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cent, but it is alway dangerous. It robs Virtue of it's firmeft Supports, and divests Vice of it's greatest Terrors. Hence it naturally and frequently happens, that Men fall into Captivity to the Law of Sin; and thereby utterly forfeit the glorious Liberty of the Children of God.

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HE Works of Samuel Clarke, D. D. late Rector of St.

Tamw's Winter. In four Volumes Folio.

Sermons on Several Subjects. Published from the Author's Manufcript by John Clarke, D. D. Dean of Sarum. With a Preface, giving fome Account of the Life, Writings, and Character of the Author: By Benjamin now Lord Bifhop of Winchefter. In ten Volumes. The Sixth Edition 8vo.

A Paraphrafe on the four Evangelifts: Wherein, for the clearer Understanding the Sacred Hiftory, the whole Text and Paraphrafe are printed in feparate Columns, over-against each other. Together with critical Notes on the more difficult Paffages: Very useful for Families. In 2 Vols. The eighth Edition. 8vo.

An Expofition of the Church Catechifm. By Samuel Clarke, D. D. Published from the Author's MS. by John Clarke, D. D. Dean of Sarum. The Third Edition.

Eighteen Difcourfes concerning the Terms of Acceptance with God: In which, I. The Terms themselves are distinctly laid down as they are propofed to Chriftians in the New Teftament. And, II. Several falfe Notions of the Conditions of Salvation are confidered; particularly, Of being faved by Faith; Of trufting to external Performances; Of the Power of Charity to cover Sin; Of relying upon the Merits of Chrift; Of Man's Weaknefs, and God's Grace; Of Repentance; Of the Example of the Thief on the Cross; Of trusting to a Death-bed Sorrow; Of the Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard; Of depending upon Amendment in time to come. By Benjamin Lord Bishop of Winchefter. The Third Edition,

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The Analogy of Religion Natural and Revealed, to the Conftitution and Courfe of Nature. To which are added, Two brief Differtations. I. Of Perfonal Identity. II Of the Nature of Virtue. By Jofeph Lord Bishop of Bristol. The Second Edition. 8vo.

Fifteen Sermons preached at the Rolls Chapel upon the following Subjects. Upon Human Nature. Upon the Government of the Tongue. Upon Compaffion. Upon the Character of Balaam. Upon Refentment. Upon Forgiveness of Injuries. Upon Self-Deceit. Upon the Love of our Neighbour. Upon the Love of God. Upon the Ignorance of Man. By Jofeph Lord Bishop of Brifiol. The Third Edition.

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Christianity not founded on Argument.

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RUTH is what all men fhould defire to know, and with meeknefs endeavour to defend, and promote; more efpecially the chriftian truth, which is of the utmost import ance to the fouls of men, as it nearly concerns their present and future happiness. The favourable opportunity therefore, which the feveral anfwers to Chriftianity not founded on Argument, prefented, I have endeavoured to improve by writing the remarks here publifhed, from the fame motives, and with the fame views, by which I was excited to print my fupplement to the fermons preached against Popery, at Salters-Hall. Nor fhall I make any other apology for the matter of them; and as to the manner of my writing them, I chose it, because I thought, the laying fuch a number of quotations together, was the most likely way of carrying conviction into the confciences of the refpective authors; and might perhaps have a better effect upon their admirers and followers, than if I had written a treatife upon the fubject in any Other form.

The very few alterations, or the fmall additions by me in fome places made to their words, have in no respect weakened the force of their arguments; fo that if they were thought fufficiently conclu five in defence of Chriftianity in general, I think they must alfo be allowed of equal weight in that particular part of it, to which I have applied them. And, therefore, as thofe writers value the welfare, and true intereft of chriftian focieties, or would put a stop to the cavils and objections of unbelievers, against the chriftian religion, from the practice of infant-fprinkling; and thereby prevent

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