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CRITICAL NOTICES.
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The Records of a Good Man ' s Life , tyc . By the Rev . Charles B , Taylor . 2 vols . London . Smith , Elder , and Co . 1832 . The first volume contains * The Records / and the second volume contains Et Cetera ; and we like Et Cetera very much the best of the two . Under this portion of the title are included several short tales , historical and fancy sketches , which are executed with a good deal of
grace and power . They belong , as well ^ as the first and longest story , to the class of religious fiction , and may rank amongst the very best productions of that class . The author ' s piety is what is called evangelical , and he writes avowedly to extend the influence of what he deems the spirit , not only of the doctrines of the Church of England , but also of its discipline and forms , and in particular of the baptismal ceremony . The first volume is dedicated To every person that hag undertaken the responsible but blessed office of godfather or
godmother . But in the fervour of his peculiar piety , there is a kindliness which disarms criticism of severity , even towards the errors which , in our apprehension , constitute its peculiarity . Devout readers of all descriptions , who like the presentation of religion in the form of fictitious narrative , will find in these volumes much that is gratifying , and little that can annoy them . Some of the shorter sketches deserve a stronger praise . One of them we should have been glad to quote entire , but we must confine ourselves to the first portion of it *
JOAN OP KENT . It wanted but the quarter of an hour to midnight ; but although the conference had been prolonged beyond what might be deemed all reasonable time , there seemed but little disposition in any person to rise up and depart . The hall in which the commission was sitting was but poorly lighted , for many of the candles had gone out , unheeded by any one present . Most of the commissioners were assembled ; and although the features of many , and even their persons , were greatly obscured by the broad and murky shades which had fallen upon them , the countenance of the Lord Primate * Cranmer , was clearly revealed . The light of a brazen lamp , which hung directly above him , still flamed and flared as brightly as when it was first illumined . He seemed lost
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Oh , my God ! let this great door open before this young pastor , for whom we implore thee ! let it remain open to all of us , humble dispensers of thy sacred treasures ! Give , in the bosom of our churches , give glory to thy name , efficacy to thy word , advancement to thy reign . Let thy truth become the first lesson of the sons and daughters of thy people , the last thought of our old men , the infallible hope of the dying ; and may our whole country , opening its eyes to thy light , and consecrating itself at length and for ever to thee , attest to the world , by its liberty , its peace , its glory , and its prosperity , how truly righteousness exalteth a nation !
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4 * 4 Critical Nbtices . —Fiction .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1832, page 424, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1814/page/64/
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