* ***** ADVERTISEMENT. enlighten the Understanding, and a mend the Heart: To promote Love to wards God, and Good-Will towards Men: To advance the Honor of the Redeemer, and the Salvation of Souls: These were the Author's Views when he wrote, preached, and published the following Discourses. They were not defigned to gratify the Curious, the Captious, and the Critical; but fimply to edify a large Congregation of plain People. May the Divine Bleffing attend the Publication. D. SIMPSON. ** The Excellency and Importance of the Bible. A SERMON Preached before one of the SOCIETIES Of ARTIFICERS In MACCLESFIELD. "I have been acquainted somewhat with Men and Books: "I have had long Experience in Learning, and in the "World: There is no Book like the Bible, for excellent "Learning, Wisdom and Ufe; and it is want of Understand"ing in them, who think, or speak otherwise." JUDGE HALE. "Study the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Tefta"ment; therein are contained the Words of eternal Life. "It has God for its Author; Salvation for its End; and "Truth, without any Mixture of Error, for its Matter." Lock. |