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    vptt ^ hereafter be . lk > th eirterlaminflf arf ^ tr ^ tke , Mr . Howe continiiedf , ttoteii £ h life , to maintain : a frieidtjr and ¦ ¦

    I ;/ u > ' . • ¦ • - . ¦ . - -.. v ^ . - . - : / ^ P- - ipWrJMwA " iM » lmffi >^^ Pktee ^ he preac ^ d ^ n 4 priate 4 ft wo jekxfuent ae *^ ^ t ^ Sw ) P ^ m ; 0 > te ^** a * syemt > ly pf Mlqutyef&at E&e $ er * Sept > , £ * 1778 ; me other from 2 " Cor . x . 7 , bri a similar occasion , at T ^ untop , June 26 , \ tt 9 l' "The following - ***? frabt fefom the latter disconrse is incited here a £ a specfciiett of the preachers style .

    . i * -Wup $ } o £ those * »* rho Sire now called lilni ^ arfaBQ were once jCalvinists ^ i When ttm $ '\ : mkm * i what was their character ? 'EhtfST ; vyjer ^ ge « erous , pious , charitable * bf ^ eyo ^ iV ^ ilo ^^ ^ or ^} < toe ^ f ! tjpoM ^ ajfther study , constantly praying ior light a ^ i k * w > w | edge ^ still ctnitinumg serious and exemplary > they saw reason to change their sentiments : and then observe the

    enormous metamorphosis . Their generosity becomes prodife ^ Ktyj thefr * piety slttvi ^ i superstition , their charity springs froto pride , their zeaV evidences their hatred of Christ , their bewjrolence is spite iu disgms ^ v and ^ io jooef ^ oni , they am % } w chilcfe ^ rt of the deril > and the enemies

    of afl reaJL tig ) iteow 3 iittaf . . , , , . •/ ' JJfWI 4 ® oer »|^ «^ ;^ u ^ j ^ ges ^ e i Bussed W God , thpi ^ sieesf » o |^ ^^ u sieeth . T ^ ^ e they epnimit tfteir ' qan ^^* an 4 i ^ s 1 > alj be re-heard at the las $ ; 4 ecisire day ^ Suppose now a& Unttiri ^ in' tne wroiig % He Ms lived ' , as far as hektiew , according to the laws of reason , conscience and religion . His faith in God has guided him

    steadily through life : hi&hope of i ® morudity has , supported Mm . in the hour of death . He apprpachesthe judgmentTseat 9 and -finds that We whom he respected-a » tto jfirst &ixd moat favoured creature of God , is ; really God hiittaelf . With rererencc , y&y and awe , will lie prostrate himself before the throne , aa * d say .

    *? ^ Most adorable Judge ! From the first day that I knew thee bf the revela tion of thy word , till this solemn season , thou knowest that i have loved , served and honoured thee widi unfeigned tm ** cerky . To exalt the ^ among iuen 9 and

    proclaim thy glories and goodneea * haa been my delight . Am t | ie Measengcr of the Most High , the only-begotten o £ the Father , fitfl oS grace sp > 4 trufh * )( . have ever respected thefe myself , abd warmly

    exhorted others to respect thee ; I find thait thou art mt higher than 1 conceived . F \> rgi ^ e , most < x ) mpai 8 Joii « tely , i » y « i 4 b tak ^ add suffer me , from Rcw ^ eforth , for eve * to adore thee With that homage wornWp and hottonr , whlcli lire thy eternal ¥ &in yen imagine tlw Vmd Savour

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    agveeatk hrte * e «** r * e . He-de ^ Ftti&w some y ^ a » ^ d to inacrifee a wbrkv Wte ^ h he wto oii the cve « of pttbUehiBjpr to Ms eariy jJatr ^ a ^ wi ^ tiad acttualfy drawa up a very respectfi ^ dedication . The delicacy of hfe iftfe * ' h ^ ev ^ r , ted hii& to abandon the fc He was of

    apprehenewe ^ ia * tfce tetior hie performance migbt awafce pamftil - -t ^ coil ^ t ^ otts where his i 3 ® ly vrah waa to gTatify * - ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ : ¦ . - , j- o * . ; ' . ¦ «' , o > ¦ ¦ From Tr ^ lawne , the family-ffmnsion of the Reverend Baronet , Bfo ^ IMwfe removed to Rincwood , bi Hampshire ,

    and there , as the pastor of ft coogre ^ gation , most tenderly attrachcid to him , he spent several happy years ¦ of Wb Kfe . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' .- ¦ » - • > iM - - ¦¦ I think it ¦ was in the summer of 1787 , that he accepted an invitation

    from the flourishing and highly re ^ 8 pectable society ot Protestant Dissenters at Bridport , to succeed the Rev . George Waters , " a man , * as he is described by one w ^ knew him well M * i t ( 0 f distinguished- mode&ty , humility ; i «| 4 pfety . ? Mt + > ji ^ sva wa 9 ordained to the pafttoml office at Drid-» wt , w July UHb *> X ¥ Bfii * t -l ^ ^ mr vices of the dpy , fi ^ l e ^ KjeH ^ nt in their and

    laiiil * wer ^< nf ^ erw ^ b prioted ^ J c ^ uAOt omit t $ tia oppor ^ iWty ^ a ^ feo tionately recommending f JO ^ Kipp ie ^ most admirable ** . C ^ Burge , to the diligent and repeated perusal of every young person , the desire of whose heart it m to engage with pleasing tod success in the interesting duties <* f tfce Christian ministry . ^ - « & ^ It was at Bridport , a ^ p 6 i endeat ^ d to me by a thoueaiwi teftd ^ r reflections , that I iiret beeante a <*^ iiainte < with Mr . H ^ 'wh ^ e . He Wias then lm ii > m *« e m the family of the Rev . Samuel F # it ^ cett , at Mountfield-Hou ^ e , ad ^ egant

    •; . . . . 5 ) .. ' i ; . . ' * ' . would frown upon him ? Would h ^ not embrace hkn in the arm ^ of his tender nwrcy , accept fcte uervices ^ and crown him witHi cv « Tla » dng life ?"

    * See Dr . Touli » h >' 3 EteiTDon at Mr . Howe ' * Ordiaatiojv » . 13 . f Qn <* is p « 9 G 9 Nm . jMrf # - # ftef ^ aK 4 ? livered tlife Change . \ lOT . V | Kl ^ ffi » masterly Charge was 'tfenvemK « ' w " - Wr S ^ tem ^ withki « -a m ^^^ mf ^^ U ^ (^ t ^ ^ » ervft ^ epublkatSon . * * - » cufi- ¥ * i- - * i !; -

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1820, page 718, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2495/page/30/