Excerpt from A New Edition of Plain Truth, or Strictures on Superstition, Hypocrisy, Priestcraft and Fanaticism: Also, on the Prevailing Orthodoxy of the Day, &C Doubtless be. A work of imperfection, it goes forth to meet a world of imperfection. Probably some well-meaning people will not relish the strong truths it deals in. But let them be assured that I have honestly advanced my opinions; let them charitably believe I have been solely prompted by a desire 'to reform religious abuses, and thus to promote the great cause of christianity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.