Excerpt from An Humble Attempt Towards the Revival of Practical Religion Among Christians: By a Serious Address to Ministers and People, in Some Several Discourses
But the Providence of God prevented me from fulfilling tloat Service by confining me to a Bed of Sicbnefs on tloat Day. In tloe C ompofition of tbat Difcourfe my Tbouglots ran out to four or five Times tbe Lengtb of wloat would bave been fufieient for tbat Service, [0 tbat I ma]? Loave greatly contratted it in tbe Delivery r But being mucb importuned bot/o by my Reverend Brat/oer, wao bas perufizd far tbe greate/t Part of it, and by tloe Congregation now under lois Care, to malee it publicle, I bave revifed it wit/o a larger View, and loumbly loope tloat my younger Bretbren in tbe Mini/try may be in fome Meafure excited and encouraged bereby to do tbeir Part toward tbc Revival of decaying Piety. 't is exprejsly wita tbis View and De/ign, tbat my wortby Friend Mr. David Some in Leiceflzeri'hire publi/loed an excellent Sermon la/t 2 ear, tae Perufal wbereof I would beartily recommend to all my Bretbren.
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Isaac Watts is recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", as he was the first prolific and popular English hymnwriter, credited with some 750 hymns. Many of his hymns remain in active use today and have been translated into many languages.
His education led him to the pastorate of a large Independent Chapel in London, and he also found himself in the position of helping trainee preachers, despite poor health. Taking work as a private tutor, he lived with the non-conformist Hartopp family at Fleetwood House, Abney Park in Stoke Newington, and later in the household of Sir Thomas Abney and Lady Mary Abney at Theobalds, Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire, and at their second residence, Abney House, Stoke Newington.
Though a non-conformist, Sir Thomas practised occasional conformity to the Church of England as necessitated by his being Lord Mayor of London 1700-01. Likewise, Isaac Watts held religious opinions that were more non-denominational or ecumenical than was at that time common for a non-conformist, having a greater interest in promoting education and scholarship, than preaching for any particular ministry.
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