"IT's Customary to prefix some Apology before Performances of this Nature. All that I shall offer of that kind is this: That my Profession as a Christian, and Character as a Minister of the Gospel, oblige me to improve the small Talent my Great Master has given me, for the honour of his Name, and in the Service of his Church; and that, pursuant to this good Design, right Reason instructs me, to make any of my Labours that I think have a tendency this Way, as extensive and permanent as I can; that so far as I know my self, was the purpose of my Heart in the Composure and Publication of the following Discourse, which if attain'd, will yield me the Satisfaction I desire."
This is an edition of a classical book first published in the eighteenth century.
