ALBION PRESS PRINTED,

BY AND FOR JAMES CUNDEE, IVY-LANE;

AND M. JONES, NO. 1, PATERNOSTER-ROW.

TO THE CHRISTIAN REMEMBRANCE OF

JOHN THORNTON, Esquire,

Who,

Adorning the doctrine of GOD his SAVIOUR,
In an almost unexampled degree,
By deeds of piety and benevolence,
Various, liberal, and extensive,
But without ostentation;
And, who,

Imparting the means of spiritual instruction,
As well as temporal relief,

To multitudes of the ignorant and the poor,
In every quarter of the world,

By a fortune, though affluent,

Yet unequal to the vast desire of spreading good,
Which possessed his mind;
Owned amidst all,
That himself was a sinner,
Indigent and helpless;'

And resting no hope ou what appeared,
To every eye but his own,

A long and astonishing course of excellent usefulness,
Chearfully acknowledged, to his latest hour,
That, by the grace of God he was,
Whatever he was,

Of faith, or holiness, or stability;
Thus ascribing his whole title to salvation,
With all the things that accompany it,
In practice, prospect, and experience,
To the favour and mercy of
JEHOVAH,

FATHER, SON, AND SPIRIT,
In and through

THE GREAT REDEEMER:

PREFACE.

THIS little treatise is divided into three parts; the first of which relates chiefly to the word and work of God in the redemption of souls by Jesus Christ; the second, to the inward and practical experience of this redemption in the heart of the believer; and the third, to his outward conversation and conduct with others. The addresses to God, at the end of each part, may be read alone, or all together, in their order, as one prayer.

On this wide and important subject, the reflections, which might have been greatly multiplied, are brought into as narrow a compass as possible, being intended rather for hints to carry on the mind to farther meditations, than for full or exact meditations themselves. The treatise therefore is printed for the pocket, that the serious christian may find it a little Remembrancer, with many short errands to his heart, which will neither incumber him to carry, nor fatigue him to read.