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it appears very plainly by the Composition, they never 

 had his linishing hand. Whatever inaccuracies or defects 

 were in the Original Copy, it is evident they have been 

 increased by the mistakes of the Transcriber or Printer : 

 The many obvious Errors of Words, and especially in the 

 Pointing, and even in dividing the Paragraphs, do mani- 

 festly prove this. But still the Substance, like pure gold, 

 loses nothing of its intrinsic value: so that, with all their 

 imperfections, a serious and attentive Reader cannot, 

 in its worst dress, but find many Beauties, and a rich 

 Treasure of Divine Knowledge. What gave the Editor 

 the first favourable opinion was the high regard which 

 two great and wise men *, now with God, always ex- 

 pressed for these Discourses. The very frequent perusal of 

 them since, and still discovering some new Beauties, and 

 (through Grace) some new Instruction and spiritual 

 Advantage, put him upon correcting the many literal 

 faults (of which a long list might be produced), and sup- 

 plying such defects and gaps as seemed to injure the 

 sense or break the connexion. But although the whole 

 will not appear with that advantage which the Author's 

 own hand would have given it ; yet as the Book is grown 

 so very scarce, and has always bore a high Character, 

 among all good men who had ever read it, especially as 

 it is chiefly levelled to oppose some unsound Doctrines 

 now reviving amongst us, it is hoped that the present 

 Edition will be received with no less Favour and Appro- 

 bation. The Preface to the First Edition will speak the 

 rest : To which are prefixed some Extracts from the Pre- 

 faces to his Grace's other Works." f 



Subsequent editors, taking occasion from the 

 many errors of the first edition, have made some 

 unwarrantable changes, and have in some places 

 corrupted the text still farther. This may be 

 seen by comparing the text of the standard, or 

 Pearson edition, with Rivington's reprint of 1745 : 



" The chief Mourners, the Precentors to take up the 

 Tune of these Threnes," Serm. vii. p. 123. Pearson has 

 themes, vol. iii. p. 177. " Disgregate," p. 23. ; Pn. dissi- 

 pate, p. 102. " Inordinacies," p. 32. ; Pn. corruptions, p. 

 109. " Ingrate," pp. 42. 69. ; Pn. ungrateful, pp. 115. 219. 

 "Moyling," p. 63.; Fn. turmoiling, p. 131. "Reduction," 

 pp. 70. 289. ; Pn. restoration, pp. 137. 296. " Superfice," 

 p. 124. ; Pn. surface, p.. 177, " Elogy," p. 155. ; Pn. eu- 

 logi/, p. 200. " Peculiar," p. 156. ; Pn. prerogative, p. 201. 

 " Persuasives," p. 165. ; Pn. motives, p. 206. " By-past," 

 p. 186. ; Fn.past, p. 123. " Evil Tidings," p. 201. ; Pn. 

 evil things, p. 234. " Erabase," p. 215. ; Pn. debase, p. 244. 

 " Poor moment," t6. ; Pn. moment, p. 245. "Prejudicate 

 differencing," p. 225. ; Pn. prejudicial distinguishing, p. 



251. "A verv lovely Song," p. 227. ; Pn. a fine song, p. 



252. " Boggle\" p. 255. ; Pn. bog, p. 273. " Charactered," 

 p. 259, ; Pn. characterized, p. 276. " Greatened," p, 291. ; 

 Pn. aggravated, p. 298. 



" Xot only do they by the smell of his Garments, or such 

 imposed Rights, obtain the blessing." — Serm. VIII. p. 146. 



In Pearson, the word Rights is altered to rites, 

 p. 193, — See an excellent Note on the passage in 

 Rivington's edition. 



" He commands thee to roll thj'self on Him." — Serm. 

 XII. p, 218. 



* « Sir R. Southwell and Sir F. Philips. The last of 

 whom often expressed his desire to see a new and more 

 correct edition." 



t The few uncorrected errors I have observed in this 

 2nd edition are: p. 117. 1. 2. "casually" for causally; p. 

 156. 1.2." is " for are ; p. 179. 1. 34. « and a combination " 

 for and NOT a combination ; p. 204. " strait " for straight ; 

 p. 205. 1, 1. " to " for with. 



This phrase, taken from the original in Ps. 

 xxxvii. 5., occurs before in the same Sermon, p. 

 209., and also in Serm. XXVI. ; Pn. p. 397. But 

 at the first reference it is altered in Pearson, to rely 

 on Him, p. 246. 



" The most [Hearers] are presentany Mushroom Chris- 

 tiana ; soon ripe, soon rotten." — Serm. XIII. p. 227. 



Is there such a word as " presentany ? " It is 

 altered in Pearson (p. 252.) to present, which does 

 not mend the matter much. 



" Humility is an odoriferous Grace, it is a decoring 

 Grace, and adds a Kind of sweetness to all other Graces ; 

 yea it serves singularly as a Character [i. e. test or crite- 

 rion] for the trial of the truth of all other Graces. As 

 Balsam, which is the chief of precious ointments {Baal 

 Shemin), is the truest and best, which, put into any 

 liquor, goes to the bottom ; that but slight [i. e. of little 

 worth] which swims above. So," &c. — Serm. VIII. p. 137. 



In Pearson, " decoring Grace " is changed into 

 gracing Grace ; "used to be tried " is inserted after 

 ointments (as perhaps is necessary) ; but '* Baal 

 Shemin" is omitted, pp. 186-7. 



From the Sermon (XII.) on Psalm cxii. 7. I 

 give the following passage, brackets and all, as I 

 find it in Eivington, and then the same in Pear- 

 son : — 



"This Blessedness ^is] unfolded [in this Psalm] as a 

 rich Landskip, so that we may view the well mixed 

 Colours, the Story and Tissure of it. [It is] the whole 

 Alphabet in Capital Letters : take all and set them toge- 

 ther, it is a most full and complete Blessedness; not a 

 Letter wanting to it 



"The first words fof this Psalm are very remarkable; 

 the}' serve] as the Inscription [to the whole, u/z.] The 

 Blessednesses of Man : Then follow the particulars," 

 &c., pp. 201-202.; cf. Note. 



" The blessedness is unfolded, like a rich landscape, 

 that we may view the well mixed colours, the story and 

 tissue of it, through the whole alphabet in capital letters. 

 And take all and set them together, it is a most full and 

 complete blessedness, not a letter wanting to it 



" The first words are the inscription, The blessedness of 

 that man, §-c. So the particulars follow," &c. — Pearson, 

 pp. 234-5. 



In Sermon VI. pp. 99-100., compare the pas- 

 sage relating to Horace's Rich Miser with that in 

 Pn. p. 159. ; and again, with regard to Horace's 

 Just Man, the words, " And a Heathen could say 

 of a good man," p. 207. are not in Pn. p. 238. 

 In Sermon XII. p. 217., a passage from Lucan is 

 given, which in the first edition was erroneously* 

 ascribed to Horace. The error is corrected in the 

 2nd edition, but not In Pearson, p. 246. A little 

 farther on a similar error occurs, Caligula taking 

 the place of Adrian, Pn. p. 247. In Sermon X. 

 " Concordia discordia," an erratum of the 1st edi- 

 tion, is noted in the 2nd, p. 164., but repeated by 

 Pearson, p. 206. In Sermon II., p. 22., irapfyn<ria, is 

 omitted in the modern edition, Pn. p. 101. Com- 

 pare the following passage with that in Pearson : — 



"Thus all these [conflicts] do but increase the Vic- 

 tories and Triumphs of Love, and make it move glorious. 

 As they tell us of [Hercules's Mistress :] her multiplying 

 labours to that Champion, [added to the number of his 



