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    ¦ which is , to Warn the World q £ the . SECOND COMING of * the kORD JESUS CHRIST , to Destroy Satan ' s Kingdom of Misery , Evil , and Woe , — and to Establish , fljs . own Glorious Kingdom of Love and Peace upon the Earth for a Thousand -Years , as is promised in the 20 th chap , of the

    Reyelations , when HE will reign in Spirit among the children of men during that period , before the General Judgment . . I-der Writings only lead those who w } ll follow their directions to the

    Scriptures of Truth , and point out HOW the Promises and Prophecies of that Golden JJeok , the Bible , will be fulfilled and accomplished—and demonstrate irresistibly that the Kingdoms of this World will SOON become THE KINGDOM

    of the LIVING GOD , and HE will reign for ever and ever [ Illustrious Era ! Thine it is to Close tr ^ e long Series of Preparation which Providence has been

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    [ Everything relating to this great bul-- wark of religious liberty is so important , that we think it right to lay before our readers the following conversation which took place in the House of Lords on Fiiday , June a , as reported in the" Times' newspaper of

    June 3 . Editor . ] Lord Viscount Sidmouth rose to move dFor an account of the licences granted yearly under the Toleration Act since the year 1780 . He would be one of the last to infringe upon the " provisions of that wise and benevo ' ent act . He thought that the far greater proportion of those who dissented from the church

    establishment , did so from conscientious and worthy motives , or from reasons that he had no doubt were laudable , and he believed that they would not think that his view of this subject was unjust or uncharitable . But he did believe that the Toleration Ace had been much abused . Previous to the ballot for the militia , and previous to other occasions ,

    which called upon every man to do his cluty to his country , many persons took dot licences to preach for is . who never intended to teach and preach , and who were ' nbt qualified to perfoim those important duties . He thought that such persons svyelled improperly the list of licensed preachers an-d teachers . Such persons ought to state the particular

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    carrying on from the first of tkne [ --, Thine to fulfil the wishes of . the Worthy and Devout of every age , and £ very clime !—Thine to yrecover -MJa n ' from depredations , and dishonour 1— T ^ iine to consummate the Mission , and to adorn with its brightest Honours the Cflo w ** of the Saviour of the Worid ! -r—Thine to vindicate the Government , Glorffy the Perfections and illustrate the

    all-bounteous . Character of the God of Love Thy approach , glad Period , will be hailed by myriads of intelligent beings , who , animated by thee with a celestial glow of devotion , will give expression to their raptures in the long-suspended Song of Angels— Glory to God in the Highest—on earth Peace—and . Goodwill towards men . " \ ¦ : '

    THOS . PHILIP FOLEY , - . Rector of Oldswinford . Gldsivhrfordj Worcestershire ^ Slprily 1809 .

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    362 . * Intelligence * — -Taleraiiaii Act .

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    TOLERATION ACT ,

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    points of their dissent , and give attestations of their character and qualifications . He highly commended the principle of the measure announced on the preceding" night , for augmenting the bounty of Queen Anne , and was sure

    that it was only by such means as were proposed , namely , those of giving ret spectability to the ministers of the church , that the great object which he trusted all their lordships had in view on such a subject as this could be effected . He should on a future occasion have

    something further to submit , but at present confined himself to his motion , as he had already stated . Lord Hanowby entered at pome length on the question . He thought that it was not by any restrictive measure that any great and desirable object could be accomplished . He particularly recommended to their lordships' consi » - deration Uie small number of churrhts

    of the established worship compared to what was required . The people were desirous of procuring : religious instruction ; and if they could not find it in the ^ establishment they were obliged to seek it elsewhere in very many cases , while they would more readily receive it from the church of England . With this fact he was certain many of the * lordships must'be well acquainted . Give the church its fair and just opportune

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1809, page 352, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1737/page/50/