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sessing these remembrances , I must believe that the young are best fitted to write for the ^ oung , in most eases where the feelings and tire aflfectkms are concerned ; and , therefore , I have
written down the thoughts which used to present themselves in a natural train of reflection , and ' the prayers which I have been accustomed to form , under the guidance of able teachers , for my own use / ' 'The subjects are , the Duties of the Christian Sabbath ,
Habitual Devotion , Benevolence , the Characters of Peter , John tfnd Pajul , the Government of the Tie * nrper , Death * Humility , Self-government , the Goodness of God , Charitable Jftdgmen £ > Love and reverential Qbedience due to the Lord Jesus , the Happiness of a Future State , the Uncertainty of Worldly Enjoyments , the Valnfe of Time . The prayers are excellently adapted to each subject , and on the whole composed with great simplicity : though we $ iink there are a ffeW expressions that might be altered ¥ dt the better . The Treatise on the Lord ' s Supper is well worthy of the attention not only of the young , but also of those of more advanced age , who have hitherto
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Trembling m the gold of day Every leaf and devv-drop glows $ And the flowers that sTttmbetiiig lay Waken from their rfim repose , Diamond-dropping , pu * e and fair , Breathing forth their fragrant prayer
Lo , the lark with early wirrg Climbs , in music clintfbs the sky : Hark , with sctogs like woodlands ring , And the ait- is tnelody 1 . Morning wakes , with touch of fire , This bright world ' s Memnonian lyre . All is incense , all is praise , Earth is peace ^ ad -heaven is love , While creation ' s hundred lays Float in one ricli hymn above ; Nature ' s high cathedral rings , While her choir tlie anthem sings :
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excused tbetns ^ lves fropa joining their feUfttiM ; htigti&iifc in its observance . It represents rtife simplicity of the object 'of the ordinance * as a memorial of Christ , and the obligation on all
protessitig Ohfisfciatis to attend upon it ; replies to mast of the usual objections » n& excuses ; points out its beneficial tendency in uniting the sofcial wilii the religious feeliags ; and , lastly , states the views and feelings with which its attendance should be
accompanied . The whole argument is conducted with great judgment ; and we trust that it will have the eflfect t > f drawing a great number both
M hetmder && well as young readers to ^ oia € tie * Krte flock , " to whom , m too many of our congregations , this pleasing and impressive rite has MtheHio be ^ fi ^ bfifined .
Iil eoticliision , umy we beg to sugg'est that thotigh these elegant little volumes ( we allude to both publications ) a # e Well suited to the more opulent ^ classes , yet there are many parents who would find it convenient that their families might have access to them in a cheaper form .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1824, page 361, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2525/page/41/
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