Three treatises tending to awaken secure sinners

Being desired to Preach before you at Pauls, I was fain to preach a Sermon which I had preached once before to a poor ignorant Congregation in the Country, having little leisure for study in London. I was glad to see that the more curious stomachs of the Citizens did not nauseate our plain Country Doctrine, which I seemed to discern ⟨image 80⟩in the diligent attention of the greatest Congregation that ever I saw met for such a work: But I little expected that you should have so far esteemed that discourse, as to have thought it meet for the view of the world, as I understood by a Message from you, desiring it may be Printed. I readily obey your w•ll, when it gives me the least intimation of the will of God. Its possible some others may afford it the like favourable Acceptance and entertainment. I am sure the subject is as necessary as common; and the Plainness makes it the fitter for the ignorant, who are the far greatest number, and have the greatest need. I have added the 9, 10, 11, and 12. Heads or Common places, which I did not deliver to you for want of time; and because the rest are too briefly touched (as contrived for an hours work) I have enlarged these; though making them somewhat unsuitable to the rest, yet suitable to the use of those that they are now intended for: The Directions also in the end are added.

BEing desired to Preach before you at Pauls, I was fain to preach a Sermon which I had preached once before to a poor ignorant Congregation in the Country, having little leisure for study in London. I was glad to see that the more curious stomachs of the Citizens did not nauseate our plain Country Doctrine, which I seemed to discern ⟨image 80⟩in the diligent attention of the greatest Congregation that ever I saw met for such a work: But I little expected that you should have so far esteemed that discourse, as to have thought it meet for the view of the world, as I understood by a Message from you, desiring it may be Printed. I readily obey your w•ll, when it gives me the least intimation of the will of God. Its possible some others may afford it the like favourable Acceptance and entertainment. I am sure the subject is as necessary as common; and the Plainness makes it the fitter for the ignorant, who are the far greatest number, and have the greatest need. I have added the 9, 10, 11, and 12. Heads or Common places, which I did not deliver to you for want of time; and because the rest are too briefly touched (as contrived for an hours work) I have enlarged these; though making them somewhat unsuitable to the rest, yet suitable to the use of those that they are now intended for: The Directions also in the end are added.