ADDRESSED TO THE DAUGHTER OF A Mobleman, ON THE FORMATION OF RELIGIOUS AND MORAL IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. BY ELIZABETH HAMILTON, AUTHOR OF LETTERS ON THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF LONDON: PRINTED FOR T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES, IN THE STRAND, By W. Flint, Old Bailey. 1806. CONTENTS. Of LETTER I. Or natural religion-Founded on belief in God. peculiar to many of their dogmas-Whence derived Mysteries connected with certain parts of revelation-Their gradual developement-Analogous to that of the human faculties-Views of Providence presented in the Bible, clear in all that relates to religious and moral duty-Objections to revelation originate in the limitation of the human mind-Docility recommended-An arrogant spirit inimical to every species of improvement. .1 LETTER II. Early corruption of the principles of natural religion Of the truths communicated by immediate revelation to the Jews-Knowledge of the Supreme Being-Of his providence and government-The relation established between religious belief and moral obligation-The brevity of the Scriptures an evidence of their authenticity-A reason assigned for the little. information contained in them respecting the first ages of mankind-Incapacity of the human mind to form distinct conceptions of a state wholly removed from human experienceIllustration of the supposed analogy between mythological |