PART II. ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION, BOTH TO Page Sect. I.—On the Importance of Religior, both to Society and the Individual . 125 Sect. II.—On Toleration without an Establishment 150 Sect. III.—Of an Establishment without Toleration l65 Sect. IV.—Of an Establishment together with a Toleration, and this either complete or partial 193 Sect. V.—On the most effectual Methods by which an Established Church may support herself under a, complete Toleration 209 PART III. ON THE CONDUCT OF A GOOD CITIZEN, PARTICULARLY . UNDER ANY MODERATE GOVERNMENT.. Sect. I.—To guard against any wrong Impressions he might receive from new and plausible political Theories; and to regulate his Expectations by what is obvious and practicable in the present State of human Nature, and the existing Circumstances of public Sect. II.—To distinguish real political Evils from; ginary ones, and from those various Evils which arise out of the common Condition of Man in this World: Also, Not to aggravate or rashly oppose the First; to dismiss the Second; and to suffer patiently the Last 277 Sect. III.—To avoid an idle Curiosity in political Matters; and still more a Disposition to hunt after small or unknown Grievances 294> Sect. IV.—To beware of any unnecessary or hasty Attachment, and still more of a blind Devotion to any Party whatever, either in Politics or Religion 3l6 Sect. V.—Lastly: Never forwardly to urge his public Claims or Pretensions, nor beyond what the common Good may require; and when this, on the Whole, is provided for, to rest satisfied in the quiet and faithful Discharge of the Duties of his present Station 336 PART IV. ON THE WAY TO LIVE HAPPILY UNDER ALL GO- Sect. I.—The Foundation of the Happiness here proposed, Sect. II.—The Doctrine of Providence a chief Topic of ADVERTISEMENT. Some years ago the Author published a few brief reflections, entitled, A Cursory View of Civil Government. Upon this tract he has exercised the same right with that of a man, who, having built a house which aflerwards he finds small and inconvenient, pulls it down, to erect a larger and more commodious one in its stead; at the same time endeavouring, with a prudent economy, to make the best use he can of the old materials. This seemed necessary to be premised, for the sake of a very few readers, who may have met with the above tract; to others, it can be no point either of curiosity or consequence. |