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    Sermons on the Scripture Doctrine * f the Son and Holy Spirit—An Address the Serious and Candid Professors of Christianity — Christ Crucified , or the Scripture Doctrine of the Atonement : and several single discourses , which were preached upon public occasions . The Address was the most popular of his productions , and was composed in reply to a publication of Dr . Priestley , who is known to hare declared , upon its perusal , that it was written as became « a gentleman and a Christian . " It is a circumstance , indeed , which reflects honour upon the memory of

    Dr . Evans , that his writings were peculiarly free from that acrimony of contro-Tersv , which has so mtich disgraced the publications of theological disputants . He diffused , even over the thorny mazes of controversy , the candour of a Christian , and the liberality of a scholar ; and

    uniformly preserved a sacred regard to that philanthropy , which is the noblest characteristic of the Christian religion . " The exertions of Dr . Evans , a tutor , are entitled to the highest encomiums ; and the Bristol Education Society , over which lie had so long presided with indefatigable industry , united to distinguished talents ,

    were so sensible of his various merits , that they ordered a medallion of him , executed by Bacon , with an inscription commemorating the services he had rendered the institution , to be preserved in their museum , as a testimony of his excellencies , and a tribute of their gratitude . il

    As a preacher , Dr . Evans is described as having been peculiarly impressive ; and while his publications were principally controversial , his exertions in the pulpit were chiefly practical . He knew that the judgment mig-ht be correct , while the conduct was erroneous ; and he deemed it of little importance , if men became wiser without growing better . He employed the

    persuasive powers of his eloquence , principally to induce men to the practice of the several moral duties ; and as these duties were enforced by the animating hope ° t immortality , it may be truly said of torn , that

    he—Allured to brighter worlds , and led the way . '" To complete the " Memoir" it should be added that Dr . Evans proved himse all occasions a bold , active a » u consistent friend of freedom . - *~ - ——•«« ^ m * m . m "V . « . ^ - ~* * MM ^« * V ** * - ^ ^ r M . M . M-

    Wo XXXIII . contains " Suggests ip favour of the Doctrine-of the aJi ectabiIit y of the Human Species /' doc trine which once had its day . in the « Retrospections of a Visit £ Bristol Cathedral , " No . XXXIV . lin at u P leased with the following to £ y Mrs - tL More > transcribed m *« mDuument of the Rev . Sa-

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    muel Love , who died in the 29 th year of his age . " When wortbless grandeur decks th' embellish M urn , No poig-nant grief attends the sable bier ; But when distinguish '*! excellence v ? e mourn , Deep is the sorrow , genuine the tear . Stranger ! shouldst thou approach this aw * ful shrine , The merits of the honour ed dead to seek , The friend , the son , the ' Christian , the divine ,

    Let those who knew him , those who lovM him , speak . Oh ! let them , in some pause from anguish , say What zeal inspir ed , what faith enlarged his breast , How soon th' unfetter'd spirit wing'd its way From Earth to Hearen , from blessing to "be blest . From the same paper , we extract the following sketch :

    u In the chancel was buried Nathaniel Foster , D . D . a name peculiarly dear to piety arid biblical literatuie . His edition of the Hebrew Bible , divested of the Masoretic points , which have so long deformed the sacred text , will be a lasting monument of critical ability and learned investigation , as well as highly honourable to the literary character of his native country . Foster was born in 1717 . He studied at

    Eton and afterwards at Pembroke College , Oxford . His application was intense , and his erudition profound . In a knowledge of the Latin , Greek and Hebrew languages , he was considered to be e-qual , if not superior , to any of the age in which he lived . He enjoyed the friendship of Seeker and of Butler , and obtained the public approbation of Warburton and of Bryant . His career , however , was abruptly terminated just as h * e had attained the maturity of his powers , for he felL a victim to disease in the 41 st year of his age , at the close of 1757 . " The XXXVth ™ d last No . is " On the Means of securing a happy and dignified old Age . ' By the attention that we have paid to this little volume it will be seen

    that we judge it worthy of the reader ' s notice . The shortness of the Essay » does not allow of subjects being thoroughly discussed in them , but may be considered as a recommendation of

    them to the younger reader . The style is commonly perspicuoms , but perhaps not sufficiently simple . Punilion ( p . Q& ) is not English ; integrity ( p . 40 ) a » a moral quality cannot be pre-

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    Review . —Evans s Ponderer . 181

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1815, page 181, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1758/page/53/