Books printed for W. Hawes, at the Bible and Rofe in Ludgate-street.

EN Sermons, preach'd before her Royal

THighnefs the Princefs Anne of Denmark.

A Second Volume of Sermons, preach'd at Whitehall and St. James's.

Some Letters relating to the Hiftory of the Council of Trent. Publish'd by Lewis Atterbury, LL. D.

A Thanksgiving Sermon for the Victory at the paffing the Lines, by his Grace John Duke of Marlborough, Anno 1705.

An Answer to a Popish Book, intituled, A True and Modeft Account of the Chief Points in Controverfie, between the Roman Catholicks and the Proteftants. Together with fome Confiderations upon the Sermons of a Divine of the Church of England. By N. C. Wherein the Objections N. C. has brought against the Arguments which His Grace John, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, made ufe of in his Sermons against Popery, are confidered, and anfwer'd.

The Grounds and Principles of the Chriftian Religion, explain'd in a Catechetical Discourse, for the Inftruction of Young People.

A Companion for the Afflicted, whether in Mind, Body, or Eftate. Being a Collection of Texts of Scriptures, and Forms of Prayer, fuited to the feveral Conditions of Perfons in Affliction; to which is added Directions and Prayers, for the Receiving the Holy Sacrament, and a Morning and Evening Prayer for the ufe of Families. By

John Lewis, Rector of Acryfe, in the Diocefs of Canterbury.

Fourteen Sermons preach'd at St. James's Church in Westminster, on feveral Occafions. By the Right Reverend Father in God, Charles Hickman, Lord Bishop of London-Derry.

Effays Ecclefiaftical and Civil. Containing Learned and Judicious Difcourfes on feveral Subjects. By the late Learned Sir Bulstrode Whitlocke, Kt. Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and Ambasfadour from Oliver Cromwell, and the Commonwealth of England to Chriftina Queen of Sweden.

A Continuation of Drummond's Hiftory of Scot land, from the Death of King James V. In Four Books. Wherein many fecret and memorable Tranfactions (relating to both Kingdoms) are brought to Light.

A Treatife concerning the Lawfulness of Inftrumental Mufick in Holy Offices. By Henry Dodwell. M. A.

An Effay towards the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World. In Two Parts. The Firft confidering it abfolutely in it felf, and the Second in Relation' to Human Understanding. In Two Volumes. By John Norris, Rector of Bemerton near Sarum.

The Church Catechifm explain'd by way of Question and Anfwer; and confirm'd by Scriture Proofs.

Fofhuab's Charge. Two Affiize-Sermons' againft Hypocrifie and Indifference in Religion: The firft preach'd at Taunton, March 20. 1704--5. the fecond at Wells, August 15. 1705. By Charles Jones, L. L. B. late Fellow of New-College in Oxford; now Rector of Nettlecomb and High-Ham in Somerfet-fhire; and Chaplain to the Right Honou rable Thomas Earl of Pembroke, Lord Prefident of the Council.

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HE Defign of the Book intituled A True and Modest Account, &c. being as the Author tells us in the beginning of his Preface, To answer the most Material Objections in Dr. Tillotfon's Sermons; as alfo, To lay down the Grounds on which the Popish Religion is founded. My Bufinefs at prefent fhall be, only to make good the Force of thofe Arguments which his Grace has urg'd against Popery; and to fhew that they ftill remain firm and unfhaken, notwithstanding all those Objections which have been brought against them; referving the Confideration of the Grounds on which the Popish Religion is founded to a Second Part, that this Treatife may not fwell to too large a bulk, but be more useful to convince thofe of their Errors who have been bred up in the Communion of the Church of Rome; and to confirm fuch who are unfettled in their Principles, in the ferious Belief of the Proteftant Religion.

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folidly and learnedly difcufs'd; yet they are in a great measure render'd ineffectual; because the Generality of those who live in Communion with the Church of Rome, either want the Will, or the Ability, or Permiffion to read them: But the Archbishop's Sermons, befides the Plainnefs and Familiarity of the Expreffion,and the other Beauties of the Stile, have alfo this Advantage beyond other Controverfial Writings; that his Arguments against Popery, being intermixt with more Practical Truths, are read with Pleasure and Delight, by fuch Perfons who would never endure the fatigue of turning over, and confidering a Book writ clofely, and confifting only of dry Argumentation.

The Papifts are taught to believe as their Church believes, without weighing or confidering why they do fo; they must not truft their own Underftandings, nor their Senfes in Matters of the nearest Importance, which concern their Eternal Salvation; but repose themfelves on their infallible Guide, and give themfelves upintirely to its Conduct: They are kept as much as 'tis poffible in the dark, and diverted from reading any Controverfies in Religion, even those which are written by their own Au thors; which is the Reafon why their great Champion Bellarmine is fo fcarce in Popish Countries. And from hence it was, that the Gentlewoman, for whofe Satisfaction N. C. wrote his Book; who had never took the pains to inquire into the Reafon of her Faith, nor had confider'd what the Scriptures tay of the Articles of her Creed, was fo furpriz'd when the first read the Archbishop's Sermons; where the crafty Wilinefs of the Papift: is fo plainly detected, and their

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Superftition and Idolatry prov'd, by fuch evident Arguments and undeniable Facts; that tho' they may find out many fpecious Pretences, nice Diftinctions, and subtle Evafions, to impose upon the Unwary and Ignorant, and to deceive the weak in Faith; yet will they be manifeft to every confiderate and unprejudic'd Reader. N. C. indeed pretends to have remov'd his Lady's Scruples, and to refute the Archbishop by Scripture, Reafon, and the Authority of the Fathers; but if he made ufe of no other Arguments than those he is pleas'd to afford us in his Book, I believe the Reader will foon judge on how Sandy a Foundation her Satisfaction was built.

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For his ufual courfe thro' the whole Work, is rather to obfcure, than enlighten his Subject; to render the Controverfy more perplex d, instead of explaining it; to introduce fome nice and unintelligible Notion of the Schools, to mifapply fome plain Text of Scripture, to quote fome Half-Sentence out of the Fathers, to furnish out fome ftale Argument, which neither that poor Lady, who had never been fufficiently inftructed in the Principles of her Religion, nor any plain and illiterate Reader can understand; and provided he fays fomething with an Appearance of Truth, 'tis no matter how little to the purpose: Whereas he ought to have grounded his Arguments on the Holy Scripture and folid Reafon; and to have made Proof of the Popish Tenents, by fuch plain, easy, and familiar Arguments, that every Rational Perfon might undertand them, fuch as the Archbishop's incomparable Sermons every where abound with.

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