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Guilty Sinner Convicted.|| III. The Chriftian's Duty

II. Man's Recovery by Faith

with respect to both Per-

in Christ: or, The Con-

fonal & Family Religion.

By the late Rev. Mr. THOMAS HALY BURTON,

PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF
ST. ANDREW's.

PHILADELPHIA:

PRINTED BY DAVID HOGAN,

NO. 51, SOUTH THIRD-STREET, NEARLY OPPOSITE

THE UNITED STATES' BANK,

1801:

114

3-27-33 Sung

gift

Tappan Prist, Aspe RE FACE.

2-9-1933

WERE it not to answer the expectation of readers, and comply with the custom of writers, the following book might be ventured out to the world, without either preface, introduction, or recommendation, the very title page containing enough to entitle it to a careful and candid reading and perufal.

The worth and credit of the author is fufficiently eftablished among fuch as have any taste of piety or learning.

By the hiftory of his life, which has met with very good acceptance, it appears that he was a man of God, one whom he had fet apart for himself. How diftinct and pointed was he in obferving the Lord's way and work, in bringing him to himfalf! And where can we fee a brighter example, in thefe latter days of the world, of the humbling exercifts and comfortable enjoyment of Chriflians, than in the author? How exciting and edifying is it, to fee how clofe he walked with God in his fecret intercourfe with him, in his domeftic relations, and family devotions, in his public and ministerial work, and his converfation before the world, fetting the Lord always before him, and acknowledging him in all his ways!

May we not then expect fomething very well worth our while, in the performance of one of fuch a character? One that had the contents of the book written upon his own heart, before he preached them to his people, and was a living and lively witness and example of the great and grave truths now exhibited to public view.

However little this part of his character may take with the multitude, yet thofe truly ferious, who valued him while living, and have an honour for his memory when dead, will, no doubt, take pleasure to see how the great purposes in the book were managed by fuch an excellent hand; and the brethren that were concerned in the publishing of it, can, with a good deal of affurance, fay, that the experience, upon perufing, will answer the expectations raised, of meeting with a spirit of feriousness and piety breathing in it, and a great deal of falid judgment and diflint thought; and

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