Bibliotheca parochialis: or, A scheme of such theological heads both general and particular, as are more peculiarly requisite to be well studied by every pastor of a parish. Part. I. Together with a catalogue of books which may be read upon each of those points. / By Thomas Bray ...

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Bibliotheca parochialis: or, A scheme of such theological heads both general and particular, as are more peculiarly requisite to be well studied by every pastor of a parish. Part. I. Together with a catalogue of books which may be read upon each of those points. / By Thomas Bray ...

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Bray, Thomas, 1658-1730.

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London, :: Printed for Robert Clavel, and are to be sold by John North, bookseller in Dublin.,

M DC XC VII. [1697]

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Theology -- Bibliography -- Early works to 1800.

Christianity -- Bibliography -- Early works to 1800.

Religion -- Bibliography -- Early works to 1800.

Theological libraries -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE Right Honourable, and Right Reverend Father in GOD, HENRY Lord Bishop of LONDON, AND One of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council, &c.
• To the Reverend, THE Parochial Clergy OF ENGLAND and IRELAND.
• ERRATA.
• THE INTRODUCTION
• A general View of those Heads of Divinity, wherein it is necessary for every Pastor of a Flock to be well Read himself, that he may be able to Instruct the People committed to his Charge, in all the necessaries to Salvation, and may be sufficiently provided to defend 'em against the Infection of Heresie and Error.
  • I.
  • II.
  • III.
  • IV.
  • V.
  • VI.
  • VII.
  • VIII.
  • IX.
  • X.
• The foregoing General Heads of Theology drawn out into Particulars, with a Cata∣logue of Books proper to be Read upon the several Points contain'd therein.
  • I.
    • I. The Divine Existence and Providence.
  • II.
    • I. Of the Ancient Philosophers.
    • II. Of the later and more Modern Writers upon Natural Religion.
    • III. And for a Nexus between Natural and Reveal'd Re∣ligion.
  • III.
    • I. For the Knowledge of the Text it self.
    • II. To understand the meaning of the Text, it will be requi∣site to have,
    • III. For the more skilful Application of Scripture according to various Occasions.
  • IV.
    • I. Ancient Apologists.
    • II. Modern Vindicators both of the Authority of Scripture, and of the Truth of Christianity.
    • III. Discourses setting forth the Design of Christianity.
  • V.
    • I. Provided of the
    • II. It is much desir'd they should be furnish'd with some Bodies of Divinity, and that both
  • VI.
    • I. To understand the General Nature of the Covenant of Grace, or our Baptismal Covenant, may be read,
    • II. To understand the particular Articles thereof; namely,
  • VII.
    • I. Concerning Divine Assistance.
    • II. Concerning Prayer, especially the Lord's Prayer.
    • III. Concerning the Sacraments.
  • VIII.
    • 1. As to Antient Homilies.
    • II. As to the later and more Modern Discourses of this kind.
  • IX.
    • I. With the Papists, to understand the State of that Con∣troversie
    • II. Against the Socinians.
    • III. Against the Dissenters from our Church.
  • X.
    • I. As to the Ministerial Instructions, relating to the Dis∣charge of our Office, Preaching and Practice.
    • II. As to such Writings as lay before the Clergy the best Ex∣ample in all the Parts of the Ministerial Office (a kind of Reading of exceeding good use, the influence of Examples, which is a living Rule, being vastly beyond the power of Pre∣cepts, which in respect of the other, are but a dead Letter) upon this Subject therefore it may be very requisite that the Or∣thodox Clergy of our Church should have always before their Eyes, such as follow, viz.
    • III. As to such Writings as will more immediately serve our Devotion, and tend to advance us to the highest Degrees of Perfection in the Spiritual Life.
• A Draught of Books made out of the fore∣going Catalogue, and upon all, or most of the foregoing Heads, and in the same Order and Connection as they there lye; consisting of one or two upon each Theolo∣logical Point, and given here as a Spe∣cimen, how it is intended to divide the whole Catalogue amongst the several Pa∣rishes.
  • I. Upon the Divine Existence and Providence.
  • II. Upon Natural Religion.
  • III. Upon the Scripture.
  • IV. To prove the Truth, and to understand the De∣sign of Christianity.
  • V. For Bodies of Divinity.
  • VI. Upon the Doctrine of the Covenant of Grace.
  • VII. On the Means enabling us to perform the Co∣venant.
  • VIII. Sermons.
  • IX. Controversies.
  • X. Ministerial Instructions.
• PROPOSALS For the Incouragement and Promoting of Religion and Learning in the Foreign Plantations; And to Induce such of the Clergy of this Kingdom, as are Persons of Sobriety and Abilities to accept of a Mission into those Parts.
• MEANS of obtaining such Parochial Li∣braries.
• THE CONCLUSION, Shewing the Present State of the Protestant Religion in Mary-Land, and what farther is now doing in that Colony towards the Pro∣moting the same, taken from the Account of His Majesty's Secretary in that Province.