Excerpt from A Sermon: Delivered at Natick, January 5, 1817, Containing a History of Said Town, From 1651 to the Day of Delivery This Psalm appears to have been composed, ci ther in a time of personal distress of the Psalmist, or in a time of distress of the Israelitish nation. What ever was the cause of the Ps'a'lmist's grief, it was ex seeding sore. He could derive no comfort from con templating his present situation. As his present pros pects we're gloomy, he was naturally led to review the past. He reviewed hot only God's past dealing with him, but he extended his review to the Jewish nation. He recollected the many mercies and bless ings that God had bestowed upon the nation over which he reigned. I have considered the, days of old, the years of ancient times. Although we, my hear ers, may not be labouring under any peculiar distress yet it may be profitable for us, (as we have lately en tered upon a new year, ) to review not merely God's past dealings with us, as individuals, but extend our views further, and review God's dealings with this town, from the period, it is first known in history, till the present time. 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.