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with Commentaries, Sermons, Lectures, and Treatises on the several Books, Chapters, and Verses of the Holy Scriptures, Liturgical and Ritual Works, the Councils, Ecclesiastical History and Biography; and that, while minor authors have not been neglected, the great lights of the Church have been sedulously collected. The Fathers of the Christian Church will be found in the most complete and authentic editions of their works, the Schoolmen and Authors belonging to various religious orders, the Reformers, Puritans, the great Divines of the Anglican Church, the Church of Scotland, Dissenters, &c.; with a select collection of books in various departments of Literature, including Moral Philosophy, Travels in the East, General History, &c. Throughout the Catalogue, some of the most authentic documents and best treatises on the several subjects in Religion and regarding the Christian Church, which are at the present time earnestly inquired into, will be found, and those conversant in ancient and modern literature will recognise many books of most difficult attainment and rare occurrence.

That there should be no considerable omissions in so boundless a field, in a Library of such recent institution, will not be expected. The Catalogue is now submitted to the Members with much diffidence; they have now before them what the Library contains, its enlargement to an indefinite extent is in their power, by their continued patronage, by making known to others the advantages it affords, and by suggesting books to be added. A list is kept of any deficiencies pointed out, which are supplied as opportunity enables and as far as the encouragement given to the Institution will possibly allow.

The Catalogue has been compiled with an earnest desire to render it a lucid and ample Index to the contents of the Library, as well for the use of the Members as to furnish a convenient manual for any student of Theology; and it is hoped that this has, in some degree, been attained, so far, at least, as was consistent with the necessity for complying with the urgent desire for its early appearance, and with a due regard to restricting the volume to moderate limits. For the first time, the Student of Theology has before him, in a commodious form, the principal contents of each volume of the works of the Great Authors in Theology, nearly all in their best editions, with the Treatises contained in several important Collections; the Bibliotheca Patrum of Gallandius, the Lectiones Antiquæ of Canisius and Basnage, the Preservative against Popery of Bishop Gibson, the Anglia Sacra of Wharton, with others of a minor description, the Enchiridion Theologicum of Bishop Randolph, the Scholar Armed of Jones of Nayland, the Churchman Armed, the Phenix, and others. The titles of the books have been given in as full a manner as seemed necessary in order that a true idea of their subjects might be given; where any additional words are inserted they are placed within brackets. French names, beginning with an article, will in general be found under the article, and sometimes under

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the preposition, according to the usage now becoming prevalent in France. Lives are given, not under the author's name, but under that of the subject of the memoir.

It is intended as speedily as possible to class the whole Treatises contained in the Catalogue according to their subjects, for the use of the Members in the Library; and eventually to print the arrangement, should it be called for.

In order to ensure to the Members as much accommodation as possible, two or more copies of many of the books have been placed in the Library; these are not always of the same edition as in the Catalogue, and therefore should a particular edition be specially wanted, it ought to be stated in ordering it, as otherwise the one that is in the Library at the time will be sent this will render it necessary, also, to specify the Treatise actually wanted, not the volume of an author's works in which it is contained, as the duplicates are often of the Treatises published in a detached form. In addition to these duplicates an extensive reserve of books for reference in the Library, and which are not sent out, is obtained by the liberality of the Rev. W. C. Cotton, chaplain to the Lord Bishop of New Zealand, who, with the generous desire that his valuable library should be useful in his absence from this country, intrusted it to the care of the proprietor of the Clerical Library, with a request that it should be made useful to the Members. Some authors have honoured the Library by presenting copies of their works; these are duly acknowledged under their respective heads. The measure of success which the Library has obtained has been greatly owing to the early patronage and encouragement given to it by the Lord Bishop of New Zealand, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, the very Rev. W. F. Raymond, Archdeacon of Northumberland, the Rev. J. Endell Tyler, the Rev. W. J. E. Bennet, the Rev. Johnson Grant, the Rev. F. C. Cook, Inspector of Schools to the London Diocesan Board of Education, the Rev. H. Holden. In a most especial manner is the Library indebted to the Rev. R. S. Maitland, chaplain to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, and to the Hon. and Rev. Augustus Cavendish; to the Editor of the "British Magazine," and the Editor of the "Christian Remembrancer." It is hoped these gentlemen will excuse this public acknowledgment. The best acknowledgments are also due to those gentlemen who have successively joined the Library since that period, and who have all taken great interest in its success; it will be the endeavour of the Proprietor to make it still more worthy of their encouragement.

TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLERICAL LIBRARY

THE CATALOGUE IS

Bedicated,

WITH SENTIMENTS OF THE GREATEST RESPECT.

JAMES DARLING.