ARY

OF THE UNIVERSITY O

CALIFORNIA

THE WORKS

OF

HANNAH MORE,

INCLUDING

Several Pieces never before Published.

VOL. III.

PHILADELPHIA:

PUBLISHED BY EDWARD EARLE,

J. MAXWELL, PRINTER.

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1818
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CONTENTS

Case B

OF

THE THIRD VOLUME.

The History of Tom White, the Postboy, in two parts,
The History of Hester Wilmot, in two parts, being the
sequel to the Sunday-school,

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The Grand Assizes, or General Jail Delivery; an alle-
gory,

The Servant Man turned Soldier; an allegory,

The History of Betty Brown, the St. Giles's Orange Girl;

with some Account of Mrs. Sponge, the Money-lender,

Black Giles the Poacher, in two parts; containing some

Account of a Family who had rather live by their Wits

than their Work,

Tawney Rachel, or The Fortune-teller; with some Ac-

count of Dreams, Omens, and Conjurers,

Thoughts on the Manners of the Great,

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145

An Estimate of the Religion of the Fashionable World, 197

Chap. I.-Decline of Christianity shown by a compara-

tive View of the Religion of the Great in preceding

ages,

Chap. II.-Benevolence allowed to be the reigning Vir-

tue, but not exclusively the Virtue of the present age

-Benevolence not the Whole of Religion, though one

of its most characteristic Features.-Whether Benevo-

lence proceed from a Religious principle will be more

infallibly known by the general disposition of time, for-

tune, and the common habits of life, than from a few

occasional acts of bounty,

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Chap. III.-The neglect of Religious education both a

cause and consequence of the decline of Christianity—

No moral restraints-Religion only incidentally taught,

not as a principle of action—A few of the many causes

which dispose the young to entertain low opinions of

Religion, -

Chap. IV. Other symptoms of the decline of Christiani-

ty-No family religion-Corrupt or negligent example

of superiors-The self-denying and evangelical virtues

held in contempt-Neglect of encouraging and pro-

moting Religion among servants,

Chap. V.-The negligent conduct of Christians, no real

objection against Christianity-The reason why its ef-

fects are not more manifest to worldly men, is, because

believers do not lead Christian lives-Professors differ

but little in their practice from unbelievers-Even real

Christians are too diffident and timid, and afraid of act-

ing up to their Principles―The absurdity of the charge

commonly brought against serious people, that they are

too strict,

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Chap. VI.—A stranger, from observing the fashionable

mode of life, would not take this to be a Christian coun-

try-Lives of professing Christians examined by a

comparison with the Gospel-Christianity not made the

rule of life, even by those who profess to receive it as

an object of faith-Temporising writers contribute to

lower the credit of Christianity—Loose harangues on

morals not calculated to reform the heart,

Chap. VII.-View of those who acknowledge Christiani-

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ty as a perfect system of morals, but deny its Divine

authority-Morality not the whole of Religion,

Remarks on the Speech of Mr. Dupont, made in the Na-

tional Convention of France in 1793,

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295