Excerpt from The Works of the Rev. John Newton, Late Pastor of the United Parishes of St. Mary Woolnoth and St. Mary Woolchurch-Haw, Lombard Street, London, Vol. 1 of 2: Containing, an Authentic Narrative, Etc. Letters on Religious Subjects, Cardiphonia, Discourses Intended for the Pulpit, Sermons Preached in the Parish Church of Olney, a Review of Ecclesiastical History, Olney Hymns, Poems, Messiah, Occasional Sermons A few articles may be added to this account from the Narrative, where we find, that his pious mother stored his memory with whole chapters, and smaller portions Of Scripture, catechisms, hymns, and poems; and Often commended him with prayers and tears to God also, that in his sixth year he began 'to learn Latin, though the intended plan of his education was soon broken; and that he lost this valuable parent, July I], 1732. 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.