BUT the most eminent Lecture of all the rest in the City, is that appointed by the last Will and Testament of the Honourable Robert Boyle, deceased, naming Sir Henry Ashurst, Knight and Baronet, Sir John Rotheram, Knight, Serjeant at Law, and John Evelyn, Esq; Senior, his Trustees; settling an annual Salary of 50l. for some Divine or Preaching Minister, who shall be enjoined to perform the Offices following. First, To preach eight Sermons in the Year, for proving the Christian Religion against notorious Infidels, viz. Atheists, Deists, Pagans, Jews and Mahometans; not descending to any Controversies that are among Christians themselves. These Lectures to be on the first Mondays in the Months of January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November, in such Churches as the Trustees shall from time to time appoint. Secondly, To be assisting to all Companies, and encouraging them in any Undertaking for propagating the Christian Religion. Thirdly, To be ready to satify all real Scruples, as any may have concerning those Matters; and to answer such new Objections or Dif- ficulties as may be started, to which good Answers have not yet been made.

Accordingly this Lecture hath been preached hitherto by very Learned Men, some of them Bishops. The first that began it was Dr. Bentley, who preach'd two Years. 2. Dr. Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells. 3. Dr. Williams, Bishop of Chichester, who preached two Years. 4. Dr. Gastrel. All these preached the Lecture at Bow and St. Martins in the Fields. 6. Mr. Harris, since Doctor of Divinity. 7. Dr. Blackal, after Bishop of Exeter. 8. Dr. Stanhope, two Years, Dean of Canterbury. 9. Mr. Adams, since Doctor of Divinity. 10. Mr. Samuel Clark, since Doctor of Divinity, who preached Ann. 1704 upon the Being and Attributes of God, and was appointed for the ensuing Year 1705. 11. Dr. Hancock. 12. Mr. Whiston. 13. Dr. John Turner. 14. Dr. Lilly Butler. 15. Dr. Woodward. 16. Mr. Derham. 17 Mr. Ibbot, now Doctor of Divinity. 18. Mr. Stonestreet. 19. Dr. Leng.

The Learned Discourses preached at these Lectures have generally been printed, for more publick Benefit.