འི་ Cyprian's, The LIFE The late Reverend JOHN JOHNSON, A. M. Vicar of CRAN BROOK, in KENT. By the late Rev Thomas Brett, LL.D. Together with Three of Mr. JOHNSON's Pofthumous Tracts, Viz. 1. The PRIMITIVE COMMUNICANT, with Devotions for the Altar. II. A SERMON preached at Canterbury School-Feast, on MI. An Explanation of DANIEL's Prophecy of the LXX AND AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING Some Letters written to him by the late Revd GEORGE By this fhall all Men know that ye are my Difciples, if ye have LOVE one to another. London, printed by JAMES BETTENHAM, For CHARLES HITCH, at the Red Lion, in Pater- i ADVERTISEMENT. T more HERE having been no Copies of Mr. Johnson's Pofthumous Works printed than were fubfcribed for, fome Perfons have long wished to fee a fecond Edition, if not of all the Tracts, yet, at least, of the three now published, that so they might come into more Hands, and the Subjects of them be thereby further canvaffed by the Learned. In order to this, Leave was afked of Mr. Johnson's Executrix, who (though he has still fome Copies of the former Edition remaining in her Hands, which were returned by one who had fubfcribed for 35, yet) from a commendable Zeal to fee the PRIMITIVE COMMUNICANT come abroad again into the World at a more eafy Price,* was no The Subfcription was at ten Shillings in Sheets, and the is determined to let none be fold under that Price. fooner fooner asked, than her Confent was obtained. Mr. Johnfon's Executrix at the fame Time imparted fome original Letters alfo from Dr. Hickes and Mr. Nelson, with Leave to make what Ufe of them fhould feem fit: And the Life of Mr. Johnfon was communicated by the Reverend Mr. Nicholas Brett, the worthy Son of the pious and learned Writer of it, as were the two Letters from Mr. John for to Dr. Brett, Part of which may be feen in the Appendix: From all which the Reader will perceive, that though thefe great and good Men differed in fome Things, they nevertheless maintained a fervent Charity, and a hearty Intercourse of all good Offices towards each other. So that in this, as well as in their Zeal for the Whole of pure Primitive Chriftianity, they appear well worthy of the Imitation of all that fhall come after them. ་་་ Mean Time the Publifher would not be thought accountable for any Thing farther than a faithful Edition, and for having altered nothing in the Tracts, fave only the correcting fome obvious Errors of the Prefs in the former Edition. Nor does he affect to detain the Reader with any Sentiments " A timents of his own, either concerning the Life, or the three Treatifes: And shall moreover only fay, by Way of Apology for the Appendix, that having got these Letters into his Hands, and finding himself charmed with the open and Christian Intercourfe which had prevailed amongst those great and good Men, efpecially between Dr. Hickes and Mr. Johnson, who, from abfolute Strangers to each other, became at once fuch intimate Friends, as to be (like the first Chriftians indeed) of one Heart and of one Soul, who, from having differed fomewhat in their Notions about the Doctrine of the EUCHARIST, came to agree in every Thing relating to that fublime Myftery; and who aimed at no other End in all their Labours, than how to promote the Glory of God and the Happiness of Mankind, by advancing the Knowledge and Practice of pure Religion, the true Principles of the Reformed Church of England, he concluded that the Letters would not be unacceptable to others alfo, and therefore refolved on giving the Publick this Specimen, regretting, at the fame Time, that he could not come at Mr. Johnfon's Letters, either Appendix, Page 393. to |