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Of the Principle of Honour in the fair Sex

The Motives of Women who turn Nuns, seldom Religious

Which is most serviceable to the Preservation of Chastity in Women, Religion, or Self-liking

How the Notions concerning the Principle of Honour came to be commonly received

The Qualifications thought Necessary in a Man of Honour

But Courage alone is sufficient to obtain the Title

When the Fashion of Duelling was at its greatest Height

Courts of Honour erected in France

Laws of Honour made by them to prevent Duelling

Why those Laws were the Reverse of all others

The Laws of Honour introduced as speaking

The Effect such Laws must have on Human Nature

The Arguments a true Christian would make use of to dissuade Men from Duelling

The Reasons why Men are despised who take Affronts without resenting them

No Scarcity of Believers in Christ

The Principle of Honour contrary to Christianity

Why the Principle of Honour is of greater Efficacy upon many than Religion

How Men may adore themselves

Equivalents for Swearing

A ludicrous Proposal of Horatio upon the Supposition, that Honor is an Idol

A Passage in the Fable of the Bees Defended

Satyr as little to be depended upon as Panegyrick

Whatever belongs to Honour or Shame, has its Foundation in the Passion of Self-liking

The Church of Rome's cunning in consulting and humouring Human Nature

Heraldry of great influence on the Passion of Self-liking

Of Canonizations of Saint, and the different Purposes they serve

The want of Foresight in the first Reformers

The worldly Wisdom of the Church of Rome

Hor. owning the Self-denial required in the Gospel in a literal Sense

The great Use she has made of it

The Analogy between the Popish Religion and a Manufacture

The Danger there is in explaining away the Self-denial of the Gospel

How the Self-denial of some may seem to be of use to others that practise none

Easy Casuists can only satisfy the Beau Monde

Jesuits don't, explain away Self-denial in General

What sort of Preachers will soonest gain Credit among the Multitude

Men may easily be taught to believe what is not Clashing with received Opinions

The force of Education as to Self-denial

The Advantage the Church of Rome has made from vulgar Nations

Divines, who appeal to Men's Reason, ought to behave differently from those, who teach implicite Faith.

Why the Luxury of a Popish Clergy gives less Offence to the Laity, than that of Protestants

What the Church of Rome seems no to dispair of

The Politicks of Rome more formidable than any other

What must always keep up the Popish Interest in Great-Britain

The most probable Maxims to hinder the Growth as well as Irreligion and Impiety as of Popery and Superstition

When the literal Sense of Words is to be prefer'd to the figurative

What the Reformers might have foreseen

What has been and ever will be the Fate of all Sects