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HE Main of this Fifth Book of Moes is a Recapitulation of everal memorable Paages, contained in the Other Four. But they are here repeated and enforced with all that Piety, and Widom, and tender Affection, which became o good a Governour. He, having in the Three foregoing Chapters brought to Remembrance many ignal Intances of the Divine Favour, whereby God's People had been afely and even miraculouly conducted to the Borders of the Promied Land, does here proceed to admonih them, what effect it was expected thoe Mercies hould produce. In my Text particularly he repreents both their Privilege and their Duty, in Terms o ignificant and comprehenive, as were exceeding proper to engage the Attention of Irael at that time. And (Bleed be the Goodnes of the ame gracious God) they are a Subject of Meditation no les eaonable at This Time: On a Day, that miniters o ample and o manifold matter of Thanks and Joy, to all the Members, and all the Lovers, of Our Irael.

Permit me therefore to hew as well Ours as Irael's part in them, by making ome few Remarks upon the Words; Firt, With regard to their Original Occaion and Meaning; And Then, as they are applicable to the, preent happy Circumtances of the Englih Church and Nation; Thoe Mercies more epecially, which it is the Deign