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that be could n 0 t be strfBcien&ly thankfdl to G . 9 d ior hfe \ merciesi ; 4 ns dyieg circumstances were such as he desired a » d had often prayed for : he had lived to see his children grown up , and they had all proved a cotnfort to Mm ; some of them were wifch him &o sootiai his sufferings and assist under Ms debility . His friends
and Hock &ad 'been to see bum to take a solemn fai ? eweH , Whida rfchey did in the most affectionate manner , expressing their most entire satisfaction of Ms conduct during the 30 years m whMi he ihad been their pastor . Me febb truly satisfied with the views ) Of xe&gion which he had held and taught ibx many years . He dwelt
with delight on the paternal character of God and the Gospel of his love as taught by Jesus Christ and confirmed by his death and resurrection ; and rejoicing in God , through our Lord Jesus Christ , he could say with the Apostle Peter , Blessed be the God and Father of our Ltord Jesus
Christ , who of his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a lively hope by the resurrevtion < qf Jesus ^ -Christ firtim the dead , to an inkerit&noe incorruptible , undnfiied , and that f&deth not away , < &c , Ln this happy frame of mind he departed ; and in his case we are reminded «* f the words
of the Psalmist , Mark the perfect , and behold the upright , for ttie end of that "man is peace * Thus lived and died a most worthy and excellent man ; and in him we have another exemplification of the solid comforts which Unitarian sentiments are calculated to afford under the most trying and evewtfiil circumstances of human life . Dover Aug . 20 , 1821 . B . M .
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— - 19 , by the slow , but fatal effects of consumption , Mary , the daughter of Mr . John Munn , of ftolvenden , Kent , at the early age of 26 . Obituary notices have been considered as the flattering testimonials of friendship and affection ; and passed over as matters ° f common occurrence . But the writer
of this article was a watchful observer of the young person who is the lamented subject of it . He had continual opportunities of attending to her amiable manners , her cultivated state of knowledge , a » d improving virtues . Clear in her
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conceptions « dd views of the leading trttfihs of religion ; considering Christianity sis flowing firoan Eternal Love and Mejicy , as designed to form the character to holiiaess and goodness , and to have its
consummation in eternal glory ; with tins corresponded her state of xaind and hab * - twal conduct in life . One of the principal siapporiers of our Sunday-school , she engaged most affectionately and earnestly in the instruction of the children who
attended . r i ! he Sabbath was her delight ; and she frequented the table of her beloved Master for a-considerable period after the disease ? had made affecting inroads on her constitution ; following up these external services of religion , with tbe con-^ tai > t practi ce of the various duties and virtues of the true Christian . When this
was denied her , relying on and receiving the support of the great Parent of mankind , she proved herself equally prepared to bear up under declining nature ; and , with the full prospect of death before her , was not only-patient and resigned , but serene and cheerful . Conscious of her perfect security in the hands of her God and
Fathrer , she looked forward with wellestablished faith and hope to her recovery from the dominion of death , and introduction into a world of everlasting life and iight . May the young receive that instruction which such an example holds up to their attention , and be justly
impressed with the eternal importance of that state of habitual preparation , by whidi , in connexion with the Divine love and mercy , they may triwmph over the last enemy , and be united to the virtuous and the good , the holy and the happy of all countries and of all ages . L . H . Tenterden , Sept . 22 , 1821 .
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Obituary . —Rev . Dr . yicesimus Know . —Miss Mary Munn . 66 £
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—mmmKm *—' Sept . 6 , the Rev . Dr . Vicjesimus Knox , at his house in the Adelphi . He was born about the year 1753 . H-e was an
author of considerable repute . HisEssays have been long a standard book . It appears that he was the Author of the pamphlet , entitled " The Spirit of Despotism , " lately republished , of which an immense number of copies have been sold .
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The Greek Patriarch * . Gregory , the pious and venerable Patriarch of Constantinople , who fell a victim to the infatuation and revenge of the
populace , in the 80 th year of his age , was a native of Peloponnesus . He was first consecrated ta the Archiepiscopal See of Smyrna , where he left honourable testimonials of his piety and Christian virtues . Translated to the Patriarchal throne of
Constantinople , he occupied it at three distinct periods ; for under the Mussulman despotism was introduced and perpetuated the anticanonical custom of frequently changing the head of the Greek
clergy . During his first Patriarchate , he had the good fortune to save the Greek Christians from the fury of the Divttn , Who had it in contemplation to make that people responsible for the French expedition into Egypt . He succeeded in pre-
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1821, page 561, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2504/page/57/
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