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SynopsisExcerpt from Essay on the Composition of a Sermon There are in general five parts of a sermon, the exordium, the connection, the division, the discussion, and the application: but, as connection and division are parts which ought to be extremely short, we can properly reckon only three parts; exordium, discussion, and application. However, we will just take notice of connection and division after we have spoken a little on the choice of texts, and on a few general rules of discussing them. 1. Never choose such texts as have not a complete sense; for only impertinent and foolish people will attempt to preach from one or two words, which signify nothing. 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., Excerpt from Essay on the Composition of a Sermon The Reader may judge from hence of fome out of many reafons, which induce the Editor, as a minilter of the efiablilhed Church, to publilh this E'ay without the incumbrances with which the tranator had loaded it. There can be little doubt but that the notes have prevented many from perufing it, who might otherwife have been much profited by its contents: and it is hoped, that, now it is fent forth in its native drefs, and may be read without exciting either bigotry or difgufiz, it will become an object Of more general attention. 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.