Hall writes, "I am not ashamed to declare myself a warm conscientious friend of the reformation-system of doctrine, worship, discipline,and government, which is publicly professed in the church of Scotland, and delineated in the Confession of faith and Catechisms, in the Directory for the worship of God, and in the Form of Presbyterial church-government,--all composed by the Assembly convened at Westminster (1643-1647). But my attachment to this system arises, neither from the authority of that assembly, nor from a devoted regard to my connections, whom I honour and esteem in the Lord; but from the conviction, upon enquiry, that this system, for which our ancestors so nobly contended, is founded upon, and agreeable to the oracles of God" (preface. iv-v). Chapters cover: Reading the Scripture; Preaching; Hearing the Word Preached; Singing of Praises; Prayer; Public Blessing of the Congregation; the Sacraments in General; Baptism; the Lord's Supper; Observation of the Lord's Day; Times of Thanksgiving; Religious Fasts; Ministerial Visitations of the Flock; Ministerial Visitation of the Sick; Of Catechizing; Of Social Religious Meetings; Of Family Religion; Of Personal Religion; Of Liberality to the Poor; Of Swearing by the Name of God; Of Vowing to the Lord; Of Casting of Lots. Appendices cover: Love-feasts; the Holy Kiss; Washing the Disciples Feet; and Abstaining from Blood. 868 pages.

Volume One

• Of reading the holy scriptures
• Of preaching the gospel
• Of hearing the word preached
• Of singing the praises of God
• Of prayer
• Of the public blessing of the congregation
• Of the sacraments in general
• Of baptism
• Of the Lord's supper

Volume Two

• Of the observation of the Lord's day
• Of times of thanksgiving
• Of religious fasts
• Of ministerial visitations of the flock
• Of ministerial visitation of the sick
• Of catechising
• Of social religious meetings
• Of family-religion
• Of personal religion
• Of liberality to the poor
• Of swearing by the name of God
• Of vowing to the Lord
• Of casting of lots