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The genius of Christianity; or, The spirit and beauty of the Christian religion

15th Rev. Ed. CONTENTS. Notice of the Viscount de Chateaubriand 23 PART I. DOGMAS AND TENETS BOOK I. MYSTERIES AND SACRAMENTS. Chap. I. Introduction 43 II. Of the Nature of Mysteries 31 III. Of the Christian Mysteries — The Trinity S3 IV. Of the Redemption 39 V. Of the Incarnation 66 VI. Of the Sacraments — Baptism and Penance 67 VII. Of the Holy Communion 71 VIII. Con6rmation, Holy Orders, and Matrimony 73 IX. The same subjeot continued — Holy Orders 82 X. Matrimony 83 XI. Extreme Unotion 91 BOOK II. VIRTUES AND MORAL LAWS. Chap. I. Vices and Virtues aeoording to Religion 93 II. Of Frith 93 III. Of Hope and Charity 97 IV. Of the Moral Laws, or the Ten Commandments 99 BOOK III. THE TRUTHS OF THE SCRIPTURES — THE FALL OF MAN. Chap. I. The Superiority of the History of Moses to all other Cosmogonies 107 II. The Fall of Man — The Serpent — Remarks on a Hebrew Word 110 III. Primitive Constitution of Man — New proof of Original Sin. 114 BOOK IV. CONTINUATION OF THE TRUTHS OF SCRIPTURE OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE SYSTEM OF MOSES. Chap. I. Chronology 119 II. Logography and Historical Facta- 132 III. Astronomy 128 IV. Continuation of the preceding subject— Natural History — The Deluge 1SS V. Yo

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