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the work at full length . The passages are as follow : Thd design of the following work is to render the sacred writings more useful and easy to be understood by persons of the meanest capacity , who are frequently at a Iqss what passages of scripture to peruse ^ when time permits , in order to , improve
themselves in the duties of a Christian . It has often given me a sensible concern to see unlearned , but well-meaning persons turning over their Bible ^ and frequently pitching upon the least edifying or most difficult passages of holy writ , for want of proper directions what part to select as most necessary for their perusal ,, and best adapted to their several capacities , &c . Nor
am I singular in my opinion ^ for I have heard many judicious persons lament the want of a proper help to schoolmasters and private families , to point out those portions of scripture which are most necessary for the faith and practice of a Christian , instead of leaving them to the promiscuous reading of the Bible , which is not always attended with the wisfeed-for
improvements . The learned and pious Dr . Watts expresses himself on the subject in the following words : For my part 1 could wish there were select portion ' s of scripture chosen out , and printed by themselves for children ( and I may add unlearned persons , young or old )^ to read in private ; that their time devoted to religion and worship might not be spent in such parts
of the Bible as are of very little use to them */ " The title of the work from the preface to which these quotations are made is at full length thus : * The Holy Bible , adapted to the useN of schools and private families , containing ail those parts of the Old and New Testament which relate to the faith and practice of a Christian : the whole divided into chapters and paragraphs ,
with short observations : the whole carefully selected in the manner recommended by the late pious and learned Dr . Watts * London : printed for C . D . Piguenit , No . 8 , Aldgate , 1784 . ' This work I referred to in my prospectus and introduction , not doubting at the time but it was well known , and easy to be , met
with at almost any bookseller's . Had I been aware that it was so very little known as I have since discovered it to be , I shotr ! 4 have been more explicit in what I said relative to ? I > r . \ Vattv , than I was . I hope , however , what I have now stated will be deemed a sufficient answer to your reviewer ' s inquiry , and a complete satisfaction of his curiosity . . '
In another place he says , " From the prospectus of this work which appeared about two years ago , we were led to expect an original version of some book of the OldTest ^ ment by a friend of the author's . Why Mr . B . has failed of gratifying our ex * * Sec Watts s Prayers composed for the Use of Children , &c . p . x % &f X 2 7 *
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242 Mr * Browne s Explanation .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1806, page 242, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1724/page/18/
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