commend themselves, according to their abilities, by the prudent exercise of Liberality and Charity.

"That they take special care to give no offence to the Civil Government, by intermeddling in Affairs not relating to their own Calling and Function.

"That, avoiding all Names of Distinction, they endeavour to preserve a Christian Agreement and Union one with another, as a Body of Brethren of one and the same Church, united under the Superior Episcopal Order, and all engaged in the same great design of Propagating the Gospel; and to this End, keeping up a Brotherly Correspondence, by meeting together at certain Times, as shall be most convenient, for mutual Advice and Assistance.

"That they conscientiously observe the Rules of our Liturgy, in the Performance of all the Offices of their Ministry.

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That, besides the stated Service appointed for Sundays and Holydays, they do, as far as they shall find it practicable, publicly read the Morning and Evening Service, and decline no fair opportunity of Preaching to such as may be occasionally met together from remote and distant Parts.

"That they perform every part of Divine Service with that seriousness and decency, that may recommend their Ministrations to their Flock, and excite a Spirit of Devotion in them.

"That the chief subjects of their Sermons be the great Fundamental Principles of Christianity, and the Duties of a sober, righteous, and godly Life, as resulting from those Principles.

That they particularly preach against those Vices which they shall observe to be most predominant in the Places of their Residence.

"That they carefully instruct the People concerning the Nature and Use of the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, as the peculiar Institutions of

Christ, Pledges of Communion with Him, and Means of deriving Grace from Him.

"That they duly consider the Qualifications of those adult Persons to whom they administer Baptism; and of those likewise whom they admit to the Lord's Supper; according to the Directions of the Rubricks in our Liturgy.

That they take special care to lay a good foundation for all their other Ministrations, by Catechising those under their care, whether children, or other ignorant Persons, explaining the Catechism to them in the most easy and familiar manner.

"That in their instructing Heathens and Infidels, they begin with the Principles of Natural Religion, appealing to their reason and Conscience; and thence proceed to show them the necessity of Revelation, and the certainty of that contained in the Holy Scriptures, by the plainest and most obvious arguments.

"That they frequently visit their respective Parishioners; those of our own Communion, to keep them steady in the profession and Practice of Religion, as taught in the Church of England; those that oppose us, or dissent from us; to convince and reclaim them with a Spirit of Meekness and Gentleness.

"That those, whose Parishes shall be of large extent, shall, as they have opportunity and convenience, officiate in the several parts thereof, so that all the Inhabitants may by turns partake of their Ministrations; and that such as shall be appointed to officiate in several Places, shall reside sometimes at one, sometimes at another of those Places, as the Necessities of the People shall require.

"That they shall, to the best of their Judgements, distribute those small Tracts given by the Society for that purpose, amongst such of their Parishioners as shall want them most, and appear likely to make the best use of them; and that such useful books, of which they have not a sufficient number to give, they be

ready to lend to those who will be most careful in reading and restoring them.

"That they encourage the setting up of Schools for the teaching of Children; and particularly by the widows of such Clergymen as shall die in those coun-, tries, if they be found capable of that employment," &c.

"DIRECTIONS

TO THE

CATECHISTS FOR INSTRUCTING INDIANS, NEGROES, &c,"

"First, Put them upon considering what sort of Creatures they are; and how they came into Being. "Secondly, From whom they received their Being. Thirdly, What sort of Apprehensions they ought to have of the Author of their Beings.

Fourthly, Show them from that invisible Spirit, which moves and acts their Bodies, and by which they are enabled to think, to reason, and to remember, that there may be other Beings, which they do not see with their eyes; and particularly that Being which we call GOD.

"Fifthly, Show them that there is such a being as we call GOD, from his Works of Creation and Providence; and particularly from the Frame of their own Beings.

But forasmuch as our knowledge of God, and of his Will, is imperfect, show them farther, how He has made Himself and his Will known to Men, by a certain Book called the Bible, which was written by several Holy Men, to whom God made known Himself and his Will, that they might teach others.

"For a Proof of this show them, That this Book contains Things worthy of God; that the men who wrote it, in several places of it, do foretell Things which none but God could make known to them; and that they did many wonderful Works, which none but God

could enable them to do; and give them some plain Instances in both kinds out of the Bible.

"Show them farther, That this Book called the Bible has been carefully preserved, and handed down to us from Generation to Generation, and has all the Marks of Truth and Sincerity in it.

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"Show them, in the next teaches concerning God, viz. God; that as He created, so He governs the world; that He takes care of all the Beings which He hath made, particularly of the children of men, and more especially of them that fear and serve him.

"Show them, in the next Place, what this Book teaches concerning Man; how God formed one Man and one Woman at first; and how all mankind are descended from them; what State they were made in ; what Law was given them to try their Obedience; how they disobeyed that Law; and what were the unhappy consequences of their disobedience upon themselves, and upon their whole posterity.

"Proceed then to show them, that the Bible farther teaches them, what method Almighty God hath taken to deliver mankind from the evil consequences of their disobedience, viz. By sending his only begotten Son Jesus Christ into the World, to take our Nature upon Him; instruct them concerning his Conception, his Birth, Life, Suffering, Resurrection, Ascension into Heaven, and continual Intercession for us there; and his sending forth twelve Disciples, called his twelve Apostles, to publish his Doctrine to the World, enabling them by the Holy-Ghost to speak many Languagues they had never learned, and to do many great and miraculous Works for the Confirmation thereof.

"Show them next, what the Bible teaches them to hope for from this Son of God, namely, the Forgiveness of their Sins; the Assistances of God's Grace, and everlasting Life and Happiness through his Merits and Mediation.

"Show them the conditions of obtaining these good Things, viz. Repentance, Faith, and a good Life; instructing them particularly in the Nature of each of these.

"Show them farther, by what Means they may be enabled to perform these Conditions, viz. By exercising their own Reason; by carefully reading and considering the Bible; by praying earnestly to God, that He will, for Jesus Christ's sake, afford them his assistance; and lastly, by entering themselves into the Church of Christ, or Society of Christians.

"Then show them, how they are to enter into the Church of Christ by Baptism; namely, by being washed with water, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; show them what the holy Scriptures have revealed concerning the Trinity of the Divine Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and the Unity of their Essence; show them the Nature and Design of their being thus baptised, and the Obligations they are laid under by it; particularly what they are further to do when they are thus entered into the Church by Baptism, viz. heartily to love their Fellow-Christians, and frequently to join with them in the Public Worship of God, in Prayers and Praises, and partaking of the Lord's Supper; instruct them in the Institution and Nature of the Lord's Supper, and the Manner in which it is celebrated in the Christian Church.

"Teach them, that the Bible declares, that Jesus Christ will come again to judge all Men, according to what they have done in this Life, whether it be good or evil; that, to this Purpose, He will raise the Dead, reuniting their immortal Souls to their Bodies, in order to reward the Pious and Good with everlasting Life, and condemn the wicked to everlasting Punishment.

"For a Conclusion of the whole; in order to convince them of the Usefulness and the Necessity of the Revelation made in the Bible, put them upon re