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Written by HIMSELF, and addreffed to his CHILDREN,
Now firft publifhed from his own Manufcripts.

To which are added,

Some ORIGINAL PAPERS, and LETTERS to and from the AUTHOR.

Thou which haft fhewed me great and fore troubles, fhalt quicken me again, and fhalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every fide. PSAL. lxxi. 20. 21.

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what
he hath done for my foul. PSAL. lxvi. 16.

The righteous fhall be in everlafting remembrance. PSAL, cxii. 6.
By it he being dead, yet speaketh. HEB. xi. 4.

EDINBURG H:

Printed by A. MURRAY and J. COCHRAN, For W. ANDERSON, Bookfeller, Stirling Sold alfo by J. BELL, and W. GRAY, Edinburgh; J. BRYCE, and P. TAIT, Glasgow; and G. KEITH, J. BUCKLAND, and J. DONALDSON, London.

MDCCLXXVI

Entered in Stationers hall, according to

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Advice to the parish, with respect to
their duty as loyal fubjects in the rebellion 1715,

3. Ditto on p. 351. Overtures of admiffion to the Lord's

table, and debarring from it,

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5. Note on p. 399. The Author's memorial concerning his Effay on the Hebrew text of Genesis, 6. Ditto on p. 409. Paragraph of a letter from the Author to the minifter of E

7. Ditto on p. 470.

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The Author's memorial concerning his Effay on the Hebrew accentuation,

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8. Letter from the Rev. Daniel Waterland, D. D. master of Magdalene college in Cambridge, and chaplain in ordinary to his Majefty, to Mr G. relative to the Author's work on the Hebrew text of Genesis, - 16 9. Letters from the Rev. Mr Henry Davidson, late minister of the gospel at Galashiels, to the Author, 18 10. Letter to the Author, in the Latin tongue, from the very Rev. William Hamilton, profeffor of divinity in the university of Edinburgh, upon the subject of the Hebrew accentuation,

11. Extract of a letter from Mr Grant to the Author, concerning Sir Richard Ellys,

12. Letter from the Author to Sir Richard Ellys, Bt, member of parliament,

13. Sir Richard Elly's reply,

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14. A fecond letter from the Author to Sir Richard Ellys, 25 15. A third letter from the Author to Sir Richard Ellys, 27 16. Letters from the Author to his correspondent in Edinburgh,

17. Letter from the Author to the Rev. Mr James Hogg, minifter of the gospel at Carnock,

18. Letter from an eminent diffenting minister in Effex to the Author's grandfon, concerning the Author's appearance before the General Affembly of the church of Scotland 1729, in Profeffor Simfon's process,

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The Author's Address to his Children.

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JOHN, JANE, ALISON, and THOMAS BOSTONS.

MY DEAR CHILDREN,

Apprehend, that by the time it is defigned, under the conduct of all-difpofing Providence, this should come into your hands, ye may be defirous to know your father's manner of life, beyond what ye faw with your eyes and it is very pleafing to me, that, as to that point, I am capable, in fome measure, to fatisfy you, by means of two manufcripts, which I leave unto you, committing them to the Lord my God for prefervation, and a bleffing on them.

The one is a bound book in quarto, intitled, Paffa ges of my Life, at writing hereof, confifting of three hundred and fixty-two written pages, beginning from my birth, ending October 19. 1730, and figned *. I was not arrived at twenty years of age, when, without a prompter, fo far as I know, I began collecting of these paffages, for my own foul's benefit: and they, being carried on, have often fince that time been of use to me. For which caufe I recommend the like practice to you; remembering the promise, Pfal. cvii. 43. "Whofo is wife, and will observe those "things, even they fhall understand the loving"kindness of the Lord."

The other is the following general account of my life, at writing hereof, confifting of two hundred and

* The author, before his death, added fome pages more.

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