A preacher standing inside a barrel and preaching repentance arouses guilt, alarm and confusion in the minds of his audience. Engraving by T. Sanders after Tim Bobbin (John Collier).

The necessity and benefits of religious society . A sermon from Eccles. iv. 9, 10, 11, 12. Two are better than one, &c. By the Reverend Mr. George Whitefield, A.B.

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