Divine Songs

Produced by Lewis Jones
Divine Songs
Attempted in the Easy Language of Children.
By I. Watts.
Out of the Mouth of Babes and Sucklings thou hast perfected Praise . Matt. xxi. 16.
Transcriber's Note.
Throughout, modern numerals have been substituted for their Roman equivalents.
In Watts' dedication the original capitalisation, italics and spelling are retained; the aim thereby is to convey more accurately the flavour of the original.
Mrs. SARAH ) Mrs. MARY and ) ABNEY, Mrs. ELIZABETH )
Daughters of Sir THOMAS ABNEY, Kt. and Alderman of London .
My Dear Young Friends ,
Whom I am constrained to love and honour by many Obligations. It was the generous and condescending Friendship of your Parents under my weak Circumstances of Health, that brought me to their Country-Seat for the Benefit of the Air; but it was an Instance of most uncommon Kindness, to supply me there so chearfully for two Years of Sickness with the richest Conveniences of Life. Such a Favour requires my most affectionate Returns of Service to themselves, and to all that is dear to them; and meer Gratitude demands some solemn and publick Acknowledgment.