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Excerpt from The First and Last Words of a Pastor to His People The object of every minister should be, to endeavour to persuade his flock that he is interested for them. My brethren, by God's help I will endeavour to obtain this testimony. In the meanwhile, all I ask is that you believe me sincere and ca1mest - that I really wish to promote your eternal interest. I expect no more than this at present; and this I have a right to expect, till you have cause to think otherwise. I have come among you with the determination, as far as is in my power, of continuing with you. I enter upon my charge in the hope that I shall never leave you but that I shall be permitted to labour among you, until the day when I shall be called to account; and I confess I think myself happy that my lot is likely to be cast in a place endeared to me by the ties of early recollections, and among so many who have known me from my youth up. I look with confidence for your assistance and support in my ministry; and indulge the h0pe, that, by the blessing of God, I shall have the comfort of knowing that my labour has not been in' vain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.