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

* The Nature of my Design confin'd me to a very few Books; such as might plentifully instruct, and yet not discourage or overburden, young Beginners. 'Twas therefore impoffible for me to mention many excellent ones, which every Body esteems, and for which none has a juster 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..

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COLCHESTER,
Jan. 16. 174.

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T. BENNET.

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ADVERTISEMENT.

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Hereas in the following Papers I have made some References to the Second Part of the Rights of the Clergy, which is now printing, but have omitted the Numbers of the Chapters, because I have already found it neceffary to alter the Division of them during the Working of the Press: I do hereby promife, that when that Book is printed off, which shall be as fast as my Circumstances will fuffer me to attend the doing of it, I will give such a Table at the End of it, as shall direct the Reader how to make the Figures of Reference with his Pen, without prejudicing his Copy of this Book.

THE THE

CONTENTS.

T

HE Occasion of this Letter.

Page 1

Books relating to the Duty of the Clergy. 2

The Student's previous Self-Examina-

tion.

Some things presupposed in the Student.

3

4

Different Methods of studying Divinity have been

prescribed.

ibid.

A Compendium or System generally esteemed necef-

11

fary.

Seven things premised relating to the Method pre-

First, An Inconvenience attends the tacking together

Scribed by the Author

ibid.

the Writings of different Persons.

Secondly, Some Repetitions are unavoidable in this

ibid.

Method.

6

Thirdly, The Author sometimes differs in bis Judgment
from the Persons whose Books he recommends. ibid.
Fourthly, All the Texts that are alleg'd, must be exa-

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mined in the Original.

7

ibid.

Fifthly, The Student must not read too fast.

8

Sixthly, The Student must recollect and digest 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

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

1

That the Books of the New Testament were written by

those Persons whose Names they bear.

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That the matters of Fact related in the New Testa-

ment are true,

That our Savior and his Apostles were Teachers sent

from, and inspir'd by, Almighty God.

Of the Scriptures of the Old Testament.

Of the Canon and Integrity of the Scriptures.

Of the Objections of the Deifts.

12

ibid.

13

ibid,

Secondly, With respect to the Hypothesis of

the

Jews.

ibid.

That our Savior and his Apostles were Teachers sent

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

That our Savior is the Meffiah promised in the Old

Testament.

14

Thirdly, With respect to the Hypothesis of the Ma-

hometans.

ibid.

Fourthly, With respect to the Hypothesis of the

Pagans.

15

Of Faith.

ibid.

Of the Trinity.

ibid.

Of the Incarnation.

Of Chrift's Satisfaction for Sin, Original and Actual. 16

Of the Descent into Hell.

ibid.

Of Chrift's Afcenfion, Sitting at the right Hand

of God, and his Coming to Judgment. ibid.

f

Of our own Resurrection, and the Eternity of Rewards

and Punishments.

17

Of Predestination, Free Will, Grace, univerfal Re-

demption, Perseverance, &c.

ibid.

Of the Nature, Unity and Communion of the Catholic

Church

19

A

Of

Of Clerical Powers.

Of the Form of Church Goverment.

Of the Popish Controverfies.

ibid.

Of Confubftantiation.

20

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Of the Quaker Controversies.

ibid.

Of the Controversy with the Anabaptifts about Infant

Baptifm.

ibid.

Of the Controversy with the Saturday Sabbatarians

about the Christian Sabbath.

21

Of the Controverfies with other Dissenters.

ibid.

First, About Lay Conformity.

ibid.

Secondly, About Ministerial Conformity.

22

Of the Church Catechism.

ibid.

Of Cafuiftical and Practical Writers.

ibid.

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

A farther Progress propos'd.

24

A Collection of fuch Scriptures, as ought to be seriously

and frequently confidered by all those, who either de-

fign for holy Orders, or are actually Ordained. 27

D. Hieronymi Epistola ad Nepotianum.

169

An Account of the Books referred to in the foregoing

Directions.