THE Christian Institutes, OR, THE Sincere Word of God. BEING A Plain and Impartial Account of the CHRISTIAN. Collected out of the WRITINGS OF THE Old and New Teftament: AND Delivered in the Words of SCRIPTURE. By FRANCIS GASTRELL, D.D. LONDON: Printed by W. B. for HENRY CLEMENTS at the TO THE WORSHIP FUL THE Mafters of the Bench, And the reft of the MEMBERS OF THE HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF LINCOLNS-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 A 2 Your 3-6-61 Rost Your Preacher, and of the many Proofs You have fince given me of a fincere Friendfpip and Regard. The Prefent I here make You, is not probably fuch as You might expect, after fo many Tears Preaching among You; but Your favourable Acceptance of my Endeavours to ferve Ton in that Way, being, as I prefume, chiefly owing to the care I have always taken not to depart from the Scripture-Principles now laid before You I did not think I could offer Tou any thing ou fo justly Valuable as this plain Draught of the Christian Religion, in all its native Purity and Simplicity. It hath been no little fatisfaction to me to obferve, that there are many Perfons of Piety and Virtue |