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The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural…
The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural evidence the being of God ... : the second part, of Christianity, proving by evidence supernatural and natural, the certain truth of the Christian belief ... / by Richard Baxter ... ; also an appendix defending the soul's immortality against the Somatists or Epicureans and other pseudo-philosophers.
London: printed by R. White for Fran. Titon, 1667
Part 2 › Chapter 2: Of the several Religions which are in the world.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And there is no doubt but God hath made use of Mahumet as a great Scourge to the Idolaters of the World; as well as to the Christians who had abused their sacred privileges and blessings: Wherever his Religion doth prevail, he casteth down Images, and filleth mens minds with a hatred of Idols, and all conceit of multitude of Gods, and bringeth men to worship one God alone, and doth that by the sword in this, which the preaching of the Gospel had not done in many obstinate Nations of Idolaters.
And there is no doubt but God hath made use of Mahumet as a great Scourge to the Idolaters of the World; as well as to the Christians who had abused their sacred priviledges and blessings: Whereever his Religion doth prevail, he casteth down Images, and filleth mens mindes with a hatred of Idols, and all conceit of multitude of Gods, and bringeth men to worship one God alone, and doth that by the sword in this, which the preaching of the Gospel had not done in many obstinate Nations of Idolaters.
§. 12. But withal I find a Man exalted as the chief of Prophets, 1without any such proof as a wise man should be moved with; and an Alcoran written by him below the rates of common Reason, being a Rhapsody of Nonsense and Confession; and many false and impious doctrines introduced; and a tyrannical Empire and Religion twisted, and both erected, propagated, and maintained, by irrational tyrannical means: As which discharge my reason from the entertainment of this Religion.
§. 12. But withall I finde a Man exalted as the chief of Prophets, 1without any such proof as a wise man should be moved with; and an Alcoran written by him below the rates of common Reason, being a Rhapsody of Nonsence and Confesion; and many false and impious doctrines introduced; and a tyrannical Empire and Religion twisted, and both erected, propagated, and maintained, by irrational tyrannical means: As which discharge my reason from the entertainment of this Religion.