An Attempt to exhibit the Doctrines and Precepts of the New-Teftament in a concife and eafy view, chiefly in Scripture Language, for the Affiftance of Chriftians of all Denominations in recollecting the main Articles of their common Profeffion.

In THREE PART S.

CONTAINING

PART I. The capital Articles of Chriftian Faith.

PART II. The apoftolic Doctrine of Salvation by believing in JESUS CHRIST.

PART III. The principal Heads of evangelical Duties.

By SAMUEL LANGDON, D. D.

Paftor of the firft Church in Portsmouth in New-Hampshire.

Joh. 7. 17. If any Man will do his Will, he fhall know of the Doctrine, whether it be of God.

Joh. 13. 17. If ye know these Things, happy are ye if ye do

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A Summary of Chriftian Faith and Practice.

INTRODUCTION.

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HAT growing difregard to the glorious Gofpel of the bleffed God, which appears every where among the prefent Profeffors of chriftianity, cannot but deeply affect every one who knows the excellency of this wonderful revelation of divine mercy.

FOR the fake of a chriftian name, multitudes claim the privilege of baptifm; but very few confider what is implied in the chriftian profeffion. The greater part content themfelves with vague fuperficial notions of religion, and are formal and fuperftitious, or carelefs and licentious. Numbers live in the neglect of the duties of private devotion, and fhew much indifference to public worship though they call themfelves chriftians, they walk according to the courfe of this world, fhew little respect to the plaineft commands of the Gospel, and hold no communion with Chrift and his Church in the Lord's fupper; or prophanely proftitute that diftinguishing pledge and feal of our holy profeffion to fecular views. And even among thofe who affume more of the chriftian character, the spirit and power of godlinefs give place too far to the form; and because iniquity abounds, the love of many waxes cold. The churches are divided,

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