Late Rector of Wefton-Favell, in Northamptonshire. THE TWENTY-FOURTH EDITION. LONDON: Printed for J. F. and C. RIVINGTON; B. LAW; C. DILLY; G. and T. WILKIE. MDCCLXXXIX. ADVERTISEMENT то THE THIRD EDITION. I MUST entreat the Purchasers of the former Editions, to excufe the Freedom I have taken, in making feveral confiderable Additions to this. It has been done at the Perfuafion of fome judicious Friends, who apprehended, the Piece might. be more useful, and less unworthy of the public Patronage, if it touched upon fome very interesting Subjects, hitherto omitted. As I had no Views, but to render the Performance more pleafing and Jerviceable; no Reader, I hope, will be offended at my Practice, or complain of it as injurious. Nevertheless, as I would willingly avoid, whatever might feem to ftand in need of an APOLOGY; İ defire Leave to declare, That no future largements, or Alterations, fhall be fuffered to depreciate what, with the deepest Gratitude for their past Encouragement, I now commit to the Candour of the Public. A 2 It is owing to the delicate Defign, the eloquent Pencil, and the ftill more amiable Condefcenfion, of the very ingenious Dr. WALL, an eminent Phyfician at Worcester, that I am enabled to prefent my Readers with the Two beautiful and inftructive Frontifpieces-And, that thefe Volumes are thus elegantly adorned, without making any other Advance in the Price, than what unavoidably arifes from the additional Number of Sheets, is owing to the Generofity of my honoured Friend, Sir THOMAS DRURY, Bart. Who, at his own Expence, furnished thefe Copper-plates, engraved by one of the fineft Hands in the Kingdom. A Favour, which I take a very peculiar Satisfaction in acknowledging, not only as it is a fignal Honour to the Author, and his Performance; but as it is alfo a pleafing and authentic Proof, that Christianity bas its Patrons in the fuperior Stations of Life: that there are Perfons, who think it no Difgrace to their diftinguished Rank and ample Fortune, to countenance even the weakest Attempt, for promoting the Interests of true Religion. As for the MONUMENTAL Plate, having confidered the most material Circumstances pretty largely (fee Page 25.); I should have added nothing more in this Advertisement, had it not been to point out an important MORAL, fuggefted in the ARMS of the Two Families; not expreffed in the Monument itself, but purposely inferted in the enJuing Draught.-It will on the first Inspection be 4 obferved, |