Born 18 Sept! 1643. Died 17th March 1715.

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EXPOSIT

OF TH-E

Thirty nine ARTICLES

OF THE

CHURCH of ENGLAND.

Written by

Burnet

GILBERT Bishop of SARUM.

The SIXTH EDITION.

EDINBURGH:

Printed by W. SANDS, A. MURRAY, & J. COCHRAN.

Sold by J. Paton, Symmer & Gordon, Hamilton & Balfour, W. Sands, J.
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A. Stalker, and J. Barry, GLASGOW; by R. Farquhar, and A. Thomson,
ABERDEEN; and by F, Grierson, DUMFRIES. MDCCXLV.

ADVERTISEMENT.

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O obviate the general and indeed too just complaint,

That as editions of a book increase, errors multiply; this has been fo often and accurately compared with the best impreffions, and fuch other pains taken to reEtify all former and avoid new mistakes, that 'tis hoped it will be found the most correct yet published.

In many places it was judged necessary to alter the pointing, because it seemed evidently to pervert or perplex the fenfe. For instance, in p.403. the following paffage flood thus: "And that fuch as we think die in a ftate of Repen

tance, may die in the full Peace of the Church, we join both Abfolutions in one; in the laft Office like"wife praying to our Saviour that he would forgive "them, and then we, as the Officers of the Church, "authorised for that end, do forgive all the Offences " and Scandals committed by them against the whole "Body." And that in p.496. thus: "It is from hence "clear, that it was not then believed that Christ's Body was literally in the Sacrament; for otherwife the Argument would have been much clearer and fhorter: "Chrift has a true Body, becaufe we believe that the "Sacrament is truly his Body, than to go and prove “so far about, as to fay a Phantafm has no figure: But "the Sacrament is the figure of Christ's Body, there"fore it is no Phantafm."

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The quotations were formerly on the fide-margin, and without any marks of reference; fo that it could not be eafily known to what particular places of the text they related. But they are here at the foot of the page, and diftinctly pointed out by corresponding letters. To dispose thefe in their proper places, and to rectify any that might formerly have crept in, all the authors quoted were carefully confulted; which though a laborious task, yet produced this good effect, that feveral material escapes were amended.

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Where the author has divided his expofition of any article into diftinct heads, they are here diftinguished by the numeral letters I. II. &c. prefixed to the paragraph where each head begins; which will be a great help to the memory, as well as a relaxation in reading.

As a further improvement, to this edition an exact alphabetical index is annexed; the great usefulness of which need not be mentioned to any acquainted with books.

Though, from what is faid, it is evident, the editors chief defign has been to make this Scots edition every way useful, for which end they have spared neither pains nor charges; yet, as things however useful, are also further recommended by ornament, there is prefixed a beautiful print of the author, neatly engraven by a countryman.

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