Directions for Studying: I. A General System Or Body of Divinity, II. The Thirty Nine Articles of Religion: To which is Added, St. Jerom's Epistle to Nepotianus

Thomas Bennet

James and John Knapton, 1727 - Clergy - 196 pages

Contents

• HE Occaſion of this Letter Page: 1
• Fourthly All the Texts that are allegd muſt be exa: 7
• That the Books of the New Teſtament were written: 10
• Of the Truth of Chriſtianity: 14
• Of Chriſts Satisfačtion for Sin Original and Aktual: 16
• Of the Quaker Controverſies: 20
• A farther Progreſs proposd: 27
• Directions for Studying the Thirty nine Articles of: 45
• The Fourth Article: 53
• The Seventh Article: 63
• The Tentb Article: 76
• The Twelfth Article: 84
• The Sixteenth Article: 90
• The Eighteenth Article: 107
• The Twentieth Article Page: 117
• The Twenty ſecond Article: 124
• The Twenty fixth Article: 130
• The Thirtieth Article ibid: 138
• The Thirty fifth Article: 144
• The Thirty fixth Article: 156
• The Thirty eighth Article: 165
• 76: 184
• A Catalogue of the Books referred to in the foregoing: 190

Popular passages

Page 141 - Whosoever, through his private judgment, willingly and purposely, doth openly break the Traditions and Ceremonies of the Church, which be not repugnant to the Word of God, and be ordained and approved by common authority, ought to be rebuked openly...

Page 34 - Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews...

Page 39 - Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

Page 88 - VOLUNTARY works besides, over and above God's commandments, which they call works of supererogation, cannot be taught without arrogancy and impiety : for by them men do declare, that they do not only render unto God as much as they are bound to do, but that they do more for his sake, than of bounden duty is required : whereas Christ saith plainly, when ye have done all that are commanded to you, say, we are unprofitable servants.

Page 79 - The condition of man, after the fall of Adam, is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God : wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will.

Page 39 - Wherefore I put thee in remembrance, that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee, by the putting on of my hands.

Page 32 - The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost, but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

Page 35 - Jews ; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To...

Page 38 - ... one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (for if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

Page 41 - Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Directions for Studying: I. A General System Or Body of Divinity, II. The Thirty Nine Articles of Religion: To which is Added, St. Jerom's Epistle to Nepotianus
• Author: Thomas Bennet
• Editor: Jean Martianay
• Edition: 3
• Publisher: James and John Knapton, 1727
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Apr 24, 2007
• Length: 196 pages