which, to be as good as my word, they here are, and I pray to God, they may do it the fervice I wish. I have little to say in their behalf, except this, that not one of them was compofed with any thoughts of being printed; they have been haftily written, and carry the marks of it along with them.-This may be no recommendation; -I mean it however as fuch; for as the fermons turn chief

ly upon philanthropy, and

thofe kindred virtues to it,

upon which hang all the law

and the prophets, I trust they will be no lefs felt, or worfe received, for the evidence

they bear, of proceeding more from the heart than the head. I have nothing to add, but that the reader, upon old and beaten fubjects, must not look for many new thoughts-'tis well if he has new language; in

three

three or four paffages, where he has neither the one nor the other, I have quoted the author I made free withthere are fome other paffages, where I fufpect I may have taken the fame liberty, -but 'tis only fufpicion, for I do not remember it is fo, otherwise I should have reftored them to their proper owners, fo that I put it in here more as a general faving, than from a consciouf

nefs

nefs of having much to an

fwer for upon that score: in

this however, and every thing

elfe, which I offer, or fhall

offer to the world, I reft,

with a heart much at ease,

upon the protection of the humane and candid, from whom I have received many favours, for which I beg leave to return them thanks

thanks.

CON