TO THE YOUNG, WHOSE CHRISTIAN USEFULNESS AND COMFORT WILL, THROUGH LIFE, MAINLY DEPEND ON THE FORMATION OF EARLY HABITS: TO THOSE IN MIDDLE LIFE, WHO, WHILE DISCHARGING THEIR ACTIVE DUTIES, HAVE NEED OFTEN TO PAUSE, AND EXAMINE BY WHAT RULES THEY LIVE: TO THE AGED, WITH AN EARNEST PRAYER THAT THE CLOSING YEARS OF THEIR LIFE MAY BE THE BEST, AND THEIR LAST WORKS MORE THAN THE FIRST: This Manual IS RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED, BY THE EDITOR. |