The Religious Philosopher: Or, The Right Use of Contemplating the Works of the Creator

Bernard Nieuwentyt; John Chamberlayne; J. T. Desaguliers

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139923415

Originally published in Dutch in 1715, this two-volume work by the philosopher and theologian Bernard Nieuwentyt (1654–1718) is reissued here in the 1724 third edition of the English translation by John Chamberlayne (1668/9–1723). The book seeks to persuade both Christians and atheists that scientific examination of the natural world is compatible with religious belief. According to Chamberlayne, Nieuwentyt published this illustrated work to 'magnify the Wisdom and Goodness of God' while challenging those who did not see proof of the divine in nature. The work is known to have influenced the natural theology of the English philosopher William Paley (1743–1805), whose famous analogy of the watchmaker is believed to have been taken directly from Nieuwentyt. Arguing against rationalist philosophers such as Spinoza, Volume 1 defends natural theology and presents a series of detailed 'contemplations' about the complexity of the human body.

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Frontmatter
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Dedication
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Miscellanous Frontmatter
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Contents
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The INTRODUCTION
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THE PREFACE, OR INTRODUCTION, TO THE Following Contemplations of the WORLD
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CONTEMPLATION I - Of the Vanity of all worldly Things
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CONTEMPLATION II - Of all that is Visible and of Our selves in particular
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CONTEMPLATION III - Of some Particulars in the Mouth
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CONTEMPLATION IV - Of the Throat, Stomach, and Bowels
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CONTEMPLATION V - Of the Venæ Lacteæ, and Ductus Chylicus
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CONTEMPLATION VI - Of the Heart
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CONTEMPLATION VII - Of Respiration
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CONTEMPLATION VIII - Of the Structure of the veins
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CONTEMPLATION X - Of the Muscles
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CONTEMPLATION XI - Of the Bones
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CONTEMPLATION XII - Of the Sight
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CONTEMPLATION XIII - Of the Hearing
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CONTEMPLATION XIV - Of the Senses of Tasting, Smelling and Feeling
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CONTEMPLATION XV - Of the Union of the Soul and Body: Of the Imagination and Memory
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CONTEMPLATION XVI - Of the Humane passions or Inclinations, and briefly of procreation
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CONTEMPLATION XVII - Of the Air
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CONTEMPLATION XVIII - Of Meteors
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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Dedication
pp iii-vi

Miscellanous Frontmatter
pp vii-viii

Contents
pp ix-xxi

Miscellanous Frontmatter
pp xxii-xxxvi

The INTRODUCTION
pp xxxvii-xl

THE PREFACE, OR INTRODUCTION, TO THE Following Contemplations of the WORLD
pp xli-lxvi

CONTEMPLATION I - Of the Vanity of all worldly Things
pp 1-6

CONTEMPLATION II - Of all that is Visible and of Our selves in particular
pp 7-14

CONTEMPLATION III - Of some Particulars in the Mouth
pp 14-20

CONTEMPLATION IV - Of the Throat, Stomach, and Bowels
pp 20-30

CONTEMPLATION V - Of the Venæ Lacteæ, and Ductus Chylicus
pp 31-36

CONTEMPLATION VI - Of the Heart
pp 36-43

CONTEMPLATION VII - Of Respiration
pp 44-52

CONTEMPLATION VIII - Of the Structure of the veins
pp 53-67

CONTEMPLATION IX - Of the Nerves, and briefly of the Lymphatick Vessels Glands, and Membranes
pp 67-76

CONTEMPLATION X - Of the Muscles
pp 77-108

CONTEMPLATION XI - Of the Bones
pp 108-118

CONTEMPLATION XII - Of the Sight
pp 118-133

CONTEMPLATION XIII - Of the Hearing
pp 134-149

CONTEMPLATION XIV - Of the Senses of Tasting, Smelling and Feeling
pp 150-159

CONTEMPLATION XV - Of the Union of the Soul and Body: Of the Imagination and Memory
pp 159-162

CONTEMPLATION XVI - Of the Humane passions or Inclinations, and briefly of procreation
pp 162-181

CONTEMPLATION XVII - Of the Air
pp 181-207

CONTEMPLATION XVIII - Of Meteors
pp 207-234

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