txìv The PREFACE. and therefore written with the greateft fini plicity, yet difcovers in every part of it much ferions thinking, as well as fevere felf- government. THE few paffages I have tranfcribed, in giving the reader this view of the defign of it, are in the firft or fecond volumes; I (hall now add fome of his meditations many years after. " UPON a defigned confederation of thofe " important fubje &s, the methods of di- vine providence towards me, my own " behaviour, what I ought to do, and how fupport myfelf under the calamities of " life, and the fears of death (and, for fuch confideration, I have a good opportunity cc this Lord's day, being detained from the Lc public affembly by fuch an indifpofition, as does not render me incapable of me- " ditating) a great many thoughts arife in " my heart. It is of the laft confequence, indeed the foundation of all religion, and " all comfort, to preferve right fentiments " concerning the Deity and his providence. " I have given my heart free leave to bring forth all its objections (and, they all turn upon
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