Thomas Paine 
Age of Reason 
Being an Investigation of True and of Fabulous Theology

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Years palt, to publilh. My thoughts upon Religion. I am well aware of the dilfia culties that attend the fubjeet; and, from that confideration, ‘had refervediit to a more advanced period of life. I intended. It, to be the laf’t offering ‘1 lhould make to. My fellow c1t12ens_of all nations; and that at a time, When the purity of the motive that induced me to it could not: admit of a quellion, even by thofe who might difap prove the work.’