Ship's Advice and Superintendency, as a judicious and faithful Overfeer of the Building of the Houfhold of God, built upon the only Foundation of eternal Life, as it is received and copy'd from Heaven. And I am abundantly convinced the more your Lordship's Model of reprefenting Chriftianity in, and through its glorious Mediator, is confider'd by Chriftians in general, and study'd by its Clergy in particular, it will more and more appear to be founded in the Nature and Reafon of Things, as well as in the Revelation from Heaven; and for that Reason, to be without Controverfy, and to the Prevention of Controverfy, the fole beft Method both for convincing, and reclaiming Gainfayers; and for establishing all Chriftians in the Knowledge and Poffeffion of the Truth. MAY your Lordship long continue an adequate Advancer of the Kingdom of God and Chrift, in its Truth and Purpose, Laws and Practice; and may you very long live an Ornament to that Religion you have so well defended, is the cordial Wish of the Author, and of every good Chriftian. THE THE The Divifion of it into three Branches, How the Law is written in our Hearts, Its perpetual Obligation, The first State of Probation in Paradife, 346 The moral Image of God, wherein Man was made Ridicule ill-placed, therefore immoral, Notes, ibid. A primitive State of Innocence different from the prefent State of Man, demonftrated from two The grand Fallacy, the prov Leúdos of Chriftiani- ty as old, &c. detected, with respect to the Im- The first Commencement of the natural Religion of the Means, and of the New Covenant, 22, &c. The Old and New Covenant defcribed in Part, 24 The Introduction of Repentance and Prayer, the natural Religion of the Means, How it operates as a restoring healing Means in ac- complishing the Religion of the End, 28, &c. The Religion of the End needed no Miracles to The chief defign of the Law of Moses, Why and for how long God is reprefented in Scripture How Christianity improves the natural Religion of 37, 44 A The moral Operation of Prayer in accomplishing the 88, &c. The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven explain'd, 97 The Commencement of Sacrifice, a Divine Inftitu- The fpreading Corruption and Abuse of it, in all Sorts 103, &c. That their Lives exceed the Morals of Turks, 116 The Inlet of all Corruption in Religion enters at the Door of the Means. The Church of Rome a notorious Inftance, Of Baptism. Baptifm a folemn Manner of taking on us the-Pro- The Aptness of external Symbols in folemn Engage- Baptizing fynonimous to making Difciples, 135 In the Name of the Lord, in the Name of the Fa- 141 A Problem of Mr. Emlyn's folv'd, Confirmation a Succedaneum to Infant Baptifm, 143 Chrift's Blood the only Seal of the new Covenant, ibid. |