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Valuable Works on Theology and Ecclesiastical History.

BURNET ON THE XXXIX ARTICLES.

An Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England , byBishop Burnet . ~With an Appendix , containing the Augsburg Confes-sion—Creed of Pope Pius IV. , &c. Revised and corrected, with co-pious Notes and additional References, by the Rev. James R. Page,A.M., of Queen’s College , Cambridge. Inone handsome 8vo. volume.

The advantages of this edition over all others may be stated as follows:

In the first place, the leamed author’s text has been preserved with strict fidelity.

2d. The references to the Fatheis, Councils, and other authorities have been almost uni-versally verified : and, in many instances, corrected and so enlarged as to render themeasy of access to the Student.

3d. A large number of Scnpture references have been added. In different parts ofthis work, Bishop Burnet lays down propositions without giving the Scripture by whichthey may be proved. The editor has, however, added references in these and all other in-stances where they might be considered not merely additions, but also improvements.

4th. The Canons and decrees of Council and other documents of importance referredto have been given in the original, and from the most authentic sources—the places wherethey are to be found being specified.

5th. Copious Notes have been added, containing, besides other information, notices ofthe principal heretics and persons of note, with an accurate account of their opinions.Also extracts chiefly from the works of the most distinguished divines of the sixteenth andseventeenth centuries, opening and illustrating the chief points in controversy between usand the church of Rome . In an appendix has also been given the Confession of Augsburg,*and Creed of Pope Pius IV. , in the English and original tongues, and in the original only,the canons and rubric of the Mass.

Indices of Texts of Scripture and of the matter contained in the Notes, have also beengiven, together with a iist of authors quoted in the Editor’s portion of the volume.

In fine, the Editor’s design has been to make, as far as was possible, within such a com-pass, this great work what he humbly hopes it may be found—a Manual for the Theologi-cal Student.— Vide Editor's Preface.

“ The valuable References, Notes, and Indices, which accompany your edition, will giveit a vast superiority over every other.”— Lord Bishop of Winchester.

“ The editor has given to our clergy and our students in theology an edition of this work,which must necessarily supersede every other, and we feel he deserves well at the hands ofthe Church of England , which he has so materially served.”— Church of England Quar-terly Review.

“ It may be predicted that this edition of Bishop Burnet ’s work will henceforth be themost populär. It is enriched with excellent Notes from Bishop Jewell, Hooker, &c. &c.,and with very useful compendiums of information on ecclesiastical points, furnished by theEditor himself.”— British Magazine,

ALSO, UNIFORM WITH THE ABOVE,

BISHOP PEARSON’S EXPOSITION OF THE CREED;

3BDITED EY DOBSON.