THIS Address was intended to make two lectures; but the author was
led to abridge it and deliver it as one, partly by the apprehension, that
some passages were too abstract for a popular address, partly to secure
the advantages of presenting the whole subject at once and in close con-
nexion, and for other reasons which need not be named. Most of the
passages which were omitted, are now published. The author respect-
fully submits the discourse to those for whom it was particularly intended,
and to the public, in the hope, that it will at least bring a great subject
before the minds of some, who may not as yet have given to it the atten-
tion it deserves.

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