"Advertisement. I have two reasons for presenting this to the public. First, to refute the unfounded reports which are circulated respecting my opinions; in some instances, it is to be feared, from improper motives. Second, the hope that it may fall into the hands of some, who have hitherto paid but little attention to the subject, and who, by the perusal of this sketch, may be induced to give the subject a candid examination; in doing which they will see how slender a foundation rests the various creeds and systems of faith imposed by men, and which have been productive of effects as opposite to the prioper fruits of the gospel of Jesus Christ, as strife and contention are to righteousness, and pease, and charity."--t.p. verso.

At head of title: 1st series. No. 164.

Pages 4-28 also numbered 220-244.

"Note by the publisher. The references following were inserted in the first edition at the bottom of each page in which the texts were quoted; but in this edition it was found most convenient to place them here together. ..."--p. 28.