A SERIES OF Familiar Letters to a Friend, IN REPLY TO CHRISTIAN BAPTISM," BY THE HON, AND REV. BAPTIST NOEL, M.A. BY HENRY J. GAMBLE. "He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour LONDON: JOHN SNOW, 35, PATERNOSTER ROW. MDCCCL. Dedication. To the Rev. W. B. Collyer, D.D., LL.D., F.I.S., etc. DEAR AND HONOURED FRIEND, BE pleased to accept the dedication of this volume as a tribute of my high esteem. It is my privilege to be associated with you, as a son with a father, in the pastoral office. Your tender sympathy amidst domestic troubleyour anxious solicitude for my failing health—(now mercifully restored)—your zealous co-operation in every effort for the advancement of the cause of Christ (notwithstanding the growing infirmities of age) have drawn still closer that bond of affection, which has rendered our union so delightful to all who have witnessed it, and so pleasant to ourselves. I venture to indulge the hope, that no sentiment will be found in the pages of this book contrary to that spirit of love which you have exemplified through a long and successful ministry; and I offer the fervent prayer, that the light of that Gospel which you have so faithfully preached, may gild and soften the evening shadows of your declining years. Believe me, Dear Sir, Your faithful and affectionate Friend, HENRY JOHN GAMBLE. Lyndhurst Road, Camberwell. Dec. 1849. |