A Friendly Epistle to the Deists: And a Rational Prayer Recommended to Them, in Order for Their Conversion to the Christian Religion (Classic Reprint)

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It is declared by divine authority, that the reafon or caufe why you, the Jews, or any other part of mankind do not believe in Chrift, is for want of doing the will of God which is implied in our Lord's anfwer to the Jews, recorded John vii. 1 7. I make no manner of doubt but that you will readily anfwer me, and fay, If mankind were to judge of the truth of Chriftianity by the pro feitors thereof, the practice of many heathens would be much more preferable to theirs; which is too no torious to be denied, but mul't be acknowledged as a lamentable truth, even amongft many Who make the greatefi pretences to it. But this is not to be attributed to the doctrine of the gofpel, which abfolutely affures us, that every one who wilfully lives in the breach of t' any one fingle command, is guilty of the whole and that it is not the hearers of the law, but the doers of the law, who {hall be juftified and that not every one that faith unto Chrift, Lord, Lord, iball enter into the kingdom of heaven2 but he that doth the will of his heavenly father.

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