fuperfeded my Labour, or at least madeit much easier, by giving me a good' Foundation to build upon. But that Book, tho' the Product of much Pains, and which, upon fome other Accounts, may probably have its Ufe, was of fo little Service to me,.by reafon of the great Difference of the Author's Method, that I found it lefs Trouble to take all my Materials immediately out of the Bible it felf, than out of that Book; and thi ther I went directly for them.

If it fhall please God, that the Colletion I have made from thence, should any way contribute to give Perfons a right understanding of the Chriftian Religion, I fhall think the Pains I have taken in it very well beftow'd: And, if the Work be efteem'd ufeful, I fhall be very well content to have it pafs under no other Character.

THE

THE

CONTENTS.

stt

CHAP. I.

SH

Hewing what RELIGION is, and
how the KNOWLEDGE of it is

to be obtained.

Page 1

The Neceffity of fearching the Scriptures 3

CHAP. II.

Concerning GOD, his NATURE,

ATTRIBUTES, and WORKS.

10

b God is the Creator, Maker, and Former of

all things.

II

c God is the Preferver of all thir,
ngs.

13

d God is the fupreme Lord, Disposer, and

Governor of all things.

15

The PERFECTION of GOD.

In General.

212

a v Ignor. of Man, p. 68, &c. 88 c, d. 89 b, c, d.

V. Original Formation of Man,

78 a, b, c.
SV. p. 78 d.

84 g, h.

p. 53 . 75 d.

V. p. 78 b. so b.

Compared

He is the only God.

22.

Compared withThere is none like him. ibid.

other Beings,He is greater than all things.

23

GOD is a Spirit.

Eternal.

Unchangeable.

Prefent every where.

The Happiness of God..

His Knowledge.

His Wifdom.

His Power.

24

ibid.

His Juftice.

His Truth and Faithfulness.

His Holiness.

God is incomprehenfible.

25

26

27

ibid.

31

33.

36

The Goodness of God: In general.

To the Righteous 38

To the Wicked styled

MERCY.

40

43

47

48

50

III.

CHAP.

Concerning the NATURE and CON-

DITION of MAN.

53

The Original FORMATION and STATE

of MAN.

ibid.

by. God

15, c.

d V. Un-

V. God Difpof. and Govern. p. 16 c, &c.

Creat. p. 11. Pref. p. 13. Lord and Govern. p.

V. State of Man by Red. p. 109, ¿c.

changeable, p. 251 V. God Creat. p. 12. c, d, e, f, g•

The

a The FALL of MAN.

55

The PRESENT STATE of MAN by NA-

TURE.

58

ibid.

His Mortality.

The Shortnefs and Uncertainty of his Life.

59:

The Pain and Trouble he is subject to. 61

The Vanity of Human Condition 62.

b The Ignorance of Man.

68.

The Weaknefs and Infufficiency of Man.

69

The Sinfulness of Man.

70%

CHAP. IV.

Concerning the REDEMPTION of

MAN by JESUS CHRIST, the

SON OF GOD, together with the

FATHER and the HOLY GHOST.

75

God the FATHER hath REDEEMED

us by his Son.

ibid..

78

ibid.

82

The NATURE of CHRIST.

e Chrift is God.

He was made Man.

The CHARACTER of Chrift, who is both

God and Man

83

113 b.

c V. p. 3 c.

с

bv. p. 3

C.

a. Fall

V. p. 72 d. 86 a, b. 112. c.

V. Knowledge, p. 109, &c.

of Man, p. 57 b. ev. p. 82 a. 83 d

ther, Son and Holy Ghoft are one God, p. 108, &c..

84 h. V. Fa-

By

85

By what means JESUS CHRIST hath

wrought SALVATION for us.

He performed the whole Law.

He gave us a New Covenant.

He died for our Sins.

ibid.

86

89

92

He rofe again, for our Juftification.

He afcended into Heaven, and intercedes

for us at the right Hand of God.

94

Which way the HOLY GHOST contributes

to our REDEMPTION.

a The Holy Ghoft is God.

The extraordinary Operations of the Ho-

ly Ghoft.
96

The common Operations of the Spirit in

Believers.
97

b. The KINGDOM and CHURCH of

CHRIST.

95

ibid.

CHRIST fhall JUDGE the World.

The FATHER, SON, and HOLY

GHOST are ONE GOD.
108

The STATE of MAN. by REDEMP-

TION.

With respect to Knowledge.

100+

106

109

ibid.

Righteoufnefs and Holinefs. III

Life.

Happiness.

14

116

Son, and Holy Ghoft are one God, p.
V. p. 76 c, d, e. 77 c.

206 a. V. Duty of Minifters, p. 233 i..

e, f. 241 a, b.

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