A Defense of Natural and Revealed Religion; Being an Abridgment of the Sermons Preached at the Lectures Founded by Robert Boyle V4

""A Defense of Natural and Revealed Religion"" is a book written by Gilbert Burnet, which is an abridgment of the sermons preached at the lectures founded by Robert Boyle. The book is divided into four volumes, and it aims to defend natural and revealed religion against the attacks of skeptics and atheists. Burnet argues that the existence of God can be demonstrated through reason and that the Bible is a reliable source of divine revelation. He also defends the doctrine of the Trinity and the divinity of Christ. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of religious thought and the defense of Christianity against its critics.1737. This is Volume 4 of 4. Robert Boyle instituted this series of lectures with the intention of providing a forum for prominent academics to confute atheism. The lectures were inaugurated in 1692 by Richard Bentley, a renowned scholar who corresponded with Newton during their preparation. These lectures were written to give evidence of the existence of God to philosophers and scientists as well as lay people, and as such provide arguments of varied interest to a modern audience. The collection culminates in an exposition of Newton's natural philosophy designed to explicate the theological position outlined in the earlier lectures. They are thus the first popular presentation of the discoveries otherwise inaccessibly presented in Newton's Principia of 1687. The first twenty-one lectures by both famous and neglected scholars and theologians are gathered in this 4-volume collection including: Richard Bentley; Richard Kidder; John Williams; F. Gastrell; J. Harris; Samuel Bradford; Offspring Blackall; George Stanhope; Samuel Clarke; John Hancock; W. Whiston; John Turner; Lilly Butler; Josiah Woodward; William Derham; Benjamin Ibbot; John Leng; John Clarke; Robert Gurdon; Thomas Burnett; and William Berriman. See other volumes of this work available from Kessinger Publishing. Vol. 1 ISBN 0766189007, Vol. 2 ISBN 0766189015, Vol. 3 ISBN 0766189023.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.