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    have heard from men who-widely differed from him in their views of Christianity . With the dissenting ministers at Leeds , he lived on terms not merely of good

    neighbourhood but of kind regard . Nor was it only from his brethren in the dissenting ministry that he experienced affection and respect . No common instance of

    generosity and Catholicism , of delicacy and attention , in the behaviour of a clergyman to him , is recorded in pp . Ill , 112 « of this volume ; and Mr . Wellbeloved informs his readers that " this clergyman was the Rev . James Scott , rector of Simonburn , in Northumberland , and a very frequent resident in Leeds /'

    In the main , these " Memoirs " are most honourable to the regretted subject of them , and to his affectionate biographer . Some effects of haste excepted , thiey are

    drawn up with much correctness of-taste and judgment , are pervaded by a spirit of serious devotion and zealous friendship , and , we trust , will be eminently useful in animating theological students to steady diligence , dissenting

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    ministers ( the recommendation * of whose office are well stated by Mr . W . in pp 184—2 85 . ) to activity , and dissenting congrega . tions to judicious and warm con - currence with the efforts of their

    pastors . Mr . Wellbeloved speaks of ordinatioii as an apostolical service ; p . 24 . With those modifications which the difference of times

    requires , we are decided friends to the thing itself . Considering however , that it is not now accompanied by the communication of those extraordinary gifts which were confined to the first age of

    the church , we at least hesitatfe about the propriety of prefixing to it the epithet apostolical * We can barely refer to our author ' s judicious observations oa the inexpediency of liturgies in dissenting congregations , p . 9 2 . But we cannot conclude this

    article without bestowing our humble meed of praise upon the society at Mill-hill Chapel , who seem to have been fully sensible of their honour and happiness in a relation to such a pastor as Mr . Wood .

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    9 , 26 . Review . —Mr * Joseph Nightingale ' s Sermons *

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    Art . III . Two Sermons preached January 1 , 1809 , at Hanover Street Chapel , and January 8 , at Worship Street Chapel . By Joseph Nightingale . Svo . pp . 47 . . Longman and Co . These sermons are on the fol- vine Mercy and Goodness ; topics lowing subjects—The effects of well suited to the commencement Time on the Condition of Man , of the year , and ably handled , and and grateful Recollections of Di- forcibly urged by the author .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1809, page 226, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1735/page/50/