Abstract
In this paper, I discuss the manuscript work on the Christian religion of the Dutch Collegiant Adam Boreel (1602–1665), a copy of which is now among the Boyle Papers of the Royal Society of London.’ Although scholars have been aware of its existence for some time, it has not been studied in any detail. I begin by describing the background to its production and in particular, the efforts of men like John Dury, Samuel Hartlib, and Henry Oldenburg to see it published. Secondly, I offer an account of the order and content of the work and suggest a rough dating for its composition. I also show how Boreel believed that attacks on Christianity could be overcome by means of a series of different types of proof. Finally, I assess its significance in the light of the three-impostors thesis.
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