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Μείζων δε τετων ἡ αγαπη. ST. PAUL.

London:

Printed for GEORGE KEARSLEY, at JOHNSON'S-HEAD,
FLEET-STREET.

M, DCC,XC.

PRICE EIGHT SHILLINGS, IN BOARDS,

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tian World in general, and parti

cularly to the junior Clergy,

Is most respectfully inscribed,

By his Lordship's

Moft faithful Servant,

THE EDITOR,

ADVERTISEMENT..

To be ignorant of the rise, progress, establishment, corruption, and reformation, of the religion which we profess, is not only unpleafant but difgraceful. The well-difpofed Chriftian, however, who is neither poffeffed of much learning nor much leifure, will find it difficult. to gratify his laudable curiofity in this refpect from any of the voluminous hiftories of the Church which have been hitherto published. Befides being extremely prolix, they are abstruse, confufed, dry, and unentertaining: even thofe whofe profeffion leads them to thefe ftudies (independent of the enormous expence of fuch publications) will find it difficult to glean from them a clear and diftinct hiftory of Chriftianity. I was myself fully fenfible of thefe inconveniences, when engaged in a course of reading preparatory to holy orders; and

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