Excerpt from The Works of the Rev. Edward Bickersteth, Vol. 7: The Chief Concerns of Man The first eighteen Discourses of this Volume formed a course of Valedictory Sermons, preached at Wheler Chapel in the autumn of 1830. The notes from which they were preached were prepared amidst all the pressure of engage ments connected with the relinquishment of an arduous scene of labour, and they were written out, and sent to the press amidst the many calls of a new situation, and the entire charge of a Country Parish. The Author could not refuse the earnest desire of those who heard them, for their publication and his hope respecting them is, that they may be useful to a beloved congregation, among whom the Author laboured for many years and possibly to others who are desiring plain scriptural truths on common but most important subjects. 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.