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Rational Illuftration of the Book of Common Prayer, &c. Wherein Liturgies in general are proved lawful and neceffary, and an Hiftorical Account is given of our own: The feveral Tables, Rules, and Kalendar, are confidered, and the feeming Differences reconciled: All the Rubricks, Prayers, Rites and Ceremonies are explained, and compared with the Liturgies of the Primitive Church: The exact Method and Harmony of every Office is fhewed; and all the material Alterations are obferved, which have at any Time been made fince the firft Common Prayer Book of King Edward the Sixth, with the particular Reasons that occafioned them. The whole being the Subftance of every thing Liturgical in Bp. Sparrow, Mr. Leftrange, Dr. Comber, Dr. Nichols, and all former Ritualifts, Commentators, or others, upon the fame Subject, collected and reduced into one continued and regular Method, and interfperfed all along with new Obfervations. Price in Folio 128. in Octavo 6 s.

The Nicene and Athanafian Creeds, fo far as they are expreffive of a co-equal and co-eternal Trinity and Unity, and of perfect Godhead and Manhood in one only Christ, explained and confirmed by the Holy Scriptures; in a manner adapted to common Apprehenfions, In eight Sermons, preached in part at the Lady Moyer's Lecture in the Cathedral of St. Paul, London, in the Years 1733 and 1734. and fince compleated; with large Additions, Notes, and References, for the Ufe of the religious and ftudious Youth, in our two Universities.

COLLEGE LIBRARY

NEW JERSEY

FIFTY

SERMONS

ON SEVERAL

Subjects and Occafions.

FORTY FOUR

Now published from the AUTHOR's Manufcripts
prepared for the Prefs by himself; the first
fix having been separately printed before.

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By CHARLES WHEATLY, M. A.
late Vicar of Furneux Pelham in Hartfordshire.

With a PREFACE

By JOHN BERRIMAN, M. A.

In THREE VOLUME S..

VOL. I.

LONDON:

Printed for C. DAVIS in Holbourn; C. HITCH in Pater
nofter Row; and S. AUSTEN in Newgate Street.

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HE Reverend and very worthy Au thor of the following Sermons, was highly and defervedly esteemed, both

for his Life and Writings.

His Ingenuity and Learning, Vivacity and Affability, Integrity and Piety, made him greatly valued by all his Acquaintance. And his Writings have added to the Credit of his Name, and rendered his Usefulness much more extenfive.

He was the Son of Mr. John Wheatly, a reputable and wealthy Tradefman in Paternofter Row, London; where he was born Feb. 6. 1685-6. He was educated at Merchant Taylors School; from whence he went to St. John's College in Oxford, and was fometime a Commoner there, but afterwards elected Fellow as FOUNDER'S KINSMAN, by his Mother's Side; whofe Maiden Name wast WHITE, and from whofe Parents for Want of Male Iffue, an Estate at Fifield, in Berkfire defcended to the College. He was feveral Years a Curate and Lecturer in London, till by the Favour of the Reverend Dr. Aftry, Treasurer of St. Paul's, he was presented to two fmall Vicarages, Furneux and Brent PelHartfordshire. They lay contiguous,

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and he fupplied Both of them himself. By the Generofity of his Patron, and his own. Diligence in procuring other Benefactions, Both have received the Augmentation from QUEEN ANNE'S BOUNTY. At his own Coft, and a very great Expence, he built a Vicarage Houfe at Furneux Pelham; where he spent the last fourteen Years of his Life. He was twice married: Both his Wives were grave, difcreet, religious: He had no Child by either. The first was Mary, the Daughter of Mr. William Findall, a Printer at Oxford; the fecond was Mary, the Daughter of Dr. Daniel Fogg, Minifter of Allhallows Staining in London, who furvives to bewail his Lofs. With Hopes full of Immortality he changed this Life for a Better. May 13. 1742. in the 57th Year of his Age.

All the Works he made publick have met with good Reception; particularly the Lectures upon the Nicene and Athanafian Creeds; and the Rational Illustration of the Common Prayer; which has had no less than feven Editions. This Succefs encourages the Publication of those Difcourfes which he left behind him.

It was his own Defire, that the fix Sermons, which he published in his Life-time, fhould be reprinted after his Death, and prefixed to those which he himself defigned

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