526 POCFACE. and idolatry. Now if these opinions prevail, the writings' of the prophetro and apostles will seem to me to be too much impoverished and curtailed, and' a great part of the advantage of these writings, both of the prophets and the apostles, will be cut off from christians in the present age, because they never wereof the seed of Israel, nor have ever been idolatrous heathens; or utterly ignorant of the true God, and Christ.Jesus his Son. The consideration of the holiness of places of worship Mmy late sermon being urged to the press, inclined me to review many of my manuscripts; and to take these papers ont of themwhich had any cognationor affinity to the same subject, viz. " The Holiness'ofTimed, Places; or People, and to publish them together under this title. if my meditations on any of these arguments shall sofar find acceptance withmy readers, as to lead theta into any clearer ideas ofsome part of our common christianity; let every degreeof knowledge awaken some thankfulness to God, and some happy improvement in the christian lice. Neeington, May 4, 1738; I. WATTS;
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