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REGARDING
RELIGION.
BY
JAMES DOUGLAS, Esq.
OF CAVERS.
SECOND EDITION.
EDINBURGH :
ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, NORTH BRIDGE;
LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMAN,
LONDON.
MDCCCXXXIV.
BR 148 .Db 1834
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
PAGE
PART FIRST.
RISE OF POLYTHEISM AND PANTHEISM.
I. Fragments of the True Religion among the Heathen.
-II. Worship of the Visible Heavens, and of the
Elements. III. Worship of Deceased Ancestors.
-IV. Complex and Mythological Worship.-V.
External Polytheism and Internal Mysteries.-
VI. Outer and Inner Philosophy.-VII. Emana-
tion and Pantheism.-VIII. The World by Wis-
dom knew not God.-IX. The True Notion of
Creation peculiar to the Hebrew Scriptures
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PART SECOND.
EARLY CORRUPTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY.
I. Corruption of Religion among the Jews.-II. Jew-
ish Corruptions of Christianity.-III. Gnostic
Corruptions. IV. Sabellianism.-V. Arian and
Semi-Arian Heresies.-VI. Trinitarian Disputes
and Divisions.-VII. Corruptions from Gentile
Philosophy. VIII. Corruptions from Gentile
Superstition.-IX. Pretenders to an additional
Revelation.-X. Mahometanism..
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PART THIRD.
POPERY.
I. Partial and General Corruption of Christianity.-
II. Changes of the Primitive Churches.-III. The
Power of the Bishop of Rome.-IV. Assimilation
of Christianity to Judaism and Paganism.-V. Fi-
nal Identity of Paganism and Popery.-VI. Popery
contains a part of many Ancient Heresies.-VII.
Absurdity of Popery impossible to be concealed.
-VIII. Popery a gross counterfeit of true Reli-
gion. IX. Persecutions of Pagan and Papal
Rome.-X. Popes and Emperors of Rome.-XI.
Popery, as described by Revelation.-XII. De-
struction of Popery.
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PART FOURTH.
MYSTICISM.
I. As Popery proceeds from Polytheism, so Mysticism
from Pantheism.-II. Mysticism flourishing in the
East. III. Mysticism less prevalent in the West.
-IV. Pantheistic Mysticism.-V. Emanative
Mysticism. VI. Devotional Mysticism.-VII.
Mysticism now rather Practical than Speculative.
-VIII. Mysticism natural to the Mind.-IX. Its
near resemblance to Truth, and its essential diffe-
rence.-X. Mysticism first favourable to the Re-
formation of Religion, then adverse..
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PART FIFTH.
HERESIES AFTER THE REFORMATION.
I. Difference of Heresies before and after the Reforma-
tion. II. Continual Protest against the Church of
Rome. III. Different Points of Progress in the
Reformation. IV. Artificial Systems of Truth.-
V. Scriptural System. VI. Use of Reason in Re-
ligion. VII. Abuse of Reason.-VIII. Gradual
explaining away the Doctrines of the Gospel.—
IX. All Error on a Precipice.-X. Process of Dr.
Priestley's Changes.—XI. Latitudinarianism un-
favourable to Morals and Philosophy.-XII. Ra-
tional Divinity untenable in all its changes. XIII.
Socinianism rapidly terminating in Infidelity... 146