Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1834, by H. Cotheal, (as Treasurer of the New-York Protestant Episcopal Press,) in the office of the Clerk of the Southern District of New-York. ADVERTISEMENT. On the publication of the THIRD Volume of the Standard Works, in the year 1831, it was distinctly stated, that the FOURTH Would "not immediately succeed," on account of the "deliberation, care, and accuracy," which were required by the importance of its proposed contents. It was also stated, that "the FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH VOLUMES would go to press almost simultaneously," and might be expected "within four or five months." But the illness of the editor, (which led to a delay even of the FIRST Volume, and rendered it necessary that "the writings of the Apostolical Fathers," instead of forming the SECOND Volume, as originally proposed, should be made to constitute the FOURTH,) has continued to be the painful cause of retarding his exertions, and disappointing the fond hopes which he indulged. He commenced an original translation of the Treatises which constitute this Fourth Volume; but his loss of health, and the perplexing variety of his employments, led him to discontinue it, and to adopt and reprint the following excellent translation, recently published in England by the Rev. Mr. Chevallier. Having seen the present volume just about to issue from the press, he was at last compelled, a few days since, to repair to the south of Europe; leaving, to be delegated to another, little more than to furnish a title page, and say a few words by way of advertisement. It will be found, that the same care which has been bestowed on the other volumes of the series, has been 1 here employed in minutely examining all references, correcting some of them, and giving others more in detail. In the APOLOGY OF JUSTIN MARTYR, sections 34 and 35, it will be discovered, that parts of a few notes in the English edition, containing statements of the opinions of certain sects of Gnostics, and not suited to the purposes of general readers, have been omitted. Some of the quotations in the notes have been translated; only one original note has been added by the American editor; but, beside the great care which he has expended in securing accuracy, he has furnished an ample index to the work. Any further explanations that may be thought requisite, will be given in due time, should the editor, by GOD's answer to the many fervent prayers offered for him, be restored to his wide field of usefulness, and resume his valuable labors in the cause of JESUS and the Church. NEW-YORK, June, 1834. J. F. S. He shows, by numerous examples, that envy and strife VII. VIII. He exhorts them to look up to the rule of their high ib. ib. XIII-XV. And exhorts the Corinthians to follow these examples in He refers to the example of JESUS CHRIST, who came in XVII. XVIII. And to Elijah, Elisha, Ezekiel, Job, Daniel and David, And enforces his advice by an appeal to the Scriptures, XXIV.-XXVI. The resurrection is certain. It is illustrated by natural XXVII. Hence GOD is faithful, and will perform his promises, xxxi. xxxii. The blessedness of those who have been obedient, § XXXVII.-XXXIX. The natural constitution of human society teaches us the necessity of different orders of men, And GOD hath accordingly appointed every thing to be done decently and in order in the Church, Hence he exhorts them to the observance of order, The orders of ministers were established in the Church of CHRIST, by the Apostles, according to Divine command, XLVII. Especially to the Epistle of St. Paul to them, XLIX. Christian charity is shown by obedience and Christian ib. It is the gift of GOD, and must be sought for by prayer, Note (A) On the preaching of St. Paul in the West, 38 THE EPISTLE OF POLYCARP TO THE PHILIPPIANS. POLYCARP Congratulates the Philippians, on the reception which they gave the confessors of the faith of CHRIST, Exhorts them to perseverance from the consideration of the resurrection: and reminds them of the precepts of Polycarp assumes not the authority or wisdom of St. IV.-VI. But exhorts them to the practice of various Christian |