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MONTHLY RETROSPECT of PUBLIC AFFAIRS; OR, The Christian's Survey of the Political World ^
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Art .-IV , —The Origin of Naval Architecture z a Discourse , accommodated to the General Fast * By Philopharos . 8 vo * pp . 52 , Matthews and Leigh . 1808 .
This Discourse treats not , as the title might lead the reader to suspect , of the mechanical con . struction of a ship , but of , the causes and consequences of the
erection of Noah ' s ark , the first vessel that ever floated on the . i t waves * It contains a string of excellent moral and religious 44 lessons /* which are , alas ! too
Monthly Retrospect Of Public Affairs; Or, The Christian's Survey Of The Political World ^
MONTHLY RETROSPECT of PUBLIC AFFAIRS ; OR , The Christian ' s Survey of the Political World ^
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Peace on earth , and good will-towards man ! was the heavenly song , when the Saviour of mankind was announced by the angelical choir . Sweet peace I How little do mortals think of thy charms , and advocates have arisen to defend the cause of war , as a blessing instead of an evil . It is indeed a blessing to a nation of banditti , pirates , and assassins . Without war , their arms would become
enervated , their youth sluggish ; and in a corrupted state of society war may be as necessary as the storms to purify the air . But the Christian must lament , that so long after the coming of the Saviour , they who . are , or ivho pretend to "be his disci p ! e * % should have imbibed so JSctle ^ ofhiS spirit , that they seem to be worshippers rather pf a god of war , than xffr the God who is emphatically styled JLove , and who has called lis from a heathen darkness to a religion of perfect purity .
War , not peace , continues to be tjbte theme . Thcie does not appear to be any disposition in' this island to sheathe the sword ; , and yet the obstacles to peace remain to be ascertained to the s > tisfaptiaP of fhc sincere friend of man .-
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much wanted , in the present abounding of iniquity . The author is , we conceive , tight in his opinion that any gre ^ Lt national reformation must commence with the higher classes of society , not
only because they have most influence , but also because they are most corrupt . Q .
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kindv A Fast-day has intervened , and king and people have professed to humiliate themselves , before Qq& Tlie utility of such days may t ^ e J ustly , questioned ; but , if they are used , the utmost sincerity is ; necessary : and , ' as it is a day for the confession of national sins , care should be
particularly taken , that we dp not wilfully continue in one of a very atrocious , nature , that of war , without an absolute necessity . We may pray , that the hearts of our enemies may be turned , ; if they are . pursuing Us with deadly hatred : but we .. should remember also , that there may be a reason for praying , that our hearts may be turned , ana tnat we may entertain due feelings of Christian love for our brethren in every nation Under heaven . ¦ „ - ¦ ' < I -. , < . i
The war between the mighty powers has not been productive of . any gtea ( t exploits since our last ,. by ; wjitch wives have beea ma 4 c widows , ajid chilidl'en orphans , the huni ^ face jdivinc * ^ c ^ Tfid and marred , and limbs disfi ^ ur ^ d ancj dissevered . Great Britain has added to
iti possessions the Danish West India islands , and the island of Madeira . The latter is not likely ; to be re-unitcd ^ o the
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1808, page 110, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2389/page/54/
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