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    tian principles , and supported by Chris * tian sanctions ; and never let any one depart from this place , uncertain whether he has been attending in the school of a philosopher , or in a Christian temple ; whether he has been listening to a Heathen moralist , or a disciple of Christ . "—

    Pp . 44 , 45 . In p . 46 , the author remarks , we think somewhat inadvertently , " you will justly consider as your duty not to exclude from your public instructions , the principles of Christian truth . " He refers to doctrinal and

    controversial preaching . But we would suggest to him whether his words may not be interpreted to imply , that a Christian teacher ought to be sparing in the introduction of " the principles of Christian truth " into his discourses . We are aware

    that a candid reader of the context will readily understand the meaning . We recommend this discourse to every minister of the gospel . Whatever be his age or station , we think that his devout feelings may be kindled and his Christian zeal animated , as well as his taste gratified , by the perusal of it .

    Mr . Hutton ' s discourse to the con * # regation is founded on 1 Thess . v . 12 , 13 : * ' Know them which labour among you , and are over you in the Lord , and admonish you ; and to esteem them very highly in love for their

    work's sake ; and be at peace among yourselves . " Of this affectionate , judicious and spirited exhortation , we regret that our extracts cannot be more copious . On the value of the Christian sympathy of his flock in animating the frequently desponding spirits of a minister , he remarks ,

    " As a servant of Christ , indeed , he is bound to love aud labour for you at all seasous , even when the sky lowers , when indifference freezes , or contempt blows chilly upon him . It would be his duty , J doubt not it would be his endeavour , to do so . But your minister , my friends , is a mail : like other men he feels—he

    cannot help feeling- —the difference between heat and cold ; he acknowledges the warm aud genial influences of frtendfi hip , that Butt of the aocial system ; and , whate ve r exertions he may make to maintai n the internal glow , he ie apt to droop , and languish when its beams are withdrawn . Even with all his effort * to IMWent it , upkijijtoeefi and negject , though **>* $ fthoold not altogether paralyse , will

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    inevitably enfeeble the energies of his heart . It is love which best keeps love alive . The light and beat that cheer and gladden the universe proceed from many suns mingling their beams : let all save one be extinguished , and the faint and sickly lustre it will yield will scarcely be worth preserving . Placed in the midst of an affectionate people , the faithful

    minister of Christ sees on every side something to animate and cheer . The holy love , the sacred friendship that glows in his own heart , is reflected back again from every heart around him , and from every eye he catches the kind expression that gives a brighter lustre to his , own . He speaks with confidence because he perceives that his sheep e know his voice , and count it not as the voice of a

    stranger . ' He speaks with fervour because he is assured that they hear him gladly and are disposed to follow , from affection as well as prudence , in the good and pleasant path in which he desires to Iea 4 them . Brethren , rest assured , if your

    pastor be a man of human feelings , of a kindly and benevolent nature , as 1 believe he is , your attachment will warm his heart aud invigorate his hand . In his case as in your own , the words of the wise man will be verified , As in water

    face answereth to face , so the heart of man to man : ' ' As iron sharpeneth iron , so doth a man the countenance of his friend / " —Pp . 62 , 63 . \ ye are much pleased with the devotional services , by Mr . Robberds and Mr . Tayler , sen ., by which the engagements of the day are introduced and concluded . CLK .

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    Art . III . —Christ Crucified : an Essay , in Three Parts . I . On Christ ' s Dying for all Mankind . II . On the Value and Efficacy of his Death . III . On the Moral Uses of his Death . By Richard Wright , Unitarian Missionary . 12 rno . pp . 86 .

    Eaton , ltf . 6 a . ri ^ HE death of Christ is of supreme JL importance in the scheme of Christian redemption , and the mode in which those numerous passages of scripture that relate to it are

    interpreted , determines the character of every theological system . The subject is shewn to be difficult by the various hypotheses that have been framed for its explanation . This is in a great measmresowior to . tbe figurative languid of the New Testae

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    Revhew . ~ -JFrighfs Essay on Christ Crucified . : SO 0

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1822, page 503, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2515/page/47/