WORKS

OF

THE REV. JOHN NEWTON,

LATE

RECTOR OF THE UNITED PARISHES

OF

ST. MARY WOOLNOTH AND ST. MARY WOOLCHURCH HAW,

LONDON.

From the last London Edition,

PUBLISHED BY DIRECTION OF HIS EXECUTORS

IN SIX VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY WILLIAMS AND WHITING,

AT THEIR THEOLOGICAL AND CLASSICAL BOOK-STORE,

No. 118, Pearl-street.

J. SEYMOUR, PRINTER.

101
1810.

CONTENTS

OF VOL. III.

A REVIEW OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.

BOOK I.

OF THE FIRST PERIOD OF CHRISTIANITY.

CHAPTER I.

The wisdom and goodness of God conspicuous in the period assigned for

Christ's appearance; illustrated by a summary view of the state of man-

kind, before and at the time of his birth,

3

CHAPTER II.

The character and genius of the Gospel, as taught and exemplified by

Christ,

15

CHAPTER III.

Concerning the true ground of the opposition our Lord met with in the course

of his ministry; and the objections and artifices his enemies employed to pre-

judice the people against him, and prevent the reception of his doctrine,

34

CHAPTER IV.

Observations on the calling and characters of our Lord's apostles and disciples,

previous to his ascension,

52

BOOK II.

OF THE SECOND PERIOD OF CHRISTIANITY.

CHAPTER I.

Of the progress of the Gospel from our Lord's ascension to the close of the

first century,

77

CHAPTER II.

An essay on the character of St. Paul, considered as an exemplar or pattern

of a minister of Jesus Christ,

212

.

CHAPTER III.

Of the irregularities and offences which appeared in the apostolic churches, 250