THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTES, OR, THE Sincere Word of GOD. BEING A Plain and Impartial ACCOUNT Of the WHOLE FAITH and DUTY OF A CHRISTIAN. 7 Collected out of the WRITINGS of the OLD and NEW TESTAMENT: Digested under proper HEADS, AND Delivered in the Words of SCRIPTURE. By the Right Reverend Father in GOD, FRANCIS, Lord Bishop of Chefter. The THIRD EDITION Corrected and Improv'd, LONDON: Printed by W. B. for HENRY CLEMENTS at the Half-moon in St. Paul's Church-yard. 1717. D To the WORSHIPFUL the Masters of the Bench, And the rest of the MEMBERS OF THE HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF LINCOLN'S-INN. GENTLEMEN, I Take this Opportunity of expreffing the grateful Senfe I have of the Honour that was done me, when I was first appointed Tour Preacher, and of the many Proofs You have fince given me of a fincere Friendship and Regard. The Prefent I here make You, is not probably fuch as You might expect, after fo many Tears Preaching among A 2 among You; but Tour favourable Acceptance of my Endeavours to ferve You in that Way, being, as I prefume, chiefly owing to the Care I have always taken not to depart from the Scripture-Principles laid before Tou: I did not think I could offer You any thing fo juftly Valuable as this plain Draught of the Chriftian Religion, in all its native Purity and Simplicity. で 2 now It hath been no little Satisfaction to me to obferve, that there are many Perfons of Piety and Virtue in this Place: I pray God increase the Number of them, that fo there. may be nothing wanting to render this Ancient Society, in all respects, truly Great and Honourable, I am Your most Obliged and Moft Humble Servant, FRANCIS GASTrell. |