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respond with that of the books themselves 

 in the canon of the Bible. 



Next succeeds the very important class 

 of literature representing the Bible in con- 

 tact with society through the medium 

 of the Church. The most obvious form 

 of this relation is the liturgical. Litur- 

 gies accordingly succeed Scripture in the 

 Museum arrangement, precedence being 

 given to the various Churches in the order 

 of their antiquity. A minor but very 

 extensive class of Liturgy, the Psalm and 

 Hymn, naturally follows as an appendix, 

 preceding Private and Family Devotion, 

 which prefaces works on liturgical subjects 

 in general. The next great department 

 of this class of literature ensues in the 

 shape of Creeds and Catechisms. These 

 pass into formal expositions of dogmatic 

 theology, including theological libraries; 



