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THE XXXIX.  ARTICLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.  Edited by E.C.S.  Gibbon, D.D. Third and Cheaper Edition in one Volume.  Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d.

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF RELIGION.  By F.B.  Jevons, M.A., Litt.D. Third Edition.  Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.

THE DOCTRINE OF THE INCARNATION.  By R.L.  Ottley, D.D. Second and Cheaper Edition.  Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d.

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE CREEDS.  By A.E.  Burn, B.D. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.  By Alfred Caldecott, D.D. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.

A HISTORY OF EARLY CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.  By J.F.  Bethune Baker, M.A. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.

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