Excerpt from Memoir of the Life of Richard Phillips One of the most instructive points of view in which we can contemplate the course of those who have been consistent Christians, through the vicissitudes of a long and active life, is that which displays to us the way by which they have been led, the moral discipline by which they have been gradually moulded, and the various means by which Divine Grace has made them followers of Jesus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.