dedicating the first volume of this work to Mr. Graham, and the second to Dr. Jebb. (126.) It being probable that this publication would be unpopular, and might be a means of bringing odium on my patron, several attempts were made by his friends, though none by himself, to dissuade me from...