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The works of the late Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq . viated from the interpretations and doctrines oftheir forefathers, on purpofe to ffifle their own conviction. VII. This fet of arguments had therefore an invincible force with thofePagan Philofophers who became Chriftians, as we find in mod of theirwritings. They could not disbelieve our Saviours hiftory, which fo exactlyagreed with every thing that had been written of him many ages before hisbirth, nor doubt of thofe circumitances being fulfilled in him, which couldnot be true of any perfon that lived in the world befides himfelf. Thiswrought the greater!: confufion in the unbelieving Jews, and the greatefl con-viction in the Gentiles, who every where fpeak with aftonifhment of thefetruths they met with in this new magazine of learning which was opened tothem, and carry the point fo far as to think whatever excellent doctrine theyhad met with among Pagan writers, had been ftole from their converfationwith the Jews, or from the perufal of thefe writings which they had intheir cuflody.. Aaaaz INDEX.1 I N D E X. ADdrefs, anon-refiftingone, page 330. Ofthe Quakers to King James ll. 331.Advice, ufually receivd with reluc-tance, 8.Adulterers, how punilhd by the primitive Chri- ftians, 90.Afterwife, who they are, fif.Alcibiades, his character, 321. Speech to the Athenians, 321.Alexander the Greats falfe notion of Glory, J07. His Letter to Anjlotle, 167.All for Love, Tragedy of, its faults, i6f.Allegiance to be broke by othermethods befides Rebellion, 35-5-.Allegory, directions for ufing it, 223.Alnarefchin, the great King of Perfia% ftory, 266.Alphonfis (lory told by Siradds Lftcan, 191.Ambaflador, what his bufiuefs is, according to Sir Henry Wotton, 392.Anacharfis, the Corinthian drunkard, a faying of his, 76.Anatomy, the Spectators fpeculations on it, 42, fcrV.Anaximander faying upon being laughd at, 207.Anceftry renders the Good only illuftrious, 197. to value ones (elf upon it is ridiculous, 211. When it is t