Excerpt from Gems of Piety, From the Select Remains of the Rev. John Mason: Recommended by Dr. Isaac Watts; Carefully Revised, With Additions of Poetry Upon the Whole, I cannot but conceive it to bea useful service to mankind, to have these papers spread abroad in the world; and that every occasion may be taken to support a sense of religion amidst the many temptations of this life. And if you imagine, sir, that my Opinion may be of any advantage, you have free leave to make this letter public as you please. 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.