POSTHUMOUS WORKS OF THE LATE REV. MR JOHN BROWN, MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL AT HADDINGTON; WITH SHORT MEMOIRS, AND A SUMMARY OF WHAT HE UTTERED IN HIS LAST ILLNESS. PRINTED FOR R. MORISON AND SON, BOOKSELLERS, PERTH 1797. [Entered in Stationer's Hall.] CONTENTS. Summary of his Dying Words at different times Sketch of the Character of the Author A brief Chronology of Redemption, representing all the noted events of time and eternity as promoting it, and 58 · 93 Pleasant and practical Hints, chiefly from Samuel Ruther- Thoughts on Marriage; or, Holy Refolutions upon enter- ing into the Matrimonial State Two Letters, originally compofed for the use of his Students 109 160 Free Thoughts upon the late Regulation of the Poft .. 185- Extracts from Drelincourt's Charitable Vifits, corrected and adapted to the Prefent Times Divine Warrants, Ends, Advantages, and Rules, of Fellow- ship Meetings, for Prayer and Spiritual Conference Rules agreed upon by fome Praying Societies • 257 262 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT. VERY few Religious Writings of the prefent day have met with the fame degree of attention, from the Religious world, as those of the late Mr Brown; infomuch, that every thing he wrote will be highly valued by a numerous class of Readers. Under this impreffion, his Sons. preferved, with care, the MSS. from which the following fheets are printed. Several typogra. phical errors have escaped, as none of those, to whom Mr Brown's hand-writing were familiar, were near the Prefs; but, an Errata has been carefully drawn up and printed and fubjoined, to which the Reader will please pay attention. The following Articles have been formerly printed, (viz. Form of a Solemn Dedication to the Lord, found among Mr Brown's papers; Mr Brown's Dying Advices to his Younger Children; ditto to his Congregation and other Hearers; Divine warrants, ends, advantages, and rules of Fellowship-Meetings, for Prayer and |