Hannah Adams, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations… (1817)
“ Those who believe not only the being, but also the providence of God, with respect to the natural world; but who, not allowing any difference between moral good and evil, deny that God takes any notice of the moral conduct of mankind. ”
Hannah Adams, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations… (1817)
“ DEISTS, a class of men whose distinguishing character is, not to profess any particular form or system of religion; but who merely acknowledge the existence of a God and profess to follow the law and light of nature, rejecting all divine revelation, and consequently Christianity. ”
Hannah Adams, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations… (1817)
“ Such as believe in the natural attribute of God and his all-governing providence, and have some notion of his moral perfections, yet deny the immortality of the soul; believing that men perish entirely at death, without any further renovation. 4. Such as admit the existence of God, together with his providence, as also all the obligations of natural religion; but so far only as these things are discoverable by the light of nature alone, without any divine revelation. ”
