02644cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324501700014426400510031430000470036533600260041233700260043833800360046450000310050050802120053152012880074353400450203165300150207665300210209165300390211265300160215165300230216770000320219085600430222299900170226553346UtSlPG20260610134229.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBT1 aButler, Joseph,d1692-175214aThe Analogy of Religion to the Constitution and Course of Nature :bTo which are added two brief dissertations: I. On personal identity. II. On the nature of virtue. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-10-22  aProduced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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material from the Google Books project.)  a"The Analogy of Religion to the Constitution and Course of Nature" by Joseph Butler is a philosophical treatise written in the early 18th century. This work examines the relationship between natural theology and revealed religion, arguing that the principles found in nature demonstrate the validity of Christian doctrine. It unfolds a systematic examination of both natural and revealed theology, addressing objections while establishing a foundation for the coherence of Christianity with the observable world.  The opening of the work presents an exploration of Butler's intent and methodology, establishing an analogy between the natural order and divine governance. He suggests that just as the natural world operates under discernible laws and principles, so too does divine governance embody a moral system that is just and rational. Through his examination, Butler seeks to demonstrate that the elements of moral government are reflected in the structure of the universe, aiming to dispel doubts about Christianity using reason and observation from nature as supporting evidence. His nuanced approach confronts skepticism regarding personal identity, virtue, and the moral obligations of humanity in relation to divine authority. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aRevelation  aNatural theology  aApologetics -- Early works to 1800  aEschatology  aAnalogy (Religion)1 aMalcolm, Howard,d1799-187940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53346  c94180d94180