religion, it is alleged, is simple, not to say naive, and can be easily understood by anyone who will read his Primary Treatises and Catechisms; but his ‘theology’ evades description. He introduced no new doctrines, and his revival of a number of old ones scarcely enhances his claim to theological distinction. His writings contain, not a theology, but statements of doctrine, which cannot be reduced to an ordered and coherent system. If his work has been of vital and lasting importance for religion,