Excerpt from A Compendium of the System of Divine Truth: Contained in a Series of Essays, in Which the Principal Subjects Contained in the Holy Scriptures, Are Carefully Arranged, Briefly Discussed, and Improved Accordingly, we add, that a compendium of divine truth is calculated, not only to enlighten the ignorant, and arrest the attention of stupid and profane but also to increase the comforts and joys of real Christians. When the foundation of all their hopes is discovered, in one comprehensive view, it is calculated greatly to excite their joy, and to confirm their faith and hope in the divine promises. 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.