TO THE AGE D: ΝΟΣ ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: FIZ. The Difference between the The Outward Man Decaying, Activity of Youth, and the and the Inward Man reInfirmities of Age. newing. the divine Care, and bles Barzillai's Refufal of David's Jacob's Acknowledgment of Chriftians. Caleb's Reflection on the Goodnefs and Faithfulness of God to him. The Defign and Improvement of useless Days, and wearifome Nights. fing his Grand-children. Jofeph's dying Affurance to his Brethren that God would vifit them. The Honour of Aged Piety. The Joy of the Aged in leav ing their Defcendants prof- · God's Promife to bear and The Hand of God in remov deliver his aged Servants. Ifrael's Journey through the ing our Friends far from us. Wilderness, an Emblem of The Affurance of Reft and By JOB ORTON. Though I might be much bold in Chrift to enjoin thee that which is convenient, yet, for love's fake, I rather befeech thee, being fuch an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prifoner of Jefus Chrift. Philemon, v. 8, 9. SALEM: Printed by JOSHUA CUSHING, for THOMAS C. CUSHING. A PREFACE. LEARNED Phyfician, Dr. Smith, (in his Portrait of old Age, p. 257) expreffeth his earneft defire, that physicians would study the gerocomical part of phyfic, or what relates to the health and ease of old perfons, more than they do. "Indeed," faith he, "no part wants our help so much as this: for, among all the verbose Grecians, there is not one complete tract upon this fubject. There are few to be found among all other writers; and those mifera- 5877 Some |