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DEDICATION.
And
let
me
intreat
you,
as
a
church of Christ, not
only to
suffer
but to
regard the
word
of
exhortation,
which,
as
your
aged pastor,
whose
voice you may probably hear
no
more,
I
would now, in
a
solemn
manner leave
with you,
viz.
Continue to
be of
one
mind,
live in peace,
be careful to practise
all
the
duties of
holiness and righteousness, keep close to God
by
humble
fervent prayer
and dependence, seek his
face, for
direction, and a
bles-
sing in
all your
affairs.
To
the God
of
Almighty
power,
and
infinite wisdom
and grace,
I
commend
you,
who
is
able
to build you up, and
give yon
an
inherit-
ance among them
that are
sanctified.
Finally,
my
beloved friends,
farewel. May
the love
of
God, the
grace
of
our Lord Jesus Christ, and the
communion
of the Holy Spirit,
be ever
with you.
Amen.
I
am, with much respect,
under
very declining circumstances of
We,
a
Your
affectionate friend,
and faithful
servant
in
the gospel,
ISAAC WATTS.
Stoke-Newington,
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Jan.
13,
1746-7.
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