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THE

WORKS

79391

Of the MoST REVEREND

Dr. JOHN TILLOTSON,

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LATE

Lord Archbishop of CANTERBURY,

IN TEN VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

EDINBURGH and GLASGOW:

Printed for G.HAMILTON & J.BALFOUR, W.SANDS, J.TRAILL, W.MILLER, and J.BROWN, Edinburgh; A. STALKER, Glasgow; and T. GLAS, Dundee.

MDCCXLVIII.

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The CONTENT S.

Tit. iii. 2. To speak e-

SERM. XLII. Against evil-speaking.
vil of no man
pag. I

SERM. XLIII. XLIV. XLV. XLVI. Concerning the divinity

and incarnation of our blessed Saviour.-John i. 14. The Word

was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the

glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and

truth
24. 42. 68. 83

SERM. XLVII. Concerning the facrifice and fatisfaction of Christ,

c.Heb. ix. 26. But now once in the end of the world bath he

appeared to take away fin by the facrifice of himself

101

SERM. XLVIII. Concerning the unity of the divine nature, and

the blessed Trinity, &c.—1 Tim. ii. 5. For there is one God 122

SERM. XLIX. Concerning refolution and stedfastness in religion.
-Josh. xxiv. 15. But as for me and my house, we will serve

144

the Lord

SERM. L. Concerning family-religion.-Josh. xxiv. 15. But

as for me and my house, we will ferve the Lord

163

SERM. LI. LII. LIII. Of the education of children.- -Prov.

xxii. 6. Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he

is old, he will not depart from it
177. 196. 212

SERM. LIV. Of the advantages of an early piety.Ecclef. xii.

1. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the e-

vil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I

have no pleasure in them

The RULE of FAITH.

In answer to Mr. SERJEANT.

The dedication to Dr. Stillingfleet

PART

I.

The explication and state of the question.

Sect. I. The explication of the terms of the question

Sect. II. Mr. S.'s rule of faith

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250

253

Sect. III.

Sect. III. The Proteftant doctrine concerning the rule of faith 258

Sect. IV. How much Proteftants allow to oral tradition

266

Sect. V. How much Mr. S. attributes to his rule of faith more than

Proteftants to theirs

PART II.

273

Concerning the properties of the rule of faith; and whether

they agree folely to oral tradition.

Sect. I. The properties of a rule of faith

276

Sect. II. That the properties of a rule of faith belong to fcri-

pture

280

284

Sect. III. Mr. S.'s exceptions against scripture examined

Sect. IV. That fcripture is a fufficient rule to the unlearned, and to

the most rational doubters

306

Sect. V. That fcripture is fufficient to convince the most acute

adverfaries, and that it is fufficiently certain

318

Sect. VI. That the properties of a rule of faith do not belong to

oral tradition

323

In which Mr. S.'s demonstrations and corollaries are ex-

amined.

Sect. I. Confiderations touching his demonstrations in general 325

Sect. II. Mr. S.'s demonftration à priori

Sect III. The first answer to his demonftration

Sect. IV. The fecond answer to his demonstration

Sect. V. The third anfwer to his demonstration

Sect. VI. Mr. S.'s demonstration à pofteriori

Sect. VII. The first answer to his fecond demonftration

Sect. VIII. The fecond anfwer to his fecond demonftration

Sect. IX. The third answer to his fecond demonstration

Sect. X. The fourth anfwer to his fecond demonftration

Sect. XI. Concerning fome other advantages of tradition, &c.

Sect. XII. Mr. S.'s corollaries confidered

PART IV.

Teftimonies concerning the rule of faith.

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350

352

367

369

389

395

397

Sect. I. Mr. S.'s teftimonies examined

Sect. II. Teftimonies on the behalf of scripture

400

409

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