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 by ministers of all denominations. To give the reader an idea how much I value the public observance of religion, which I consider a duty incumbent on every one, I say, without boasting, that I have averaged attending the Church of England twice of a Sunday for more than fifty years, besides occasionally attending other denominations, and I sincerely trust it has not been in vain; but still I find it necessary to do battle with my own heart, and doubt not, through Him who loved us and bore our sins and iniquities, of ultimately obtaining a victory, and I trust an eternal home among those who also have obtained pardon through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.

I leave this little book in the hands of the reader, with the earnest prayer, that if it stirs up a spirit of inquiry, the reader will be guided by the Spirit of Truth in its perusal; and, so far as it is in accordance with the Word of God of infinite love and wisdom, he may be enabled to see and act upon it to the setting up of the Lord's kingdom in his own mind and the minds of others.