Excerpt from Extracts From the Diary, Meditations, and Letters, of Mr. Joseph Williams, of Kidderminster: Who Died December 21, 1755, Aged 63; To Which Are Now Added, a Number of Original Letters; To the Late Rev. Mr. Randall, Stirling It was certainly the fa - rthefl from Mr Williams's intention, that his Diary and Meditations fhonld he pebliihed after his death, iand with his name. His firfi; copy of them was in 'ihorthand, which none of his relations were able to read; but he himfelf wrote an abridgment' of it in longhand, for the ufe, as he exprefsly mentioned, of his children and their defcendants; and which 15 now made public at the requeil of his only furviving daugh ter, his numerous grandchildren, and many other of his near relations. 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.