"-upon the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures upon the authority of the writings of the primitive Fathers, as to "the faith and practice of the primitive "Church-upon the Divinity of our Lord "and Saviour Jesus Christ-upon the Divi nity of the Holy Ghoft-upon the Arti"cles of the Chriftian Faith, as compre"hended in the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds. "Alfo I direct, that thirty copies of the eight Divinity Lecture Sermons shall be always printed, within two months after they are preached, and one copy shall be given to the Chancellor of the University, "and one copy to the Head of every College, and one copy to the Mayor of the city of Oxford, and one copy to be put "into the Bodleian Library; and the ex pence of printing them fhall be paid out "of the revenue of the Land or Estates given "for establishing the Divinity Lecture Ser"mons; and the Preacher shall not be paid, "nor be entitled to the revenue, before they " are printed. "Alfo "Also I direct and appoint, that no per"fon fhall be qualified to preach the Divi 66 nity Lecture Sermons, unless he hath taken "the Degree of Master of Arts at least, in "one of the two Univerfities of Oxford or Cambridge; and that the fame person "fhall never preach the Divinity Lecture "Sermons twice." SERMON IV. SERMON V. If any man fin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jefus Chrift the righteous: and he is the propitiation for our fins: and not for Without faith it is impoffible to please him: for he that cometh to God, must believe that he |