Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Tm: original edition of the following work appeared in 8vo, in the year 1816. The interest of the work secured for it a. Rapid sale, and demanded frequent republication. Several editions appeared before 1833, in which year Rev. Thomas Whittemore reproduced it, with annotations and additions, in letter-press, and a stereotype edition was also published, under the editorial care of Rev. L. S. Everett. The former edition was soon exhausted the latter continued to supply a steady demand until within a few years, when by a mistaken, perhaps fortunate, judgment, the plates were broken up, sold as old type-metal, and cast into the melting-pot. Both of the last-named editions were com pactly printed to secure cheapness. It is peculiarly meet that an edition worthy of the subject should now appear on the eve of the centenary of American Universalism, which dates historically from the appearance of the provi dential man the story of whose life is here related.