What Christianity means
By Christianity I mean that way of worshipping God which is here revealed to man by Jesus Christ. When I say this is essentially a social religion, I mean not only that it cannot exist so well, but that it cannot exist at all without society, without living and talking with other people. And in showing this, I shall confine myself to those considerations which will arise from the very discourse before us. But if this is shown, then without doubt to turn this religion into a solitary one is to destroy it.
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By Christianity I mean, that method of worshipping God, which is here revealed to man by Jesus Christ. When I say, This is essentially a social religion, I mean not only, that it cannot subsist so well, but that it cannot subsist at all without society, without living and conversing with other men. And in shewing this, I shall confine myself to those considerations, which will arise from the very discourse before us. But if this be shewn, then doubtless to turn this religion into a solitary one, is to destroy it.