THE substance of this Treatise appeared several years ago in a series of articles in the Christian Index the South Western Baptist and partly in The Southern Baptist The author has been requested to revise the numbers for republication and in accordance with this request he submits them to the public in the present shape with some slight and unimportant modifications as to matter and arrangement The work goes forth with many imperfections yet over the head of all these the candid and charitable may by the divine blessing derive some little spiritual benefit from the publication If so the anxiety and labor bestowed upon it will find an ample and gratifying reward
                                                                                                                                             C.D.M.