Joseph Butler: The Analogy of Religion

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The Analogy of Religion Joseph Butler: With a Selection from the Correspondence between Joseph Butler and Samuel Clarke
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Contents
Preface
Introduction
	Life
	Butler’s Influence
	The Argument of the Analogy
	Life After Death
	Moral Government of God
	Trial and Tribulation
	Revelation
	Moral Philosophy in the Analogy, as Compared with the Sermons
	Butler on Personal Identity
	Butler–Clarke Correspondence
Notes on the Text
	The Analogy and Butler–Clarke Correspondence
	Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling
	Italics and Quotations
	Footnotes
	Editor’s Notes
	Butler’s Predecessors
	Bibliography
Synopsis of The Analogy of Religion
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	Introduction
	Part I
		Chapter 1 Of a Future Life
		Chapter 2 Of the Government of God by Rewards and Punishments; and Particularly of the Latter
		Chapter 3 Of the Moral Government of God
		Chapter 4 Of a State of Probation, as Implying Trial, Difficulties and Danger
		Chapter 5 Of a State of Probation, as Intended for Moral Discipline and Improvement
		Chapter 6 Of the Opinion of Necessity, Considered as Influencing Practice
		Chapter 7 Of the Government of God, Considered as a Scheme or Constitution, Imperfectly Comprehended
		Conclusion
	Part II
		Chapter 1 Of the Importance of Christianity
		Chapter 2 Of the Supposed Presumption against a Revelation, Considered as Miraculous
		Chapter 3 Of our Incapacity of Judging, What Were to be Expected in a Revelation; and the Credibility, from Analogy, that it Must Contain Things Appearing Liable to Objection
		Chapter 4 Of Christianity, Considered as a Scheme or Constitution, Imperfectly Comprehended
		Chapter 5 Of the Particular System of Christianity; the Appointment of a Mediator, and the Redemption of the World by Him
		Chapter 6 Of the Want of Universality in Revelation: and of the Supposed Deficiency in the Proof of it
		Chapter 7 Of the Particular Evidence for Christianity
		Chapter 8 Of the Objections Which May be Made Against Arguing from the Analogy of Nature to Religion
		Conclusion
	Dissertation I: Of Personal Identity
	Dissertation II: Of the Nature of Virtue
Memorial Tablet to Butler in Bristol Cathedral
THE ANALOGY OF RELIGION
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	Introduction
	PART I: OF NATURAL RELIGION
		1: Of a Future Life
		2: Of the Government of God by Rewards and Punishments; and Particularly of the Latter
		3: Of the Moral Government of God
		4: Of a State of Probation, as Implying Trial, Difficulties, and Danger
		5: Of a State of Probation, as Intended for Moral Discipline and Improvement
		6: Of the Opinion of Necessity, Considered as Influencing Practice
		7: Of the Government of God, Considered as A Scheme or Constitution, Imperfectly Comprehended*
		Conclusion
	PART II: OF REVEALED RELIGION
		1: Of the Importance of Christianity
		2: Of the Supposed Presumption Against a Revelation, Considered as Miraculous
		3: Of our Incapacity of Judging, What Were to be Expected in a Revelation; and the Credibility, From Analogy, That It Must Contain Things Appearing Liable to Objections
		4: Of Christianity, Considered as a Scheme or Constitution, Imperfectly Comprehended
		5: Of the Particular System of Christianity; The Appointment of a Mediator, and the Redemption of the World by Him
		6: Of the Want of Universality in Revelation; and of the Supposed Deficiency in the Proof of It
		7: Of the Particular Evidence for Christianity
		8: Of the Objections Which may be Made Against Arguing from the Analogy of Nature, to Religion
		Conclusion
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		Dissertation I
			Of Personal Identity
		Dissertation II
			Of The Nature of Virtue
A Selection from the Correspondence between Joseph Butler and Samuel Clarke
	I Butler to Clarke, November 4th, 1713
	II Reply from Clarke to Butler, November 10th, 1713
	III Second Letter from Butler to Clarke, November 23rd, 1713
	IV Clarke’s Answer to Butler’s Second Letter, November 28th, 1713
	V Butler’s Third Letter, December 5th, 1713
	VI Clarke’s Answer to Butler’s Third Letter, December 10th, 1713
	VII Butler’s Fourth Letter, December 16th, 1713
	VIII Clarke’s Answer to Butler’s Fourth letter, January 29th, 1714
	IX Butler’s Fifth Letter, February 3rd, 1714
	X Clarke’s Reply to Butler’s Fifth Letter, April 8th, 1714
Editor’s Notes
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	Introduction
	Part I
		Chapter 1
		Chapter 2
		Chapter 3
		Chapter 4
		Chapter 5
		Chapter 6
		Chapter 7
		Conclusion
	Part II Of Revealed Religion
		Chapter 1
		Chapter 2
		Chapter 3
		Chapter 4
		Chapter 5
		Chapter 6
		Chapter 7
		Chapter 8
		Conclusion
	Dissertation I
	Dissertation II
	Concerning what is in our power and what is not
Butler’s Predecessors
	Deism
	Samuel Clarke (1675–1729)
	George Berkeley (1685–1753)
Bibliography
	Works by Butler published during his lifetime
	Modern Editions of Butler’s Works
	Biographical Works
	Works by Butler’s Predecessors and Contemporaries
	Books on Butler, his Predecessors, and his Contemporaries
	Books, Articles, and Chapters about Topics in Butler’s Analogy
	Internet Entries about Butler and his Predecessors
	Other works cited
Index