"receive all the rents, iffues, and profits "thereof, and (after all taxes, reparations and "neceffary deductions made) that he pay all "the remainder to the endowment of eight Divinity Lecture Sermons, to be establish"ed for ever in the faid Univerfity, and to be performed in the manner following: 66 66 66 66 66 "I direct and appoint, that, upon the first Tuesday in Eafter Term, a Lecturer be yearly chofen by the Heads of Colleges only, and by no others, in the room ad joining to the Printing-Houfe, between "the hours of ten in the morning and two "in the afternoon, to preach eight Divinity "Lecture Sermons, the year following, at St. Fi Mary's in Oxford, between the commencement of the last month in Lent Term, and "the end of the third week in Act Term. Alfo I direct and appoint, that the eight "Divinity Lecture Sermons fhall be preached upon either of the following fubjects-to "confirm and establish the Christian Faith, and to confute all heretics and fchifmatics 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 Jefus Chrift-upon the Divi Inity of the Holy Ghoft-upon the Arti"cles of the Chriftian Faith, as compre"hended in the Apoftles' and Nicene Creeds. 66 66 "Also I direct, that thirty copies of the eight Divinity Lecture Sermons fhall 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 ex66 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. b 2 "Alfo (xx) "Also I direct and appoint, that no per"fon fhall be qualified to preach the Divi66 nity Lecture Sermons, unless he hath taken "the Degree of Master of Arts at least, in "one of the two Universities of Oxford or "Cambridge; and that the fame perfon "shall never preach the Divinity Lecture "Sermons twice.” |