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3JX A71 Account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Life <strong>and</strong> Wr'it'mgs .8. Anfwer to Hobbes's Refleclions, p. 305.9. Morality, p. 317.Heads <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chapters <strong>of</strong> ano<strong>the</strong>r Book De libera Arbitrio.Chap. I. Dreams. 2. Indifferences. 3. General Account. 4. Particularor full Account. 5. Definition <strong>and</strong> particular Account. 6. An Imperfetftionnot form<strong>all</strong>y in God. 7. Arguments to prove fuch a thing. 8. That that,which rules <strong>all</strong>, <strong>is</strong> not a-j^.'j'.n aTrapiVr-©-', but TTfovoia lAafT^o,-. 9. Anfwer to<strong>the</strong> objedion, ,oi»;(?£v avaiVicv. 10. Contingences. 1 1 . Argument for NecefTiry,taken from <strong>the</strong> Nature <strong>of</strong> God.Upon Daniel's, prophecy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> LXX Weeks, <strong>wherein</strong> <strong>all</strong> <strong>the</strong> Interpretations<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jews are confidcred <strong>and</strong> <strong>confuted</strong>, with feveral <strong>of</strong> fome learnedChriflians.In two Volumes in Folio.Of <strong>the</strong> Verity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chriftian Religion againft <strong>the</strong> Jews. Dr. Cudrjjorthmentions th<strong>is</strong> in h<strong>is</strong> MSS. but it <strong>is</strong> not yet found.A Difcourfe <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Creation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> World, <strong>and</strong> Immortality <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Soul,in 8vo.Hebrew Learning.An Explanation <strong>of</strong> Hobbes's Notion <strong>of</strong> God, <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Extenfion <strong>of</strong> Spirits.Our Author had feveral fons, v/ho probably died young, but he left onedaughter, Dcvv.ar<strong>is</strong>, who was fecond wife to Sir Franc<strong>is</strong> Majham, <strong>of</strong> Oatesin <strong>the</strong> County <strong>of</strong> EJfcx, Bart. * by whom flie had a ion, <strong>the</strong> late Franc<strong>is</strong>-Ciidivorth Mapam Efq; f, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Maflers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> high Court <strong>of</strong> Chancery,<strong>and</strong> Accountant General <strong>of</strong> die faid Court, <strong>and</strong> foreign App<strong>of</strong>er in <strong>the</strong>Court <strong>of</strong> Exchequer. Th<strong>is</strong> Lady had a great friendfliip with Mr. Locke,who died at her houfe at Oates, where he had rcfidcd tor feveral years before.She was diftinguin;i'd for her uncommon genius <strong>and</strong> learning ; <strong>and</strong>in <strong>the</strong> year 1696 publidi'd at London in 12", without her name, A Dtfcourfeccncerning <strong>the</strong> Love <strong>of</strong> God ||. She introduces th<strong>is</strong> Tract with obferving,that " whatever reproaches have been made by <strong>the</strong> Romanifts, on <strong>the</strong> one" h<strong>and</strong>, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> want <strong>of</strong> hooks <strong>of</strong> devotion in <strong>the</strong> Church <strong>of</strong> Engl<strong>and</strong>, or'" by <strong>the</strong> Diflenters, on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>of</strong> a dead <strong>and</strong> lifelefs way <strong>of</strong> preaching," it may be affirmed, that <strong>the</strong>re cannot any where be found fo good a col-*' leftion <strong>of</strong> difcourfes on moral fubjecls, as might be made o^ Englijh" fermon.% <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r treatifes <strong>of</strong> that nature, Vvfrittcn by <strong>the</strong> Divines <strong>of</strong> our*' church. Which books are certainly in diemfelves <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> greatefl-, <strong>and</strong>*'m<strong>of</strong>t general w^fi. <strong>of</strong> any ; <strong>and</strong> do m<strong>of</strong>t conduce to that, which <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> chief*'aim <strong>of</strong> Chrillianity, a good Life." She <strong>the</strong>n animadverts upon th<strong>of</strong>e,who undervalue morality +, <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs, who ftrain <strong>the</strong> duties <strong>of</strong> it to an.imjpradicable pitch, <strong>and</strong> pretend to afccnd by it to fomething beyond orabove it*;| ; <strong>and</strong> afterwards proceeds to confider <strong>the</strong> condud <strong>of</strong> th<strong>of</strong>e, whohitild <strong>the</strong>ir practical <strong>and</strong> devotional Difcourfes upon Principles, iihich v^ill no<strong>the</strong>ar <strong>the</strong> tejl, but zihich oblige <strong>the</strong>m to lay down fuch affevticns <strong>of</strong>Morality, asfober <strong>and</strong> well- dfp<strong>of</strong>ed Chrijtians cannot underfi<strong>and</strong> to be pratiicable**. Andhere* He died at h<strong>is</strong> feat at Oaus on ^nvd.ty t!ic ± Pag. 2, ;.5d <strong>of</strong> A/.i

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