BY JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, LL.D. F.R.S.-

I. AN APPEAL TO THE SERIOUS AND CANDID

PROFESSORS OF CHRISTIANITY,

ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS, VIZ.

T. THE USE OF REASON IN MATTERS OF RELIGION,

2. THE POWER OF MAN TO DO THE WILL OF GOD,

3. ORIGINAL SIN,

4. ELECTION AND REPROBATION,

5. THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST; AND,

6. ATONEMENT FOR SIN BY THE DEATH OF CHRIST.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED.

A CONCISE HISTORY OF THOSE DOCTRINES,

AND THE TRIUMTH OF TRUTH,

BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRIAL OF MR. E. ELWALL,

FOR HERESY AND BLASPHEMY.

II. A FAMILIAR ILLUSTRATION OF CERTAIN

PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE.

III. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE ARGUMENTS

FOR THE UNITY OF GOD.

LONDON:

PRINTED IN THE YEAR, M,DCC,XCI.

AN

APPE AL

TO THE

SERIOUS AND CANDID PROFESSORS OF CHRISTIANITY,

ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS, VIZ.

1. THE USE OF REASON IN MATTERS OF RELIGION,

II. THE POWER OF MAN TO DO THE WILL

OF GOD,

III. ORIGINAL SIN,

IV. ELECTION AND REPROBATION,

V. THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST;

AND,

VI. ATONEMENT FOR SIN BY THE DEATH

OF CHRIST.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED,

A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THOSE DOCTRINES;

AND THE TRIUMPH OF TRUTH,

BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRIAL OF MR. E. ELWALL,

FOR HERESY AND BLASPHEMY.

TO US THERE IS ONE GOD, THE FATHER; AND ONE MEDIATOR, THE MAN CHRIST JESUS. I COR. VIII. 6. -I TIM. II. 5.

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то THE

SERIOUS AND CANDID

PROFESSORS OF CHRISTIANITY.

MY CHRISTIAN BRETHREN,

PERMIT one who profeffes obedience to the fame Lord, and faith in the precious promifes of the fame gospel with yourselves, to address himself to you with all freedom and plainness of speech, on subjects relating to our common falvation. I need not tell you that the subjects are interesting. In reality nothing elfe is interesting, in comparison with them. For what is this world compared with the future! What is time compared with eternity! Believe me, my brethren, itis nothing but the deepest concern for the honour of a religion which is the most valuable inheritance of the human race, and which sets us above all the follies and vices, all the weakheffes and troubles of life, by giving us the moft folid hope in death, that has induced me to folicit your attention. attention. But I am confident that you will not think it ill-beftowed, because it is upon a subject that is near and dear to you, and the confideration of which cannot but pleafe and profit you. If

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