THE

Whole Duty

O F

MAN.

Laid down

In a plain and Familiar Way for the
Üle of All, but especially the
Meanest Reader.

Divided into XVII. Chapters;

One whereof being read every Lord's Day,
the Whole may be read over
Thrice in the Year.

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Neceffary for all Families.

WITH

PRIVATE DEVOTIONS
For feveral OCCASIONS.

LONDON,

Printed by W. Norton for E. and R. Pawlet, at
the Sign of the Bible in Chancery-Lane,
near Fleetftreet, 1709.

1419. e. 147.

TO THE

BOOKSELLER.

SIR,

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ou needed not any interceffion to recommend this Task to me which brought its Invitations and Reward with it. I very willingly read over all the Sheets,both of the Dif courfe, and the Devotions annext, and find great caufe to blefs God for both, not difcerning what is wanting in any part of either, to render it, with God's bleffing, moft fufficient, and proper to the great End defigned, the Spiritual fupplies and advantages of all those that shall be exercised therein. The fubject matter of it, is indeed, what the Title undertakes, The Whole Duty of Man, fet down in all the Branches with Thofe advantages of brevity and Partitions, to invite, and fupport, and engage the Reader, That Condefcenfion to the meaneft capacities, but withal That weight of spiritual arguments, wherein the beft Proficients will be glad to be affifted, that it seems to me equally fitted for both forts of Readers, which shall bring with them a fincere defire of their own, either prefent or future advantages. The Devotion-part in the Conclufion is no way inferior, being a seasonable A 2

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aid to every Man's Infirmities, and hath extended it felf very particularly to all our principal conThe Introduction hath fupplied the place of a Preface, which you feem to delire from me, and leaves me no more to add, but my Prayers to God, "That the Author who hath taken care to convey fo liberal an Alms to the Corban fo "fecretly, may not mifs to be rewarded openly, in "the visible power, and benefit of this work, on "the hearts of the whole Nation, which was ne"ver in more need of fuch fupplies, as are here "afforded. That his All-fufficient Grace will bless "the feed fown, and give an abundant encrease, is the humble request of

Your affured Friend,.

H. HAMMOND.

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