By RICHARD BUNDY, D. D. Now firft Publifhed from his. LONDO N, Printed for LoCKYER DAVIS, at Lord Bacon's ་་ PREFACE. I T would be needless to make any Apology for offering the following Difcourfes to the World. The Eafinefs of the Style, and the Clearnefs of the Method, fufficiently fhews them to be the genuine Works of the Author, whofe Name is prefixed to them. They are upon fome of the most important and interefting Points of Christianity, with regard both to Faith and Practice. There evi dently appears in them all, a most warm and pious Zeal, for the great Articles of our holy Religion, and a moft affectionate Earneftness in inculcating the Virtues and Duties of the Chriftian Life, and raising the A 2 the true Spirit of Devotion, Humility, and Charity. And yet there is nothing in them like any Taint of Enthufiafm, or the leaft bordering upon Extravagance. This furely is the best Character and Recommendation of Compofitions of this Nature: And this, we truft, will intitle thofe, which follow, to the Favour and Approbation of all candid and ferious Readers. In the Sermon on Whit-Sunday is a Text or two of Scripture differently interpreted from the common Way, in which the Generality of Men of Learning have underftood them. The Editor did not think himself at Liberty to make any Alterations in these Cases. He leaves them to the Judgment and Confideration of Scholars. If they fhould fhould not be found fatisfactory, they are at least innocent. They are not contrived to maintain or fupport any new Doctrines or Schemes whatever. Nay they are applied to the farther Defence and Proof of fome Points of That Faith, which was once for all delivered to the Saints, at the Beginning of Chriftianity, and which therefore we ought to hold faft, pure and undefiled, to the End of the World. Dr. BUNDY was generally allowed, even by the beft Judges who heard him, to be a very pleafing and agreeable, as well as a very ufeful and inftructive Preacher. And though none of his Sermons were composed for the Prefs; yet the two Volumes which were publifhed foon after his Death, have A 3 met |