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bod to account for the superiority is not difficult. The 

 utility. of the work is now established, and clergymen, appre- 

 ciating its merits, and knowing its extensive circulation, 

 select with care .the sermons they wish to appear in its pages. 

 The Scottish Pulpit is a publication in which Christians of 

 every denomination are interested. With party it has 

 nothing to' do. The diffusion of Christianity is its object, 

 in a mode cheap, convenient, and elegant. In this age of 

 cheap publications the idea of furnishing two sermons foi 

 twopence seemed to be merely the speculation of an ardent 

 mind. The attempt, however, pleased the religious public 

 —the variety of the work continued to excite attention — its 

 substantial matter ensured approbation, till, from ranking 

 as a weekly production, it has assumed the loftier station of 

 a standard publication of practical divinitj\ Nor is thia 

 strange. The sermons generally are, what such productions 

 should be, calculated to improve the understanding and aifect 

 the heart, and from the peculiar circumstances under which 

 they are furnished, they have an uhction which iew printed 

 sermons possess. This publication, therefore, has just claims 

 for general diffusion. Is the Christian fond to possess a 

 sermon of his beloved minister? In the stillness of the 

 Sabbath evening does he wish a work suitable for that day, 

 and in unison with his feelings? Does the father, in the 

 domestic circle on that evening, require a publication to 

 instruct the minds of his household, and improve their 

 hearts ? Is the Christian, in the seclusion of a sick cham- 

 ber, desirous of spiritual comfort ? — to ail these classes, how 

 diversified soever their circumstances, the Scottish Pulpit is 

 peculiarly adapted. The religious sailor, will find this work 

 most suitable for a spare hour on Sunday. It will remind 

 him of home, of his duty to himself, to his neighbour, and to 

 his God. The pious shipmaster, who assembles his crew 

 for religious purposes on Sabbath, would consult his own 

 interest, and the spiritual welfare of those for whom be is 

 deeply responsible, by adding to his religious exercises a 

 selection from the pages of this work. We heartily recom- 

 mend this publication to the patronage of the religious pub- 

 lic; known, its merits will be acknowledged; and we are 

 proud to hijye this work associated with the literature of 

 Scotland. It is worthy of her press and of her pastors ; and 

 the publishers merit the warmest thanks for the manner ,in 

 which the Scottish Pulpit has been conducted, and we sin- 

 cerely trust their past and continued exertions will be fairly 

 appreciated."— Greenock Advertiser. 



