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Our American Pastor being thus far prepar'd towards his great Work of Preaching the Gospel, as to know and understand the Scriptures himself, and to be able to con∣vince others both of their Truth, and of the great De∣sign, they, and the whole of that Religion contain'd in 'em, are to serve, he may be suppos'd capable by this time, to take a comprehensive View of the whole Scheme of Christianity, and also to form a true Judg∣ment of all that which really does, or is pretended by the several Parties of Christians to belong thereunto. And indeed, since it is usually accounted the best Me∣thod in the pursuit of any knowledge, to begin first with some General Institution, and then to descend to enquire into the particular Parts thereof: For the more comprehensive Knowledge of the whole Body of Christian Theology: And that all Divine Truths may be understood in that natural Order and Connexion wherein they depend upon, and add strength one to another, after having, both for a farther Antidote a∣gainst the Poyson of Heresie and Error (a thing so Pe∣stilential and deadly to the Souls of Men, and of which therefore we cannot be too Cautious) and to prevent or Cure whatsoever Heterodoxies may be found in any System contrary to genuine and pure Christianity, and the Apostolical Doctrine and Discipline of this our Church; After having, I say, for these Reasons, been.