Ecclesiastes, or, A discourse concerning the gift of preaching as it fals under the rules of art shewing the most proper rules and directions, for method, invention, books, expression, whereby a minister may be furnished with such abilities as may make him a workman that needs not to be ashamed : very seasonable for these times, wherein the harvest is great, and the skilful labourers but few / by John Wilkins ...

In Divinity two things are considerable,

• The Praecognita or generals to be premised concerning
  • Happinesse, Psal. 4. 6. Micab. 4. 5.
  • Religion, Eccles. 12. 13. Act 24. 14.
  • Church, M••tth. 16. 18.
  • Scripture, 2 Tim. 3. 16.
• The Parts con∣taining things to be
  • Known and be∣leeved con∣cerning
    • God, Vide A.
    • Man, Vide C.
  • Done and pra∣ctised, com∣manded in the
    • Law, vid. I.
    • Gospel, vid. V.

Happinesse.

Upon this subject, See at large the Moralists. A∣quinas 1^a 2^dae. The Com∣mentators upon Eccle∣siastes.

M. Reynolds his three Treatises.

Doctor Staugh ton	Happines of man:
	Righteous mans
	plea to happiness.

Rob. Bolton, Discourse of true happinesse.

Jo. Downhā concerning the vanity of all worldly things. Spiritual warfare

Religion in generall.

The controversies against Turks, Jewes, the Apo∣logies of the Fathers for the Christian Religion against the Heathen.

Phil. Mornaeus	Deveritate
	Christianae
Hug Grotius.	Religionis.

Ed. Brerewoods Enqui∣ries.

Mr. Pagets Christiano∣graphy.

S••. Edwin Sands Relation of the state of Religion.

Church.

The Common places. Con∣troversies about Disci∣pline.

Dr. Feild, Of the Church.

Dr. Jackson.

B^P. Morton.

Jo. Randall.

Dr Preston, The Chur∣ches.	Dignity.
	Duty.

Scripture.

Jo. Goodwin. The di∣vine authoritie of the Scriptures assertd.

The Common places: Con∣troversies betwixt us and the Papists. Those pre∣paratory discourses for the study of Scripture mentioned before.

Fra. Roberts Key of the Bible.

Jo. Weems, Exercitati∣on proving the necessity, majesty, integrity, per∣spicuity of the Scriptures.

His Christian Synagogue concerning the diverse reading, right pointing, translation, collation of Scripture.

Ed. Leigh, Of the autho∣rity, editions, versions, end, properties, interpre∣tation of Scripture.

Sa. Hieron. Dignity of the Scripture.

Nic. Byfeild, Directions for private reading of the Scripture.

B^P. Jewell. Treatise of the holy Scripture.

Jo. White. The way to•• the tree of life, in sundry directions for our profi∣table reading of the Scriptures.