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    be done ,, ' * he says , * before a man can he a Christian in tiie p ro ^ per sense of the word 5 that is not in name and profession onti /^ but in deed and in truth ; because a habit and temper is to be formed which can only be produced by

    the long continuance of proper a cations . "— " TW it is the duty of a Christian minister to explain and confirm ^ &nd thereby frequently to remind his hearers of tjhe gfre ^ t principles of the Christiafi faith ;

    and theiF ' s ^ to . hear the word of exhortation , to givie proper attcnr tjpn , to the subject , arod being convinced of tlie truth of Christianity , to atpply theroselves diligently to the obstervation . of i 0 precepts ^ in expectation of ^ its glonouss

    re-\» a ^ rd § , " j Af l < * agftin ? 4 < JSuch , i « t ^ e importance of jreligion ^ ( bjeing in fex ^ the great business qf . human life ^) apd sij ch the fa ^ cinatiou pf thec ^ r ^ pf this world , that it

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    fecti ^ s ^ f rox ^ k , t ^ sp pbj ^ ctat and pu ^ it ^ , ^ b ^ cfe ^ re . ^ aia , and iran ^ sUo ^ jf ^ ftppi tfmt tqve of this worid which is enmity against God , with matters purely speculative , is to substitute the means for the end , ami has a tendency to form subtle

    disputams , rather than exemplary pious Christians * SuA al 3 O were the sentiments , and sach the practice of his * excellent successor the late Itev . Avilli ^ m Wood , a »

    we learn frpm ( he memoir of his life , and the sermon preached after bis interment 5 a work di tte first interest to all who can cUity

    appreciate the valjue of thos ^ iMX * frequented paths which original genius alone can explore , and ft heart which can feel the genuine pathos of exquisite sensibility aa < i sincere friendship .

    I am aware Mr . Editor * tha , t the sentiments and practice of Mr * Wood ii * this particular ^ tog ^ th ^ r with the approbation expressed by the writer of the ipemoir , h ^ VA

    called forth the animadverton £ an able and spirited ; if not ; yery Candid Reviewer , ip , your valuable miscellany . B # in . n ^ y hunv bie opinion ^ , th ^ t gp&tleww has been combating wb ^ wa » XM&yqjr let

    meant to |> e denied ^ either byM % » \^ oo 4 or his ex ^ el ^ biographer , naively , c TJ ^ e duty aad importance of an Qpeii avowal ; an the pia ^ t ofi the raitti ^ ter ; pfwt ^ t ^ 4 eei ^ s ta bq yel ^ LgiQua trvtih £ tfeje o ^ esXipitj bieung . nierrt y ^ whfitfeer tbe t > ulDit $ hov \ dA h ^

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1809, page 669, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1743/page/19/