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 of your uncommon knowledge and abilities, they could not pas unoberved by the ablet judges; and all who have the happines of your peronal acquaintance, are witnees of a mot becoming piety and true virtue.

kind and early dipoition to encourage this undertaking, was a great obligation upon the author; and I gladly embrace the firt publick opportunity of making a grateful acknowledgement. The work now implores your protection; and it is not eay to find another name, that would do it equal honour in the learned world, and at the ame time remove the objections of thoe, who think that all the tudies of men in my profeion ought to be confined to one ubject. The are a lating monument (though I hope not the only one you will leave) that the truet concern for religion, and the greatet knowledge of divine things, are not inconitent with the mot accurate acquaintance, and profoundet skill, in all the branches of curious and polite learning.