On this page

• Text (2)

  Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

  • 

    Untitled Article

  • 

    Untitled Article

• Transcript

  • Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

    Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.

    Untitled Article

    I pates in some of Bumet ' s enthusiasm mr th £ Princess . The Revolution of 16 S 8 was one of those few occasions in which public good was the paramount consideration . The Princess

    had great public duties to perform . She had to rescue from evident destruction that religion which she had been accustomed to revere and cherish as the perfection of Christianity , and with which the religious and

    civil liberties of mankind were at that time interwoven . Yet I would not render this homage to her memory if I could allow myself to believe that any thing- of a decisive , much less ferocious ^ spirit was predominant in

    her mind . 1 persuade myself there was much of a tender melancholy , of a soft dejection in her sentiments , that the feeling's of a daughter maintained a struggle in her bosom , and abated whatever was harsh and rugged in the public character she had to assume .

    I am confirmed in this persuasion by the account the same Burnet gives of her when he went to take his leave t * She seemed , * says he , * to have a great load on her spirits , but to have no scruple as to the lawfulness of the design : she was very solemn and serious , and prayed Cod earnestly to bless and direct us P

    But the reader must be informed , that the feelings of Mary were put to the test , not only preHously , but after the Revolution . When William was

    called to Ireland , his beloved consort followed him with unremitting anxiety . Here he incuiTed imminent danger . The Irish Papists would have gladly assassinated him . At the battle of the Boyne , where success crowned his arms , and where he was wounded ; the enemy , conceiving it to be fatal , raised the shout of joy ! He was , however , preserved to enjoy the fruits of his valour , and to uphold the Protestant religion throughout the three kingdoms .

    Ihe nonjurors of that day were constantly traducing the character of Mary , as utterly devoid of feeling and affection towards her unfortunate father ^ James the Second , which had no foundation in fact . On the

    intelligence of the victorious battle of the £ oyne , July 1 , 1690 , Queen Mary immediately thus writes to Wilfidm in Ireland : " How to begin this fetter I do not know—how ever . 10 ^ Hifer

    Untitled Article

    God thanks enough for his mercies Indeed , they are too great if we look t ) n bur deseks , but ,- as you say , it is his own cause and since it is for the glory of his great name , we have no reason to fear but he will perfect what he has begun . When I heard the joyful news from Mr . Butler , ( the messenger , ) I was in pain to know what was become of the latfc Klisf .

    and durst not ask him . But when Lord Nottingham came I did venture fo do it , and had the satisfaction to know he was safe . I know I need not beg you to let him be taken care of , for I dim confident you will for your own sake ; yet add that to all your kindness , and for my sake let people

    know you would have no hurt come to his person ! " And , August 5 th , she says , "We have received many mercies ; God send us grace to value them as we ought ! But nothing touches people ' s hearts here enough , to make them agree—that would be

    too much for our much happiness . " August 19 th , she also thus expresses herself : " Holland has really spoiled me , in being so kind to me ; that they are so kind to you is no wonder : would to God it were the same here ! " Lastly , August 26 th , longing for William ' s

    rettini frona Ireland , the Queen wtates , ** 'l am ih greater fears than c £ ri \> e imagined b y any one who loves less than myselr . I count the hours and moments , and have only reason enough left to think that as long as I have no letters all is well ! Yet I must see

    company upon my set days ; I must play twice a-week ; nay , I must laugh and talk , though never so against thy will . T believe I dissemble very ill , yet I must endure it . All tny motions are so watched , and all I do so observed , that if I eat less , or speak less , or look more grave , all is lost in the

    opinion pf the world . " Indeed , it is said that King William told Lord Carmarthen before his departure for Ireland , that " he must be very cautious of saying any thing before the Queen that looked like disrespect to her father , which she never forgave , and that the Marquis of Halifax had lost all manner of credit with her , for his

    unseasonable jestfrig on the subject . " Once more . It was this illustrious Queen M&ry , asking the cause of her father ' s tfesgfitment Against M . Jurieu , was tiilpl by Bishop Burnet , that it

    Untitled Article

    connected tftih the Revolution of 1688 ; Z&

    Untitled Article

    VOL ,. XXI . E

• Citation
  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1826, page 25, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2544/page/25/