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Practical Difcourfe

CONCERNING

DE AT H.

By WILLIAM SHERLOCK, D. D.

Late Dean of St. Paul's.

The Eight and Twentieth Edition.

LONDON:

Printed for J. WALTHOE, D. BROWNE, C. HITCH and L. HAWES, J. CLARKE, J. HINTON, JOHN RIVINGTON, JAMES RIVINGTON and J. FLETCHER, J. WARD, R. BALDWIN, W. JOHNSTON, S. CROWDER and T. LOWNDS, P. DAVEY and B. LAW, T. LONGMAN, and C. and R. WARE, M DCC LIX.

GODLEIAL

25JAN 1934

LIBRAR

To the Worshipful the

MASTERS of the Bench,

And the Reft of the

Members of the Two Honourable Societies

OF THE

TEMPLE.

My much honoured Friends,

NE Reafon of Publishing this plain Difcourfe is, because I cannot now preach to you as formerly I have done, and have no other Way left of discharging my Duty to you, but by making the Prefs fupply the Place of the Pulpit. Part of this you have already heard, and should have heard the reft, had I enjoyed the fame Liberty ftill; which God reftore to me again when he sees if not, his Will be done.

fit;

And the only Reason of this Dedication is, to make this public and thankful Acknowledgment (before I am for

ced

ced from you, if I must be so unhappy) of your great Refpects and many fingular Favours to me; which have been always fo free and generous, that they never gave Time, nor left any Room for me to afk: especially that obliging Welcome you gave me at my firft Coming, I mean your Prefent of a House, which, befides the Conveniences and Pleasure of a delightful Habitation, has afforded me that which I value much more, the frequent Opportunities of your Converfation.

Tho' I am able to make you no better Return than Thanks, I hope 'that Great MASTER whom I ferve will; and that GOD would multiply all temporal and spiritual Bleffings on you, is, and always fhall be, the fincere and hearty Prayer of,

GENTLEMEN,

Your most Obliged,

and Humble Servant,

W. SHERLOCK.

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