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    usually denominated the Corporal , and be seemed to have no other idea of governing a country than upoa the principles of a drill-serjeant . His successor turned all

    his thoughts to war , and excited the admiration of Europe fay his military exploits . His subjects were all turned into soldiers , and every thing was held in contempt , that had not some concern with

    war , immediate or expected . Infidelity was the favourite topic in the private parties of this sove . reign , and those philosophers * who were known to be most inimical to the Christian name , were held in the highest honour . Hence

    Prussia , though a Protestant country , would scarcely have deserved the name of Christian , if it had not been for the number of persons in private life , who * the more religion was out of fashion at court , were more attached to it in their

    domestic circles . This state of things seems to have opened the eyes of the present sovereign , and adversity has taught him the precious lesson , that the contempt of religion is attended with every

    species of vice . Hence probably has ori ginated the design , which has been made known by a proclamation , of collecting together a number of well . instructed per .

    sons to examine into the state of religion , to compare together the religious services of different countries , and to establish their worship upon the best principles , which the collective wisdom of the com .

    rmttee appointed for this purpose can suggest . Art English paper , commenting upon this act of government , observed , that the business might be settled at once , by adopting the liturgy of the sect # » tabli » hed by law in the southern

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    part of this island ; but setting aside the unscriptural doctrines contained in this liturgy , thejum . bling together of the services would surely be avoided in a new insti . tution . We heartily wish the Prussians success in their

    undertaking ; hoping that in their in . quiries they will lay down the scriptures as the basis of their pro * ceedings , reject all unchristian terms and appellations , and bring their services to the simplicity and purity of the Christian religion . It is needless for us to observe

    that , if they retain all the four objects of worship hitherto in use , namely , God the Father , God the Son , God the Holy Ghost , and the holy , blessed and glorious Trinity , their other ameliorations will be of little consequence . We

    shall watch attentivel y their proceedings , and shall be happy to announce , that they have come to the knowledge of the truth , and worship only the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ; for to Christians there is no other God , but God the Father ,

    The trial of the booksellers at Paris , for libel , is not over , but the sensation occasioned by it is considerable . They presented a petition to the Commons on their seizure and confinement , but without avail : as the house does

    not yet seem to understand the nature of imprisonments , wbich ought never to be used * unless from necessity ; and if the booksellers could give sufficient bond for their appearance , these

    harsh proceedings ought to have been avoided . We do not know the nature of the libels complained of , but Carnot is the reputed author of one of them , and we may therefore expect it in an English

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    648 State of Public Affairs *

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1814, page 642, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2445/page/54/