Ebook Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times, Etc

Of controversial writings: answers: replies - Polemic divinity, or the writing Church militant - Philosophers, and bear garden - Authors paired and matched - The matchmakers - Football - A dialogue between our author and his bookseller; Of the letter concerning Enthusiasm - Foreign critics - Of letters in general, and of the epistolary style - Addresses to great men - Authors and horsemanship - The modern amble - Further explanation of the miscellaneous manner; Miscellany II; Review of Enthusiasm - Its defence, praise - Use in business as well as pleasure - Operation by fear. Love - Modifications of enthusiasm; magnanimity; heroic virtue; honour; public zeal; religion; superstition; persecution; martyrdom - Energy of the ecstatic devotion in the tender sex Account of ancient priesthood - Religious war - Reference to a succeeding chapter; Judgment of divines and grave authors concerning Enthusiasm - Reflections upon scepticism - A sceptic Christian - Judgment of the inspired concerning their own inspirations - Knowledge and belief - History of religion resumed - Zeal offensive and defensive - A Church in danger - Persecution - Policy of the Church of Rome