Excerpt from The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D, Vol. 3 of 6: Containing, Besides His Sermons, and Essays on Miscellaneous Subjects, Several Additional Pieces, Selected From His Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753; To Which Are Prefixed Memoirs of the Life of the Author Nor. Is the complaint of the declension of virtue and piety made only by the protestant dissenters: It is a general matter of mournful observation amongst all that lay the cause of God to heart: And therefore it cannot be thought amiss for every one to use all just and proper efforts for the recovery of dying religion in the world. And since something may be done amongst the ministers, and something among the people, to attain this de sirable end, I have been persuaded to publish these following exhortations, or addresses, which are directed both to the one and the other. 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.