Excerpt from Memoir, Select Thoughts and Sermons of the Late Rev. Edward Payson, D. D, Vol. 2 of 3 If the opposition which this volume has successfully encoun tered renders it an interesting object of contemplation 3 the veneration which has been paid to it, the use which has been made of it, and the benefits which have been derived from it by the wise and good, in all ages, make it still more so. Who would not esteem it a most delightful privilege to see and con verse with a man who had lived through as many centuries as the Bible has existed; who had conversed With all the succes sive generations of men, and been intimately acquainted with their motives, characters, and conduct; who had been the chos en friend and companion of the wise and good in every age the venerated monitor, to whose example and instructions the wise had ascribed their wisdom, and the virtuous their virtues.z What could be more interesting than the sight, what more pleasing and instructive than the society of such a man? Yet such society we may in effect enjoy, whenever we choose to open the Bible. In this volume, we see the chosen companion. 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.