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Ethan Allen. Reason, the Only Oracle of Man; Or, A Compendius System of Natural Religion
Reason, the Only Oracle of Man; Or, A Compendius System of Natural Religion
Table of Contents
REASON
INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
ORACLES OF REASON,
CHAPTER I
SECTION I. THE DUTY OF REFORMING MANKIND FROM SUPERSTITION AND ERROR..
AND THE GOOD CONSEQUENCES OF IT
SECTION II. OF THE BEING OF A GOD
SECTION III. THE MANNER OF DISCOVERING THE MORAL PERFECTIONS..
AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
SECTION IV. THE CAUSE OF IDOLATRY, AND THE REMEDY OF IT
CHAPTER II
SECTION I. OF THE ETERNITY OF CREATION
SECTION II. OBSERVATIONS OF MOSES'S ACCOUNT OF CREATION
SECTION III. OF THE ETERNITY AND INFINITUDE OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE
SECTION IV. THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD DOES NOT INTERFERE..
WITH THE AGENCY OF MAN
CHAPTER III
SECTION I. THE DOCTRINE OF THE INFINITY OF EVIL AND OF SIN CONSIDERED
SECTION II. THE MORAL GOVERNMENT OF GOD AS INCOMPATIBLE..
WITH ETERNAL PUNISHMENT
SECTION III. HUMAN LIBERTY, AGENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CANNOT..
BE ATTENDED WITH ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES, EITHER GOOD OR EVIL
SECTION IV. OF PHYSICAL EVILS
CHAPTER IV
SECTION I. SPECULATION ON THE DOCTRINE OF THE DEPRAVITY..
OF HUMAN REASON
SECTION II. CONTAINING A DISQUISITION OF THE LAW OF NATURE..
CHAPTER V
SECTION I. ARGUMENTATIVE REFLECTIONS ON SUPERNATURAL..
AND MYSTERIOUS REVELATION IN GENERAL
SECTION II. CONTAINING OBSERVATIONS ON THE PROVIDENCE..
CHAPTER VI
SECTION I. OF MIRACLES
SECTION II. A SUCCESSION OF KNOWLEDGE, OR OF THE EXERTION OF POWER..
SECTION III. RARE AND WONDERFUL PHENOMENA NO EVIDENCE OF MIRACLES..
SECTION IV. PRAYER CANNOT BE ATTENDED WITH MIRACULOUS CONSEQUENCES
CHAPTER VII
SECTION I. THE VAGUENESS AND UNINTELLIGIBLENESS OF THE PROPHECIES..
RENDER THEM INCAPABLE OF PROVING REVELATION
SECTION II. THE CONTENTIONS WHICH SUBSISTED BETWEEN THE PROPHETS..
CHAPTER VIII
SECTION I. OF THE NATURE OF FAITH AND WHEREIN IT CONSISTS
SECTION II. OF THE TRADITIONS OF OUR FOREFATHERS
SECTION III. OUR FAITH IS GOVERNED BY OUR REASONINGS..
CHAPTER IX
SECTION I. A TRINITY OF PERSONS CANNOT EXIST IN THE DIVINE ESSENCE..
SECTION IX. ESSENCE BEING THE CAUSE OF IDENTITY..
IS INCONSISTENT WITH PERSONALITY IN THE DIVINE NATURE
SECTION III. THE IMPERFECTION OF KNOWLEDGE..
IN THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST, INCOMPATIBLE WITH HIS DIVINITY
CHAPTER X
SECTION I. OBSERVATIONS ON THE STATE OF MAN, IN MOSES'S PARADISE..
SECTION II. POINTING OUT THE NATURAL IMPOSSIBILITY OF ALL AND EVERY..
SECTION III. OF THE ORIGIN OF THE DEVIL OR OF MORAL EVIL..
CHAPTER XI
SECTION I. IMPUTATION CANNOT CHANGE, ALIENATE OR TRANSFER..
SECTION II. THE MORAL RECTITUDE OF THINGS FORECLOSES..
THE ACT OF IMPUTATION
SECTION III. CONTAINING REMARKS ON THE ATONEMENT..
AND SATISFACTION FOR ORIGINAL SIN
SECTION IV. REMARKS ON REDEMPTION, WROUGHT OUT BY INFLICTING..
CHAPTER XII
SECTION I. OF THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF TRANSLATING AN INFALLIBLE..
SECTION II. THE VARIETY OF ANNOTATIONS AND EXPOSITIONS..
SECTION III. ON THE COMPILING OP THE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE SCRIPTURES..
CHAPTER XIII
SECTION I. MORALITY DERIVED FROM NATURAL FITNESS..
SECTION II. OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EXERCISE OF REASON..
AND PRACTICE OF MORALITY, IN ORDER TO THE HAPPINESS OF MANKIND
