THE REV. R. BINGHAM, JUN., M.A.

FORMERLY OF MAGDALENE HALL, OXFORD,

AND

FOR MANY YEARS CURATE OF TRINITY CHURCH, GOSPORT.

PROLEGOMENA, viz. The Editor's Introduction. The Life of the

Author. The Author's original Prefaces, &c.

THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Book I-III.

Names and Orders of the People. Orders of the Superior

Clergy. Orders of the Inferior Clergy.

VOL. II.

PROLEGOMENA, viz. The Prefaces of Buddeus and Grischovius,

originally prefixed to the Latin Version of the Author's

Works.

THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Books IV-VII.
Ordinations of the Clergy. Privileges, Revenues, &c. Laws
of their Life and Conversation. Ascetics and Monks.

VOL. III.

THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Books VIII-X.

Churches, Utensils, Habits, &c. Provinces, Dioceses, &c.

Catechumens, Creeds, &c. Indices to the Episcopal Sees,

&c. Plans of Churches, and Maps.

VOL. IV.

THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Books XI-XIII.

The Rites and Ceremonies of Baptism. Confirmation and

other Ceremonies following Baptism. Divine Worship in

general.

VOL. V.

THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Books XIV and

XV.

The Ante-Communion Service. The Communion
Service itself.

VOL. VI.

THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Book XVI. The
Unity and Discipline of the Ancient Church.

VOL. VII.

THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Books XVII-
XXI. Discipline among the Clergy. The Orders of Peni-
tents. Of Absolution. The Festivals and Fasts.

VOL. VIII.

THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Books XXII and

XXIII. Marriage Rites. Funeral Rites. The Indices of

Authors, Councils, and Matter. Errata, Corrigenda, and

Addenda.

VOL. IX.

THE SCHOLASTICAL HISTORY OF BAPTISM BY LAYMEN. A DIS-
SERTATION ON THE EIGHTH NICENE CANON. Indices of
Authors and Matter.

VOL. X.

THE FRENCH CHURCH'S APOLOGY FOR THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

SERMONS AND LETTERS ON ABSOLUTION. SERMONS ON THE

TRINITY, THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST, &c. Indices of Authors

and Matter.

INTRODUCTION.

So long ago as the year 1843, while publishing a small

volume of Lectures on the Divinity and Humanity of our Lord under the title of IMMANUEL, I mentioned, in the preface to my book, how desirous I was of presenting the Public with a new and improved edition of the ENTIRE WORKS of my Ancestor, Joseph Bingham, wherein I purposed to give all quotations in full, as well as strictly verified from good and accredited copies of the original authors.

This arduous task I have at length been permitted to accomplish, and that, as I humbly hope, not without the Divine blessing on sincerity of purpose and indefatigable application.

I will not, however, detain the Reader with any account of my personal toils, or of the very many difficulties with which I have had to contend during the progress of my labours, owing either to want of books, or to change of residence, or to domestic trials. Suffice it to say, for the information of numerous friends and other persons who have been long waiting

a I may take this opportunity of expressing my sincere thanks to the individuals whose names follow, for various obligations respectively, either by the loan of books, or by advice and assistance in literary difficulties, or by personal acts of civility and kindness at different periods during the prosecution of my labours :-DR. MACBRIDE, the Principal of Magdalene Hall, Oxford; the REV. DR. CORRIE, the Master of Jesus College, Cambridge; the late LORD KENYON, and his Librarian, the REV. THOMAS AIREY, at Peel House near Manchester; the REV. CANON SLADE, the Vicar of Bolton-le-Moors; MR. THOMAS JONES, the Librarian at Cheatham's College, Manchester; the REV. DR. BANDINEL, the Librarian of the Bodleian; MR. PANIZZI and other Gentlemen at the British Museum; the REV. R. C. TRENCH, the Vicar of Itchen Stoke, Hants; and the well known theological booksellers, MR. DARLING of Little Queen Street,