wherein all the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted, and

whichjln Account of the Life and Writings" -S/V," Having this opportunity offered by Dodoiir ScLiter, who defires to*' waite upon you, upon your kind invitation, which 1 acquainted him with," I could do no lefTe then accompany him v/ith thefc few lines to prefent*' my fcrvice to you. I am perfwaded, you will be well fatisfied in his inge-" nuity, when yon are acquainted with him. Now I have this opportunity,'" I fhall ufe the freedom to acquaint you with another bufines. I am per-'" fwaded by friends to publifli fome Difcourfes, which I have prepared in" Latine, that will be of a polemicall nature in dcfenfe of Chriftianity againft" Judaifme, explaining fome cheef places of Scripture controverted be-" ween the Jewes and us, (as Daniel's prophecy of the 70 Weekes, never«' yet fufficiently cleared and improved) and wichall extricating many diffi-" culties of Chronologic. Which tafke I the rather undertake, not onely" becaufe it is fuitable to my Hehreiv ProfefTion, and becaufe I have" liglited on fome Jewifh writings upon the argument, as have fcarcely" ever been feen by any Chriftians, which would the better inable me" fully to confute them ; but alfo becaufe I conceive it a worke proper and*' fuitable to this prefent age. However, though I fliould not be able myfelfe*' to beany way inftrumental to thefe great tranfaftions of Providence (not* without caufe, hoped for of many) amongft the Jews ;yet I perfwade myfelfe" my pains may not be alltogether unprofitable for the feding and eftablifhing" of Chriftians •, or at leaft I fliall give an account of my fpending fiich va-" cant hours, as I could redeeme from my preaching and other occafions, and" the perpetual diftraftionsof the Burfarlhip, .which the Statutes of this Col-" ledge impofe upon me. It was my purpofe to dedicate thefc fruits of my" ftudics to his Highnes, (to whofe noble father I was much obliged) if I" may have leave, or prefume fo to doe •,I cannot better underftand*' by any than yourfelfe, if you fliall think it convenient, when you have an" opportunity to infnniate any fuch thing, which I permitte wholy to your" prudence. I intend, God willing, to be in London fome time in March ; and" then I fhall waite upon you to receve your information. In the mean time" craving pardon for this prolixity of mine, and freedome, I fubfcribe myfelfe," Your really devoted Friendand humble Servant,Jill. 20.1 65S.Chrift's Coll. Cambi-. K. CuDWORTH.The Difcourfe concerning Dmiers Prophecy of the LXX Weeks, mention'din this letter, and which is flill extant in manufcript, is highly commended,by Dr. Henry More m his Preface §. 1 8 .p. xvi. to his Explanation of the grandMyftery of Godlinefs, pv'mtsd at London 1660. in fol. where he oblerves, that Dr.Ctidivorth in that Difcourfe, which was read in the puijiick Schools of the Univerfity,had undeceiv'd the world, which had been mifled too long by the overgreatopinion they hzd of Jofeph Scaliger; and that ttik'm^ Funccius's Epocha, hehaddemonftratedthemanifcftation of the tW^^/^ to have fallen out at the end oftlic