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Memorials of early piety. Occurring in the holy life & joyful death of Mrs.…
Memorials of early piety. Occurring in the holy life & joyful death of Mrs. Jerusha Oliver. : With some account of her Christian experiences, extracted from her reserved papers: and published, for the service of Christianity; but especially to serve the intentions of early religion. : [Four lines of Scripture texts]
printed by T. Green, 1711
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PREFACE.
THE Design of the ESSAY we are upon, is, To Do Good in the world; and very Particularly, among Younger Persons of the Female Sex; whose Improvement in Piety, would not be too much Studied, if there were much more Study Employed than there is upon it.
THE Design of the ESSAY we are upon, is, To Do Good in the world; and very Particularly, among Younger Persons of the Female Sex; whose Improvement in Piety, would not be too much Studied, if there were much more Study Employ'd than there is upon it.
I am able to say, on the behalf of this Essay, That I have a small Army of Neighbours Importunately calling upon me for it; A good number who tell me, tis pity such Piety should have two Burials; one in the Grave; 'tother in Oblivion: And it is a very allowable thing to gratify their Importunity. But this is a sort of a Thread-bare Apology, which I have no value for; I have cast it off a great while ago. It signifies nothing, if the Things Published upon it, are not for the Service of Mankind. And if they are so, [as, Reader, I hope, what thou hast before thee, will be!] there needs neither That, nor any other Apology at all, for their Publication.
I am able to say, on the behalf of this Essay, That I have a small Army of Neighbours Importunately calling upon me for it; A good number who tell me, tis pity such Piety shou'd have two Burials; one in the Grave; 'tother in Oblivion: And it is a very allowable thing to gratify their Importunity. But this is a sort of a Thread-bare Apology, which I have no value for; I have cast it off a great while ago. It signifies nothing, if the Things Published upon it, are not for the Service of Mankind. And if they are so, [as, Reader, I hope, what thou hast before thee, will be!] there needs neither That, nor any other Apology at all, for their Publication.