A Sermon, Delivered in Needham, November 16, 1811, on the Termination of a Century, Since the Incorporation of the Town (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Sermon, Delivered in Needham, November 16, 1811, on the Termination of a Century, Since the Incorporation of the TownIT wasa decree of one of the ancient kings of Egypt, that every man in his kingdom should, at stated sea sons, give an account of himself, how he had spent his time, or in what manner he had lived. It is rea dily perceived, that such an edict was wisely caleu lated to produce moral and happy effects upon the minds and manners of his subjects, serving to make them wiser and better. No man can be profited by shutting his eyes upon his own history. To be acquainted with ourselves, is the most useful know ledge we can acquire. Upon this principle, it is im portant to know what remotely, as well as immedi ately, concerns us. To look back upon the days of old, and call up to view transactions and events, which in their ancient date bore a distant relation to our selves, and even to this day are felt in their efiects, is both a pleasing and a profitable employment.What was interesting to our fathers, can be neither uninteresting nor uninstructive to us.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.