Avarice, Or The Desire Of Gain, Is

The First Ideas Of Religion Arose, Not From Contemplation Of The Works Of Nature, But From A Concern With Regard To The Events Of Life.

Truth Is Disputable, Not Human Taste.

.. The Voice Of Nature And Experience Seems Plainly To Oppose The Selfish Theory.

We Make Allowance For A Certain Degree Of Selfishness In Men; Because We Know It To Be Inseparable From Human Nature, And Inherent In Our Frame And Constitution. By This Reflexion We Correct Those Sentiments Of Blame, Which So Naturally Arise Upon Any Opposition.

God Is An Ever-present Spirit Guiding All That Happens To A Wise And Holy End.