N offering the following Discourses to the publick, it may be proper to observe, that, never having been corrected for the press by the author, they must, necessarily, appear in a less finished form than if prepared for publication by his own hand; and, it is hoped, that this observation will suffice to insure for them a candid and liberal reception.
In the selection of Sermons for the present volume, great pains have been taken so to vary the subjects, as to render them interesting and useful to all denominations of Christians. The pious reader will find the leading truths of religion, both doctrinal and preceptive, so far as they are treated in these Discourses, ably and satisfactorily elucidated.
The Forms of Prayer, which, in compliance with the request of a number of the author's friends, are subjoined to the Sermons, are a few of a collection which he prepared and used at an early period of his ministry. For many years before his death, his prayers were entirely extemporaneous.
There is still a large collection of Sermons and Lectures, of which one, two, or more volumes, as circumstances permit, will be published as soon as it shall be deemed expedient.