Remarks on the First Part of a Book Entitled, The Age of Reason: Addressed to Thomas Paine, Its Author

abstracted absurdity action Adam admitted Age of Reason allow appears applied arguments assertion attempt attributes Author believe Bible cause character charge Christ Christianity communication conceive consequently contained contradiction created creation death Deism demonstration deny depends despise destroy discover Divine doubt duty effects equally essences establish eternal event evidence examined existence expression fact faith fall false favour follow future give given guilty hand happiness hence human idea infer infidelity intellect intelligence introduced Jesus justice knowledge known manner matter means mind miracles moral evil motion mystery nature necessarily necessary never object observation once origin person poet possible predictions present principles probability produce proof prophecy prophets prove question rational reject respecting Revelation sacred Satan speak suppose tell thing thought tion true truth universe whole witness written