16 Sept 1811 21 Aug 1815

Jug Util or Jug True

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II. Subrev

Ch.1. Prolegomena

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§. Jesus, not Paul &c.

§. 1. From the deportment and discourses of Jesus alone not from d o of any of his followers after his death, can the religion of Jesus be properly deduced

One such observation shall here be mentioned by the observation of which labour must here be abridged and perplexity saved. In so far as the inquiry may be necessary, what in regard to the point in question was the religion of Jesus, the research has been confined within the compass of the four lifes of Jesus called Gospels. The religion delineated in these four Gospels, this alone is the religion of Jesus: the religion delineated in the Acts of the Apostles: of the Apostles or to speak as once more extensively and more correctly, the religion set up by his followers or pretended followers after his death.

What? in so many years as he was occupied in forming this system of religion, such as it is, and preaching it, had he not time enough to know his own mind? God or man, had he not time enough to know his own mind? Is it from this and not from himself that this mind of his is to be learnt? Was it for servants to change that which by the master himself had been ordained?

Whatsoever were the obligations established by him, to add to the number and extent of these obligations is to subtract from it, (for to substitute one obligation to another is to substract <.^.^.> and add another in the room of it) it is in this way <.^.^.> by those followers or any of them any obligations <.^.^.> not to be found in the Gospels could be imposed <.^.^.> any allowances [...?] that were not given in <.^.^.>.