THE

Whole Duty

O F

MAN,

Laid down

In a Plain and Familiar Way,
For the Ufe of All, but especially
the Meaneft Reader.

Divided into XVII Chapters;

One whereof being read every Lord's-Day, the
Whole may be read over Thrice in the Year.
Necessary for all Families.

WITH

PRIVATE DEVOTIONS
for feveral OCCASIONS.

LONDON:

Printed for JOHN EYRES, WILLIAM and JOHN MOUNT,
and THOMAS PAGE; and Sold by the Bookfellers of London
and Westminster. M.DCC. XLVIII.

1419.

465.

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TO THE

BOOK-SELLER.

SIR,

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OU needed not any interceffion to. recommend this talk to me, which brought its invitations and reward with it. I very willingly read over all the fheets, both of the Discourse, and the Devotions annexed, and find great caufe to blefs God for both, not difcerning what is wanting in any part of either, to render it, with God's bleffing, moft fufficient and proper to the great end defigned, the fpiritual fupplies and advantages of all thofe, that fhall be exercifed therein. The fubject matter of it is indeed what the title undertakes. The whole Duty of Man, fet down in all the branches, with thofe advantages of brevity and partitions, to invite and fupport, and engage the reader; that condefcenfion to the meaneft capacities, but withal, that weight of fpiritual arguments, wherein the best proficients will te glad to be affifted; that it seems to me equally fitted for both forts of readers, which fhall bring with them a fincere defire of their own either pre

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fent or future advantages. The Devotion part, in the conclufion, is no way inferior, being a feafonable aid to every man's infirmities; and hath extended it felf very particularly to all our principal concernments. The Introduction hath fupplied the place of a Preface, which you feem to defire from me, and leaves me no more to add, but my prayers to God," That the AUTHOR, who hath taken "care to convey fo liberal an alms to the Corban "fo fecretly, may not mifs to be rewarded openly, "in the vifible power and benefit of this work, on "the hearts of the whole nation, which was never " in more need of such supplies as are here afforded. "That his all-fufficient grace will blefs the feed "fown, and give an abundant increase, is the hum"ble request of

Your affured Friend,

March 7th, 1657.

H. HAMMOND.

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