These Sermons are sent out into the World upon the same Design with the former, viz. To promote Practical Godliness. Though none (I hope) will be offended with the Matter, yet the Circumstances require some Apology, which serious Readers will candidly interpret. This Collection is less than the former, the usual Time of the Exercise being contracted from a Month to a Fortnight, and I could in Modesty crave but a Week's addition: Besides, a less disorderly paging is made use of, to prevent a greater, while all Errors of this kind could not possibly be avoided, the Book being wrought off at several Presses; and that necessitated by the Importunity of those who heard the Sermons, they being impatient till they can read, what they heard with so great Satisfaction. Yet such things as these may occasion an abatement of their acceptation; but greater prejudices than these may be blown away with a Breath; do but say [and hold,] that you will set your selves to profit, to mend your own Faults, not to hunt for others; my Apology will appear less necessary, the Sermons more useful, and my Recommendation of them superfluous.
THese Sermons are sent out into the World upon the same Design with the former, viz. To promote Practical Godliness. Though none (I hope) will be offended with the Matter, yet the Circumstances require some Apology, which serious Readers will candidly interpret. This Collection is less than the former, the usual Time of the Exercise being contracted from a Month to a Fortnight, and I could in Modesty crave but a Week's addition: Besides, a less disorderly pageing is made use of, to prevent a greater, while all Errors of this kind could not possiby be avoyded, the Book being wrought off at several Presses; and that necessitated by the Importunity of those who heard the Sermons, they being impatient till they can read, what they heard with so great Satisfaction. Yet such things as these may occasion an abatement of their acceptation; but greater prejudices than these may be blown away with a Breath; do but say [and hold,] that you will set your selves to profit, to mend your own Faults, not to hunt for others; my Apology will appear less necessary, the Sermons more usefull, and my Recommendation of them superfluous.
