6CHAPTER III.
21CHAPTER XVIII.
7CHAPTER IV.
22PREFACE.
8CHAPTER V.
23I. AMONG THE GREEKS, &c. viz.
9CHAPTER VI.
24II. The Romans also yielded us instances to our point in hand, viz.
10CHAPTER VII.
25III. I will now proceed to report the virtuous doctrines and sayings of men of more retirement; such as philosophers and writers, both Greeks and Romans, who in their respective times were masters in the civility, knowledge, and virtue that were among the Gentiles, being most of them many ages before the coming of Christ, viz.
11CHAPTER VIII.
26IV. Nor is this reputation, wisdom, and virtue, only to be attributed to men: there were women also in the Greek and Roman ages, that honoured their sex, by great examples of meekness, prudence, and chastity; and which I do the rather mention, that the honour, story yields to their virtuous conduct, may raise an allowable emulation in those of their own sex, at least, to equal the noble character given them by antiquity, viz.
12CHAPTER IX.
27CHAPTER XX.
13CHAPTER X.
28CHAPTER XXI.
14CHAPTER XI.
29THE CONCLUSION.
15CHAPTER XII.
30FOOTNOTES:
