has a love of truth, and a desire to advance in virtue, and religious knowledge; he will readily hearken to me, and believe in me. Sermons, Vol. I. p. 303.

Of Baptifm, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

What is the meaning of baptizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost?

It fignifies receiving men by baptism to the profeffion and privileges of that reli gion, which was taught by the Father, Son, and Spirit, that is, which the Father taught by the Son, in his life-time, and by the Spirit, after his afcenfion.

Or, to be baptized, is folemnly to profefs our refolution to adhere to that holy doctrine, which is the mind and will of God the Father, published to the world by his Son, whom he fent from Heaven for that purpose, and confirmed by the power of the Holy Ghoft.

Note, An able writer, St. Hillary, fays (De Trinitate, lib. 2. ad calcem, on Matt. xxviii. 19.) that baptifing in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the

Holy

Holy Spirit, fignifies,-In confeffion of the author of all things, and of the only begotten, and of the gift.

Of Chriftian Idolatry.

What a furprizing incident is idolatry in the church of Chrift! that after the religion of Jefus had accomplished its glorious defign, and fubverted idolatry and fuperftition throughout the world, it fhould itself be wounded almoft to death, by the enemy it had. fubdued! This is the cafe all over the realms of popery. And can they be faid to have any true religion among them, where the theology of Athanafius prevails?

Churchifm and Creeds..

I have no very good opinion of creed's.. Jefus Chrift came with a legatarian power from God, the Supreme Being, to declare his will to mankind; and the great work to be done, (fo far as I can find in the gofpel,) is, the perfecting our minds in all that is truly excellent; by labouring to excel in all the virtues of the gospel, by loving the whole race of mankind with an univerfal charity, and striving to add to the fatisfaction and happiness of all about us, and with whom we have any connexion..

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SECTION X.

Thou attribute divine! thou ray of God! Immortal reason! come, and with thee bring, In thy exulting train, invincible,

The honeft purpose, and the chearful heart; The joyful fancy, fill'd with images

Of truth, of science, and of focial love. There is no ground for fear, while we are good: Nature's the nurse, and Providence the guide.

An account of. Richmond the beau, and old Ribble the chemift.

§. 1.

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AVING loft Maria, as related in the ninth section, I went up to London, and on my way to the metropolis, dined at a pleasant village, not far from Nottingbam, where I faw two gentlemen well worth mentioning. They were fitting in a room the waiter fhewed me into, and had each of them a porringer of mutton broth. One of them feemed a little confumptive creature, about four feet fix inches high, uncommonly thin, or rather exficcated to a cuticle. His broth and bread however he fupped up with fome relish. He feemed to be past threefcore. His name was Ribble.

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The other was a young man, once very handsome, tall and ftrong, but fo confumed and weak, that he could hardly speak or ftir. His name was Richmond. He attempted to get down his broth, but not above a spoonful or two could he swallow. He appeared to me to be a dying man.

While I beheld things with astonishment, the fervant brought in dinner, a pound of rump stakes, and a quart of green peas; two cuts of bread, a tankard of strong beer, and a pint of port wine: with a fine appetite, I foon dispatched my mefs, and over my wine, to help digeftion, began to fing the following lines:

I.

Tell me, I charge you, O ye fylvan swains, Who range the mazy grove, or flow'ry plains, Befide what fountain, in what breezy bower, Reclines my. charmer in the noon-tide hour?

II.

Soft, I adjure you, by the skipping fawns, By the fleet roes, that bound along the lawns ; Soft tread, ye virgin daughters of the grove, Nor with your dances wake my fleeping love.

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III.

Come, Rofalind, O come, and infant flow'rs Shall bloom and fmile, and form their charms

by yours;

By you the lilly fhall her white compofe, Your blufh fhall add new blushes to the rose..

IV.

Hark! from

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bow'rs what airs foft war

bled play!

My foul takes wing to meet th' inchanting lay.. Silence, ye nightingales! attend the voice! While thus it warbles, all your.fongs are noise.

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V.

See! from the bower a form majestic moves,. And fmoothly gliding, fhines along the groves;: Say,, comes a goddess from the golden spheres ?. A goddess comes,, or Rofalind appears..

While I was finging thefe lines, and all the while I was at dinner, the gentlemen looked with wonder at me, and at laft, as foon as I was filent, old Ribble expreffed. himfelf in the following words.-You are the most fortunate of mortals to be fure, Sir.. A happy man indeed. You feem to have

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