A Philosophical Commentary on These Words of the Gospel, Luke 14:23, “Compel Them to Come In, That My House May Be Full”. Pierre Bayle

of the Age has had no Power over the Fierceness of Popery.

       The present Persecution equal to those that are past.

       A Refutation of those who say, that the Persecutions against Protestants do not give ’em a Right of equally persecuting the Catholicks.

       Allowing the Pretensions of both Partys, the Protestants wou’d have the greatest Reason to persecute.

       What the Church of England might say to the Papists.

       Truth does not suffer Prescription, like a Kingdom.

       A Judgment upon the Laws of England against Papists.

       Exception for Crown’d Heads.

       A Project, the Execution of which wou’d be very useful against Popery.

       The Reasons of Missions.

       Scioppius’s Reproach to the Jesuits.

       Perplexity of the Apologists for Persecution.

       Citation from Maimbourg.

       Passage of Monsieur Diroys against forc’d Professions.

       The Advantage he gives to Infidols against the Missionarys.

       <vi> Reflection on the Edicts, for punishing those in France that refus’d the Communion, and those who exercis’d the Protestant Religion.

       Of the Advice given to Augustus to suffer no Innovations in Religion.

       Paganism proves that Toleration is not hurtful to Societys.

       The Primitive Christians yielded to the Force of Torments, yet are in the Martyrology.

       A Confutation of those who affirm, that to ruin the Protestants of France, was a Work which cou’d not be affected, but by the greatest King in the World.

       The Primitive Church was not persecuted without Respite.

       Reflection on the Duke of Guise’s pardoning a Hugonot that wou’d have assassinated him. The ridiculousness of the Sentence he is said to have pronounc’d on that occasion.

       All the moral Truths of the Gospel are Farce in the Mouth of a Convertist.

Contents of the First Part.

Chapter I. That the Light of Nature. or the first Principles of Reason universally receiv’d, are the genuin and original Rule of all Interpretation of Scripture, especially in Matters of Practice and Morality.

       All Divines pay Homage to Philosophy.

       Why all particular Truths ought to be examin’d by right Reason.

       By what Light Adam knew that he ought to abstain from the forbidden Fruit.

       After the Fall ’twas more indispensable to have recourse to the Light of Nature.

       <vii> Reflection on the Laws of Moses.

       The Importance and Necessity of consulting the Light of Nature.

       That the Roman Catholicks are led into it again after all their wide Circuits.

Chapter II. First Argument against the Literal Sense of the Words, Compel ’em to come in, drawn from its Repugnancy to the distinctest Ideas of natural Light.

       Acts of Religion purely external can’t please God.

       In what consists Religion.

       Violence is incapable of inspiring Religion.

Chapter III. Second Argument against the Literal Sense, drawn from its Opposition to the Spirit of the Gospel.

       The Gospel has bin vouch’d by natural Light.

       The Excellency of the Gospel above the Law of Moses.

       Mildness was the principal Character of Jesus Christ.

       Injurious Consequence to Jesus Christ, from the Sense of Constraint put upon his Words.

Chapter IV. The Third Argument against the Literal Sense, drawn from its cancelling the Differences of Justice and Injustice, and its confounding Vertue and Vice, to the total Dissolution of Society.

      

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