A treatise concerning religions, in refutation of the opinion which accounts all indifferent· Wherein is also evinc'd the necessity of a particular revelation, and the verity and preeminence of the Christian religion above the pagan, Mahometan, and Jewish rationally demonstrated. / Rendred into English out of the French copy of Moyses Amyraldus late professor of divinity at Saumur in France.

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Author:	Amyraut, Moïse, 1596-1664.
Title:	A treatise concerning religions, in refutation of the opinion which accounts all indifferent· Wherein is also evinc'd the necessity of a particular revelation, and the verity and preeminence of the Christian religion above the pagan, Mahometan, and Jewish rationally demonstrated. / Rendred into English out of the French copy of Moyses Amyraldus late professor of divinity at Saumur in France.
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Alternate titles:	Traitté des religions. English.
Subject terms:	Apologetics -- Early works to 1800. Religions -- Early works to 1800.
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THE PREFACE.

A TABLE OF The Chapters contained in this TREATISE.

A TREATISE Concerning RELIGIONS, Against those who esteem all Indifferent. The first Part.

CHAP. I. That according to the Doctrine of the Epi∣cureans there can be no assurance of the Existence of a Deity.

CHAP. II. Wherein the Service of God consists; And what that is the Epicureans can render him according to their Principles.

CHAP. III. With what kind of Adoration the Epicure∣ans, according to their Principles can ve∣nerate the Deity.

CHAP. IV. A more particular consideration of the Ho∣nor which the Epicureans pretend to ren∣der to God in respect of his Power, Good∣ness, Justice, and Wisdom.

CHAP. V. The Continuation of the Arguments evincing that the Epicureans cannot adore the De∣ity in a due manner; with the solution of some Objections.

CHAP. VI. Of the Natural difference which is between Vice and Virtue; and of the Terrors of Conscience: Whether it can be deduc'd from them that there is a Providence.

CHAP. VII. Of the Epicurean Opinion concerning the Immortality of the Humane Soul, and the Supreme Good; and what may redound from it.

A TREATISE Concerning RELIGIONS, Against those who esteem them all Indifferent. The second Part.

CHAP. I. Of the Ʋniversal Consentment of all Nations in this Point, That there ought to be One Certain Religion; And that it is Neces∣sary that God himself prescribe the Model of the same.

CHAP. II. How greatly it imports true piety, That e∣very man be throughly assured that his Religion is Good; And, that that cannot be, unless it be of Divine Revelation.

CHAP. III. Of the Immortality of the Soul, and of the Creation of the World: How greatly it imports true Piety to be fully assured of both; And that a man cannot be so without a particular Revelation.

CHAP. IV. How much true Godliness is concern'd in the certain knowledge, That the whole World is governed by a special Providence; and That the same is no otherwise attainable but by Revelation.

CHAP. V. Of what great moment it is to know whether Death be a Natural Accident, or Not; And that such knowledge cannot be at∣tain'd without special Revelation.

CHAP. VI. Of the Corruption of Mankind; How much it imports true piety to know the Original of it: which we cannot do without a par∣ticular Revelation.

CHAP. VII. Of the Remission of Sins; What knowledge men naturally have thereof; And how much it is the interest of true Piety to he assured of the same. Also, Of the Resurrection of the Body.

CHAP. VIII. What understanding can be had of true Virtue without a particular Revelation,

CHAP. IX. What the principal tokens and evidences are by which this particular Revelation may be known and distinguish'd.

A TREATISE Concerning RELIGIONS, Against those who esteem all In∣different. The third Part.

CHAP. I. That such as acknowledge a Particular Re∣velation cannot allow indifference in Pro∣fession of Religion.

CHAP. II. Which have been the principal Religions That Profession of any sort is not indiffe∣rent, even by the verdict of the Pagan: In which the Divine Revelation is not found.

CHAP. III. Whether the Profession of all Religions be Indifferent according to the Religion of Mahomet. And that this Religion is not of Divine Institution.

CHAP. IV. Of the Religion of the Jews; Whether it allows Indifference: And how it ought to be held of Divine Revela∣tion.

CHAP. V. That the time of the duration of Moses's Law is expired; and consequently that some other must be come in its place.

CHAP. VI. That the Christian Religion, being more excellent, hath succeeded the Jewish.

CHAP. VII. That according to Right Reason and the Old Testament, the means of obtaining Salvation ought to be such as the Christi∣an Religion holds forth.

CHAP. VIII. That the Promised Messias ought to be both God and Man; whence it follows that there are several persons in one simple Divine Essence: Also, Of the Divini∣ty of the Old Testament.

CHAP. IX. That Jesus is the Messias promised by the Old Testament. Also, Of the Divinity of the New.

CHAP. X. That those who affirme Christ took upon him the appellation of God, though he was not so, onely that he might thereby render his Dctrine more authentique, are ap∣parently destitute of all reason.

CHAP. XI. That Indifference in the professing all Reli∣gions is not justifiable according to the Christian Religion, which Party soever be embraced. And for Conclusion, The Refutation of the Pretext propounded in the Preface.