A MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR. MR. HENRY PENDLEBURY, the reverend Author of the following Discourses, was born at Jokin in the parish of Bury, in Lancashire, May 6th, 1626. In his childhood he showed an aversion to those trifles and vanities, which are usually so amusing to children, and manifested a reserved, serious disposition. It was soon discovered he possessed a love of learning, which he gratified by a close and diligent attention to his studies. His friends perceiv-, ing which way his inclination led him, and observing tokens of early piety in his conduct, |