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have been glad of . an opportunity of proceeding , bat however looked upon this as a very good antidote against scepticism ; but perhaps , Sir , you can inform me how to deal with these gentlemen . Dr . Wright , at Salters '
Hall , after having told us that the 'will of God is always guided by what is fit , gave * us this scheme , 'that all things existed ah cetcrno in the Divine mind , but that-he was the author of all the relations between them , which
take their rise fro in his constitution . Some of our ministers here have a very indistinct way of talking about natural religion , scolding at the admirer of it , and calling * the pretences of the Deists the pretences of natural
religion ; that some people think that same thing called natural religion has no good design upon Christianity , and they hate to hear the name of it . An honest cousin of mine hopes 1 * 11 take care of it , and thinks it will do
much harm in the world ; and as for natural reason , that is as bad . Dr . "Wright is angry with both of them . Mr- jLambe quits his lodgings at Hatton Garden , retires to Hempstead , and in about five weeks designs for Gloucester , and I am to go to him then , visit him frequently now , and shall be informed when he is fixed as to
the time . Dr . Gravenor inquires about me wherever I preach , and takes uncommon pains with me ; he apprehends the velocity in delivery to arise from my composures . The thoughts flow one after another without any pause , which he apprehends fb be the reason , and is therefore
making a sermon upon the text 1 preached on for my direction . His ovvn tnethqd of preach ing is , I believe , whnt frs has in view } but , Sir , can you convince me that I ousht to imitate
it ? He seems much fonder of pretty things lhan ever . He desired me likewise to look upon prayer as Q fjuKia , ( &sw , i . e . added he , talking with God , aj > d not to think thanksgiving , petition and the like , to be the whole of
it . There is at present a great scarcity of ministers , and of those that they have attempted to breed up , near six to one miscarry . 1 preached the morning lecture last Saturday for Mr . Benson , who shewed me a farce
abstract of the Acts in the nature of Lord Harrington ' s summary , with an abridgement of all the epistles , as they
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come in the . msto / y almost -finished , which he designs for the press ; but a conclusion here will need no apology , and therefore , ; I am , Sir , Your obliged humble servant , E . WILLIAMS . Please to make my service acceptable to Mrs . Grove , Lc ^ d Willough by , the families at Poundesford , Mr . and Mrs . Amory , Mr . T . Arnory ( to whom I will write soon ) , Mr . Cornish , Mr . Halliday ( with my thanks for his last ) , and the Academy .
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Letters II . 111 . from Rev . T . Amort / , Taunt on , to Rev . Mr . Brabant . [ Communicated by Mr . Jevons . J Taunton , October 6 , 1746 . Dear Sir , IT was no alteration in my friend * ship for you that occasioned my
omitting to write , but I waited in hopes of hearing the effect of my recommendations . Just after my last to you , Mr . Prior shewed me a letter from Mr . Waldron ( once of Beer and now of Ringwood ) , informing him that he was determined to
remove , on account of an uneasiness occasioned by a lawsuit , and desiring him to recommend a man of moderate sentiments , and a serious practical preacher , for his successor . Mr . Prior ,
upon my recommending you to him * immediately wrote in your favour to Mr . Waldron , with what effect I know not ; but he preaches at 11-minster next Lord ' s day , where - X believe he will be chosen : if I see
him , and the successor promises to be easy and useful , you shall hear further . Upon receiving your appro bation o £ Bradford , I wrote in your favour to Mrs . Wei man , bul received no answer ; which I apprehend was owing to their having hopes of retaining JVlr . Flexman . He is now gone to London , and 1 hear Dr . Stevenson
has recommended Mr . Bijlingsley : if he does not settle there , I'll write again , and you shall know the resul | . It any other place that would suit yofo comes within my influence , you may depend on my best offices , not only as I have a particular regard for you , but because I look on you aa a sufferer for the sake of truth and a
good conscience . 1 am much obliged by what you have done to get subscription ^ and would by you pre * sent my haunble , service and thanka
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7 & Two Letters from * Rev . 71- rAmoty to Rev . Mr . Brabant *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1817, page 76, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2461/page/12/
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