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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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