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ARY
OF THE UNIVERSITY O
CALIFORNIA
THE WORKS
OF
HANNAH MORE,
INCLUDING
Several Pieces never before Published.
VOL. III.
PHILADELPHIA:
PUBLISHED BY EDWARD EARLE,
J. MAXWELL, PRINTER.
946 M835
1818 V.3
CONTENTS
Case B
THE THIRD VOLUME.
The History of Tom White, the Postboy, in two parts, The History of Hester Wilmot, in two parts, being the sequel to the Sunday-school,
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The Grand Assizes, or General Jail Delivery; an alle- gory,
The Servant Man turned Soldier; an allegory,
The History of Betty Brown, the St. Giles's Orange Girl;
with some Account of Mrs. Sponge, the Money-lender,
Black Giles the Poacher, in two parts; containing some
Account of a Family who had rather live by their Wits
than their Work,
Tawney Rachel, or The Fortune-teller; with some Ac-
count of Dreams, Omens, and Conjurers,
Thoughts on the Manners of the Great,
130
145
An Estimate of the Religion of the Fashionable World, 197
Chap. I.-Decline of Christianity shown by a compara-
tive View of the Religion of the Great in preceding
ages,
Chap. II.-Benevolence allowed to be the reigning Vir-
tue, but not exclusively the Virtue of the present age
-Benevolence not the Whole of Religion, though one
of its most characteristic Features.-Whether Benevo-
lence proceed from a Religious principle will be more
infallibly known by the general disposition of time, for-
tune, and the common habits of life, than from a few
occasional acts of bounty,
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215
Chap. III.-The neglect of Religious education both a
cause and consequence of the decline of Christianity—
No moral restraints-Religion only incidentally taught,
not as a principle of action—A few of the many causes
which dispose the young to entertain low opinions of
Religion, -
Chap. IV. Other symptoms of the decline of Christiani-
ty-No family religion-Corrupt or negligent example
of superiors-The self-denying and evangelical virtues
held in contempt-Neglect of encouraging and pro-
moting Religion among servants,
Chap. V.-The negligent conduct of Christians, no real
objection against Christianity-The reason why its ef-
fects are not more manifest to worldly men, is, because
believers do not lead Christian lives-Professors differ
but little in their practice from unbelievers-Even real
Christians are too diffident and timid, and afraid of act-
ing up to their Principles―The absurdity of the charge
commonly brought against serious people, that they are
too strict,
Chap. VI.—A stranger, from observing the fashionable
mode of life, would not take this to be a Christian coun-
try-Lives of professing Christians examined by a
comparison with the Gospel-Christianity not made the
rule of life, even by those who profess to receive it as
an object of faith-Temporising writers contribute to
lower the credit of Christianity—Loose harangues on
morals not calculated to reform the heart,
Chap. VII.-View of those who acknowledge Christiani-
Page.
224
245
259
274
ty as a perfect system of morals, but deny its Divine
authority-Morality not the whole of Religion,
Remarks on the Speech of Mr. Dupont, made in the Na-
tional Convention of France in 1793,
288
295