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twined ground his name the wreath of well-earned praise , and the preacher here adorns his virtues with the laurel of immor tal itv .
Isaiah Ivii . 1 . The righteous perished ^ no irnn layetb it to heart . " Mr * W&lket considers the reproof of the prophet as & caution agaijist indifference to the acts of Providence ,, and sh&ws the propriety and advantages of cherishing the retnettibrarice of the * virtuous dead , ancj bringing such events home to us in all their best application / He is the warm advocate of Virtuous sympathy , and recomitiefi < is that we never
dismiss from our tnetnory otie . relative or . otfe friend , or piie good niah ^ who has deserved , while he lived , our affefctioh and esteem . The ^ virtuous uses of stsch remembrance are Severally an 3 forcibly insisted on . The first great lesson Which it presents to us , is the vast distance between the fcxpectatiotis ami the enjoyments of this vvorld * Secondly , when we see the righteous removed from this life , whetfhef those Who are in the full
exercise , or those who are - putting foith the promise of good , ifc ought to offer itself to our thoughts ^ that in this Very dispensation Providence may have been most kind to thetft . ^ Thirdly , another very important use to which the remembr&nee of the tlead Subserves ^ especially of those whose virtues had endeared them to us , is in mellowing our harsher passions * atid inducing that seiisibility and tetiderness of soul which is Xn-ost apt to imbibe all the gentle and compassionate spirit of the GospeL Another very valuable effect to which the Remembrance ofrer
vered wolrth conduces , is in kindling in our breasts the spirit of virtuous imitation . Lastl y ^ admonished by this virtuous remembrance , we learn to address our thoughts ihore steadily towards Heaven , the only asylum which those who cherlslk virtue can ever hope to find—their only sure dependahce * Thesq topics are enforced with ability and earnestness ^ and hi a style of
vigorous eloquence . We were a little surprised at Mr . Walker ' s adducing as a stimulus to virtuous action , the persuasion of the visits an 4 j presence , and inspection of departed spirits ; " we do not admit
either the truth of the argument , or the efficacy of the motive . There is no direct application of the discourse to Dr . Currie , though it was very naturally suggested by , and will be readily associated by the jeader with his much-lamented deathu If it be less interesting on this account , we ought to reflect , that a more particular mention of this excellent man might have raised
among his surviving friends who were present at its delivery , a tumult of emotions not compatible with thfc composure and Solemnity of a public religions service .
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Virtuom Remembrance . SSf
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1806, page 39, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1720/page/39/
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