The demonstration of true religion, in a chain of consequences from certain and undeniable principles
Subtitle: wherein the necessity and certainty of natural and reveal'd religion, with the nature and reason of both, are proved and explain'd: and in particular, the authority of the Christian Revelation is establish'd, not only from the natures, and reasons of things, but also from the relation it bears to the scriptures of the Old Testament. In sixteen sermons, preach'd at Bow-Church, in the years 1724, and 1725 ; for the lecture founded by the honourable Robert Boyle, Esq ; In two volumes
By: by Thomas Burnett, D.D. Rector of Westkington in Wiltshire, and Prebendary of the Cathedral Church of Sarum
Contributors: Bettesworth, Arthur, -1739, publisher; Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Printed for Arthur Bettesworth, at the Red Lyon in Pater-noster Row
Published: 1726
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: English Sermons; Early works to 1800; Natural theology; Faith and reason; Revelation
Other titles: Demonstration of true religion from the Scriptures
Notes: Signatures: volume 1: pi¹ A⁸ b⁴ B-Dd⁸; volume 2: A⁸ b² B-Cc⁸ Dd⁴.

Leaf b2 in second volume bears publisher's advertisement, and sometimes it is found at end of volume.

Pagination: volume 1: 2 unnumbered pages, xii pages, 12 unnumbered pages, 415 pages, 1 unnumbered page; volume 2: xviii pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 408 pages. Pages 261 and 352 (first count) misnumbered respectively 617 and 325.

Volume 2 bears the title: "A demonstration of true religion from the Scriptures. Wherein the credibility of the scripture-history is prov'd from the natures of things: as also the truth of the Christian religion is establish'd from the relation it bears to it. Being the second part of the sermons preach'd in the years 1724, and 1725; for the lecture appointed by the honourable Robert Boyle, Esq; By Tho. Burnett, D.D. Prebendary of Sarum' and Rector of Westkington in Wiltshire. Vol. II."

Woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials.

Errata: verso of final leaf in both volumes.

English short title catalogue, T115837

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.