Of natural religion-Founded on belief in God and
a future state of rewards and punishments-In-
quiry into the state of natural religion prior to
revelation-Gross misconceptions of men re-
specting the divine attributes-Introduction of
barbarous rites in religious worship-Errors of
idolatry perpetuated during the most enlighten-
ed eras of Greece and Rome-Opinions of phi-
losophers respecting a future state, vague and
speculative-Not influential on moral conduct
-Of the religious principles of the Jews-
The simplicity and sublimity peculiar to many
of their dogmas--Whence derived-Mysteries
connected with certain parts of revelation-
Their gradual development--Analogous to
that of the human faculties--Views of Provi-
dence presented in the Bible, clear in all that
relates to religious and moral duty-Objections
to revelation originate in the limitation of the