Excerpt from A System of Divinity and Morality; In a Series of Discourses on All the Essential Parts of Natural and Revealed Religion, Vol. 1: Compiled From the Works of the Following Eminent Divines of the Church of England Of the church of England 1n the way of a fyfiem of doetrrnal and practical divinity, it is eafy to fee would anfwer this purpofe very effectually: and fuch a colleetion was often withed for and re commended by fome of the greateft men we have had as an undertaking that would be ex tremely ufeful, not only to theyounger and infe rior clergy, but alfo to other ferions people of all ranks and orders. As to the former, hear what is faid by the great and excellent bifhop Burnet, in his paf'toral care.' The nation has got into fo good a tafie for fermons, from the vafl numoer of thofe excellent ones that are in print, that a mean compofition will be very ill heard, and therefore Lt is an unfeafonable piece of vanity for any clergymen to offer their own crudities, 'till they have well d1gel'red and ripen 'd them. Iwilh the majefl'y of the pulpit were more look' d to, and that no fermons were offered from thence, but fuch as fhould make the hearers both the wifer and better, the more knowing, and the more ferions and therefore to all who are not matters of the body of divinity and of the fcrip tures, I fhould much rather recommend the uf ing other men's fermons, than the making any of their own, till they are able to go without crutches, and to work without patterns.' The ufefulnefs of fuch a colleetion to all other fe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.