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ARTICLE IV . ' , ¦ ~ A Sermon , preached in the Scot ' s Church , London Walt , art Thursday , Dec . 5 , 1805 ^ being the day of General Thanks * giving . By Robert Young , D . D . Richardsons , 4 to . pp . 24 This Sermon was preached before the Volunteer corps of Loyal North Britons , and is dedicated to his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of that
corps , as a testimony of the profound veneration which the preacher entertains for " Royal Lineage , adorned by eminent talents and ardent patriotism , " His Royal Highness is , we suppose , agreeably flattered by D r * Young ' s subscription of < f most faithful , most obedient , and most devoted" service . 1 Chronicles , xxix . 13 , 14 . * Nqw therefore , our God , we thank Thee , and praise thy glorious name . But who am 1 , and
what is my people , that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort ? for all things come of Thee , and of thine own have we given Thee . "—The exordium of the discourse is a neat eulogiuin upon the piety and patriotism of David , and the correspondent piety and patriotism of " the MONARCH
upon the BRITISH THRONE , whose piety , " the preacher says , " sheds a lustre on his virtues , and whose life grows dearer to us with his age !"
' * A consideration of those events which are continually affecting the condition of mankind , and frequently interrupting the ordinary course of human affairs , can scarcely fail / ' Dr . Y * observes , " to lead the inquiring mind to one who is higher than man . " He proposes therefore , "in . the first place , to contemplate some of the ends which Divine Wisdom may have in view , * by accomplishing such remarkable events , as affect the condition and happiness of kingdoms , and afterwards to illus- * trate the practical improvement which ought to result from the contemplation of those , which were the immediate occasion " of the day of thanksgiving .
Under the first head , the author observes , 1 . < c Every change which takes place in the creation , indicates the Providence of God . But those grand events which suddenly , and sometimes completely , reverse the condition of nations , are peculiarly calculated to impress the fear of God deeply on the human heart . 2 , In such circumstances of change and fear , not only Are our ideas exalted of the Majesty of God , but we are also
taught the short-sightedness of man with regard to future events , and the inefficiency of human power towards their accomplishment or control . 3 . Those remarkable events which materially affect the happiness of kingdoms , evince that regard to justice , which characterises the dealings of God towards na-
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1806, page 158, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1722/page/46/
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