Prefatory Notice

The following is a revised edition of an admirable treatise by the author of The Fountain of Life” and -’The Method of Grace.”

It appeared originally under the title of “England’s Duty-” and consisted of twelve sermons, preached, under the rich eifusions of the Spirit, to the author’s congregation, in the years 1688-9, about two yeare before his death, on the restoration of religious freedom, through the revolution that virtually amiulled the Act of Uniformity, by which the author for twenty-five years had been restrained from the free and public exercise of his ministry.

In this edition the treatise has been arranged in the form of chapters, and while considerable liberty has been taken with the language, in changing obscure phraseology, substituting modern for obsolete words, and omitting repetitious- passages, the spirit of the writer and his views of Christian doctrliie have been carefully preserved, and every scriptural quotation has been verified. A new title has likewise been adopted, more significant of the subject-matter of the work. It is believed, that in its present form, it will be esteemed a worthy companion to those already named, and, under the divine blessing, add greatly to the usefulness of the estimable author.