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PRACTICAL

TREATISE

UPON

CHRISTIAN

PERFECTION.

By WILLIAM LAW, A. M.

Not as though I had already attained, either
were already perfect. Phil. iii. 12.

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LONDON,

Printed for WILLIAM and JOHN INNYS, at
the West-End of St. Paul's. 1726.

Perfection - Tis an admirable "discourse upon that subject, of shou'd be in every serionns Christian's hands

A

Letter of the Bp of sodor & Man's to MC Bunbing

1727

BODLEIAN

LIBRARY

86

FER 1928

OXFORD

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THE

CONTENTS

The Introduction.

CHAP. I.

HE Nature and Design of

T Chriftianity, that its fole

End is to deliver us from

the Mifery and Dif der of

this present State, and rae us to

a blissful Enjoyment of the Divine

Pag. 14

Nature

CHAP. II.

Chriftianity requires a Change of Na-

ture, a new Life perfectly devoted

to God

41

CHAP. III.

Christianity requireth a Renunciation

of the World, and all worldly Tem-

Chriftianity calleth all Men to a State

of Self-denial and Mortification

CHAP. VII.

165

Some farther Confiderations upon the

Refonableness of Self-denial 206

CHAP. VIII.

The Subject of Self-denial farther

continued

249
CHAP. IX.

Of the Neceffity of Divine Grace, and

the feveral Duties to which it cal-

leth all Chriftians

CHAP. Χ.

283

The Neceffity of Divine Grace, obli-

geth all Christians to a constant
Purity, and Holiness of Conversa-

tion; wherein is Shewn, the great

Danger, and great Impiety, of rea-

ding vain and impertinent Books

A farther Confideration of that Puri-

ty and Holiness of Conversation, to

which the Neceffity of Divine Grace

calleth all Christians; wherein is

Shewn, that the Entertainment of

the Stage is a corrupt and finful

Entertainment, contrary to the

whole Nature of Christian Piety,

and constantly to be avoided by all

fincere Chriftians

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