SERIOUS REFLUCTIoNS.

a SCEPTIC IN RELIGION,
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Is one that hangs in the balance with di-
vers opinions, whereof no one has sufficient
influence to determine him. He is a man,
guiltier of credulity than he pretends to be;
for it is ont of the fulness of his belief that
he believes nothing. Each religion frightens
him from its contrary; but none persuades
him to itself. He would be wholly Chris
tan, but that he is partly deist; and Who'll
" deist but that he is partly Christians:
and perfect atheist, but that he cannot ac


count for series of infinities. He finds
reason in all opinions, but truth i'll none; in
deed, the least reason pcrp!eXes him, and
the best will not satisfy him. lie finds
doubts and scruples better than resolves
them; and is always too hard for himself.
His learning is too much for his brain, and
his Judgment too little for his learning, and
his over weaning opinion of both spois all.
lie Uses occasionally the religion Of his coun-
try, because il is next him, yet he sees no
reason why he may net take another; but he
chooses this, not as a better, but because
there is not a pin to choose. twas his mis-
chance to be scholar, for it only contounds
and perplexes him. He argues much in
general upon the uncertainty of our opinions
and the possibility of erring deters him from
searching for the truth. He is troubled
with the opinion that particular religions
are naturalized in different countries; that


protestanism should be born i'll England 4


Holland, and popery in Spain and Portus.l,
and the worship of Mahomet i'll Asia. His
principles and opinions are as unsteady as q


weathcrcock, and are invariably governed,
not by the strongest, but the last arguments


Goodwin, Paine, and De Volney, by turns,
lead, or rather mislead him; and as these
redoubtcd champions OF immutanle truth


not sniy individually, but collectively, differ
i'll opinion from each other; he 's' by turns,
a disciple of the three. He has small por-
tion Of all religions. and you may sooner
pick out of him part of many varieties,
than one whole In fine, his whole life is
question, and his salvation greater


which death only concludes, and then he is
| resolved.