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the Travels of Paul; nor relate how often he went to fe rufalem, and to other Cities, in repeated Voyages, and Journies; but only to point out his moft remarkable Travels, Labours and Sufferings. A more exact Account is drawn up, with great Labour and Skill, by a learned Writer, in his Book intitled, Mifcellanea Sacra, Vol. I. to which I would refer thofe who defire a fuller Informa tion of this Matter.

The principal Thing I had in view from the Beginning to the End of this Work, was to fet down fome of the most neceffary and the most important Matters of Fact recorded in Scripture; amongst which I have chofen out thofe which would be moft entertaining to younger Minds, and would make the deepest and most lafting Impreffion. upon them, and fuch as would lead them into a Survey of the various and wonderful Transactions of the Providence and Grace of God among Men, the fucceffive and gradual Difcoveries of the Will of God to Men, the different Forms of Religion in different Ages of Mankind, the Rules of Duty toward God and toward one another; together with an Account of their Obedience or Difobcdience to him, with their Bleffings and their Punishments, their Afflictions, Trials and Deliverances, and

the Beginning of the World to the Promulgat from

of the Gofpel by the Apostles in the firft Age of the Chriflian Church and this is as far as the Hiftory of the Scripture reaches,

THE END.

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Chap. 1. The Hiflory of Mankind before the Flood, (viz.) of Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Enoch,

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Chap. II. Of Noah, Abraham, and their Families after the Flood.

Sect. 1. Of Noah and his Sons.

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Sect. 2. Of Abraham and Lot, Ifhmael and Ifaac. Sect. 3. Of Efau and Jacob, and their Pofterity. Chap. III. The Deliverance of the Ifraelites from Egypt by Mofes and Aaron.

Chap. IV. Of the Moral Law.

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Chap. V. Of the Ceremonial Law of the Jews. 34
Seat. 1. Of the Ceremonies of Purification.
Sect. 2. Of the holy Perfons, viz. Priefts, Levites,

Nazarites.

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Sect. 3. Of the holy Places, particularly the Ta

bernacle.

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