QUEST. II. Of the Being of a God. _Reasons why we should be able to prove this by arguments_ 21 _The Being of a God may be evinced, From the light of nature_ _ibid_ _What meant thereby_ _ibid_ _How it proves the Being of a God_ 22 _From the works of creation_ 24 _from creatures below man_ 32 _from the structure of man’s body_ 33 _from the nature of his soul_ 34 _from the nature and office of conscience_ 35 _from the boundless desires of the soul_ 37 _From the consent of all nations_ _ibid_ _Objection, That there have been some speculative_ Atheists, _answered_ 38 _The belief of a God took not its rise from human policy_ 40 _It was not propagated merely by tradition_ _ibid_ _From the works of providence_ 41 _From the foretelling future events_ 42 _From the provision made for all_ 43 _Particularly for man’s safety_ 44 _The objections taken from the prosperity of the wicked, answered_ 45 _Nothing short of revelation sufficient to give a saving discovery of God_ 47 QUEST. III. Of the Holy Scripture. _The names given to it_ 48 _Why called a Testament_ 50 _How the want of a written word was supplied to the church before_ Moses 52 _Whether the church, under the Old Testament, understood the spiritual meaning of the laws contained in it_ 53 _Whether the prophets understood their own predictions_ 54 _How far the Old Testament is still a rule_ 56 _How the scriptures are a complete revelation of the will of God_ 58 _The scripture a sufficient rule of faith and obedience_ 59 _Its properties as a rule_ 61 _It is the only rule_ _ibid_ _Human traditions of no divine authority_ 62 _The Popish doctrine of them confuted_ _ibid_ _The Canon of scripture preserved entire_ 65 _Is not perverted_ 66 QUEST. IV. Of the Divine Authority of the Scriptures. _In what respects called divine_ 69 _A divine revelation necessary_ 71 _Not contrary to God’s perfections_ _ibid_ _Inspiration not impossible_ 72 _The scripture proved to be the word of God_ _ibid_ _From the majesty of its style_ 73 _From the purity of its doctrines_ 74 _Its holiness considered absolutely_ _ibid_ _And as compared with other writings_ 76 _From the harmony of all its parts_ 78 _Dr. Paley on the genuineness of the scriptures, in a note_ 79 _Its harmony shewn in the accomplishment of many predictions_ 86 _It doth not contradict itself_ 87 _Various objections answered_ 88 _Rules for reconciling seeming contradictions in scripture_ 94 _Grotius on their authority, in a note_ 97 _From its scope and design_ 98 _From the character of the penmen_ 102 _These were faithful_ _ibid_ _They were not imposed on_ 106 _How they might know they were under inspiration_ 108 _They mistook not the devil’s impressions for divine revelation_ 109 _The words as well as matter of scripture were given by inspiration_ 110