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I have been forc'd to add St. Jerom's Epifle to Nepotianus; because 'tis not to be met with, that I remember, otherwife than amongst his Works, or in Some Collection of his Epiftles, which all Perfons can't command the Ufe of.

The Nature of my Defign confin'd me to a very few Books; fuch as might plentifully instruct, and yet not difcourage or overburden, young Beginners. 'Twas therefore impoffible for me to mention many excellent ones, which every Body esteems, and for which none has a jufter Value than my felf. This made my Choice difficult. I hope, it has not proved in many Instances unhappy. The whole Number of them may be bought for about Twelve Pounds, as will appear to those who confider the Catalogue.dil

COLCHESTER,
Jan. 16. 174. A

T. BENNET.

ADVERTISEMENT

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Whereas in the following Papers I have made

fome References to the Second Part of the Rights of the Clergy, which is now printing, but have omitted the Numbers of the Chapters, becaufe I have already found it neceffary to alter the Divifion of them during the Working of the Prefs: I do hereby promife, that when that Book is printed off, which fhall be as fast as my Circumftances will fuffer me to attend the doing of it, I will give fuch a Table at the End of it, as fhall direct the Reader how to make the Figures of Reference with his Pen, without prejudicing his Copy of this Book.

THE

THE

CONTENTS.

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HE Occafion of this Letter. Page 1

Books relating to the Duty of the Clergy. 2

The Student's previous Self-Examina

tion.

Some things prefuppofed in the Student.

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Different Methods of ftudying Divinity have been

preferibed.

ibid.

A Compendium or Syftem generally esteemed necef

Jary.

Seven things premifed relating to the Method pre-

fcribed by the Author..

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ibid,

Firft, An Inconvenience attends the tacking together

the Writings of different Perfons,

ibid.

Secondly, Some Repetitions are unavoidable in this

Method.

Thirdly,The Author sometimes differs in bis Judgment

from the Perfons whofe Books he recommends. ibid.

Fourthly, All the Texts that are alleg'd, must be exa-

mined in the Original.

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ibid,

Fifthly, The Student must not read too fast.
Sixthly, The Student must recollect and digeft, what
he reads upon any Branch of Divinity.

Seventhly, He must join Devotion with Study. ibid.

Of the Being and Attributes of God, and of Natu

ral Religion.

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Of the Truth of Chriftianity.

First,With respect to the Hypothefis of the Deifts.ibid.

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That

That the Books of the New Teftament were written by

thofe Perfons whofe Names they bear, Page 10

That the matters of Fact related in the New Tefta-

ment are true,

II

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That our Savior and his Apoftles were Teachers fent

from, and infpir'd by, Almighty God.

Of the Scriptures of the Old Teftament. ibid.

Of the Canon and Integrity of the Scriptures.

Of the Objections of the Deifts.

Secondly, With respect to the Hypothefis of the

Jews.

13

ibid.

ibid.

That our Savior and his Apoftles were Teachers fent

from, and infpir'd by, Almighty God. ibid.

That our Savior is the Meffiah promised in the Old

Teftament.

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Thirdly, With respect to the Hypothesis of the Ma-
hometans.

ibid.

Fourthly, With respect to the Hypothesis of the

Pagans.

Of Faith.

Of the Trinity.

Of the Incarnation.

OfChrift's Satisfaction for Sin,Original and Actual. 16

Of the Defcent into Hell.

ibid.

ibid.

Of Chrift's Afcenfion, Sitting at the right Hand

of God, and his Coming to Judgment.

Of our own Refurrection, and the Eternity of Rewards

and Punishments.

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Of Predestination, Free Will, Grace, univerfal Re-
demption, Perfeverance, &c.

ibid.

Of the Nature, Unity and Communion of the Catholic

Church

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Of

Of the Form of Church Goverment.

Of Clerical Powers.

Of the Popish Controverfies.

Of Confubftantiation.

Of the Quaker Controverfies.

Of the Controverfy with the Anabaptifts about Infant
Baptifm.

ibid.

Of the Controversy with the Saturday Sabbatarians

about the Chriftian Sabbath.

Of the Controverfies with other Diffenters.

Firft, About Lay Conformity.

Secondly, About Minifterial Conformity.

Of the Church Catechifm.

Of Cafuiftical and Practical Writers.

21

ibid.

ibid.

22

ibid.

ibid.

The Ufe of Turretin's and Limborch's Systems. 23

A farther Progrefs propos'd.

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A Collection of fuch Scriptures, as ought to be feriously

and frequently confidered by all thofe, who either de

fign for holy Orders, or are actually Ordained. 27

Directions for Studying the Thirty nine articles of

Religion.

The First Article.

The Second Article.

The Third Article.

The Fourth Article.

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ibid.

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D. Hieronymi Epiftola ad Nepotianum.

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169

An Account of the Books referred to in the foregoing

Directions.

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