What does the phrase "recommend to" mean in this paragraph?

This is an excerpt from The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith.

Solution 1:

This use of recommend is rare now but at the time of Adam Smith was common but formal:

OED

recommend

3 b. transitive. To commit (oneself or another) to a person or thing, or to someone's care, prayers, etc. Cf. recommand v.1 1c. Now rare.

1713 tr. in R. Steele Guardian No. 17 He led her to a Relation's House, to whose Care he recommended her for that Night.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. ii. xi. 245 Fanny..was..recommended to the Care of a Maid-Servant of the House, who helped her to [...] dress, and clean herself.