common Christianity of prevailing error, if not they. Without formal ordination or the priestly office, they were both preachers and bishops by the grace of God. Reasons The place of each memoir in the series has been determined by the order of time on the college catalogue; or, when that was wanting, by that of birth. This will continue to be observed as the general rule. may occur to make its violation desirable or necessary. Those who have severally committed to me the following notices for republication, will please to accept my thanks for the favor; and will, I hope, be satisfied with the few but obvious changes which were found necessary to adapt them to this particular purpose. Many sentences, paragraphs, notes, appendices, desirable for one object, for another it was found equally desirable either to suppress, or greatly abridge. The remaining volumes will follow without farther delay. CAMBRIDGE, FEB., 1850, |