THE

Christian Institutes,

OR, THE

Sincere Word'of. God.

BE I N G
A Plain and Impartial Account of the
Whole FAITH and DUTY

OF A
CHRISTIAN.

Collected out of the
WRITINGS

OF THE
DI) and New Testament :

Digested under Proper HEADS,
Delivered in the Words of SCRIPTURE.
By FRANCIS GASTRELL, D.D.
Canon of Cbrift-Church, and Preacher to

the Honourable Society of Lincolns-Inn.
The Second Edition corrented and impood.

AND

L O N D ON:
Printed by W. B. for HENRY CLEMENTS at the

Halfmoon in St. Paul's Churcn-yard. 1709,

TO THE
WORSHIP FUL

THE
Masters of the Bench,

And the rest of the

MEMBERS

OF THE

HONOURABLE SOCIETY

OF

LINCOLNS-IN N.

GENTLEMEN,

Take this opportunity of expreffing the grateful Sense I

bave of the Honour that was done me, when I was first appointed . A 2

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Tour Preacher, and of the many Proofs Tou have fince given me of a sincere Friend pip and Regard.

The Present I bere make you, is not probably fuch as You might expect, after fa many Tears Preaching among you but Tour favourable, Acceptance of my Endeavours to serve-Toin in that Way, being, as I presume, chiefly owing to the care I bave always taken not to depart from the Scripture-Principles now laid before, Tou: I did not think I could offer You any thing so justly Valuable us this plain Draught of the Christian Religion, in all its native Purity and Sim= plicity.

aju? It hath been no little satisfaction to me to observe, that there are many Persons of Piety and Virtue

in this Place : I pray God increase the Number of them, that so there may be nothing wanting to render this Ancient Society, in all respects, truly Great and Honourable.