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    conceptions , a principle of order is ope * rating upon that cade , which could not hare been applied but t >^ uaeans of Christian ity , or recognized b / 6 ny o&iet light than that which Christianity sheds back upon its origiu . It was Christ who specified the two precepts on which hang all the law and the prophet * . * In the catechism before us , compiled and sent * f © fth : by'high £ ewish authority , we n n * ' « hefoU « # i « i : < * . . . < ,

    lv ^ ft » tet ^^\ % any others thing necessary for tbe obtaining of the sovereign good or true happiness , ¦ besides this twofold lore of which-ttoou hast spoken , vlzvtowards &od « u > d towards men ? ¦• <• ' SbAaiaf ^ j ^ Oti' these fcwd depends the wliole la * r i for * hat ( De ^ t . ri . & ) , * Thou shalt love uhe Lord thy God with all thy heart , and with all thy goul , and with all

    thy strength / contains all those precepts , commanding and forbidding , which declare what istkeiduty of man towards God . - , AndthH ( tear , xix . 18 ) , ' Thou shalt Jove iby neighbour as thyself , ' in like manner comprises all those precepts which pertaiu to the duty of every Kft&n towards all other men . concerning

    thei p lawful commerce , or commutation of their goods , and the avoiding of ail deceits , capital judgments , the right of maisriage rind iuhevitance ; which things the dirine iaw contains , as it hath respect to htnuan society . There i » nothing , therefore , which brings us into the favour of cmr Almighty Lord and Master , baft tlie observance of those two

    precepts , on which depend the six hundred ( and thirteen * - " - * -4 V 92 . ffh& subsequent eKewipllcations of this p ^* a £ U tend to shew chart the dispositions t < jf"thtf fceam , rather than the actioH « which spring from them , are to be the objects *^ discipline ; and it is singular that to the 'foaltymuit principle of enry iri the he ^ t ^ a rie attributed the woe s of Isi » a ©> , ih « destruotion of their temple ami « ityv Uhejditp ^ rtion < of * their nation ,

    tbeiidtetretfeesv ' -imd' persecotiarvs which have m % enAe < k > them > to * this dayj Envy and htttiftd ^ of wbatuaudi to whom ? ' ^ he nl €¥ *«> i deoline Jwakriqg the obriout i ^ pty 7 bthayj d ^ ertotffc ^ the object * while they atfruit i * e * ic % * ^ but while they aaslfeo i their tttmftotato puhUhmten * to the inttatBeuife i-of ^ ^ aul i spi ri tual priuciple afeik * c ^« ej ) 't *« i * ei te nn owning ior ^ ttat don ^ icttcHii ajj iwfricti they itn » t ai-rive ^ Tne ^^ W ^ iBBteobfeni setsYorl * tfiirUen i <> d « iew } aet < « ouc « r » lug uhe iifttaro a ^ ttttritittUwdfftkHjiwhich iare adttiitMd * Jy rffli ^ tsi ^ iity gcitent ; two < ieclai « rhe otfoe ^ af proiirmts r two the

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    nature and authority of the law ; one the doctrine of a divine moral government ; one . the promise of a Messiah ; and one Qca / to&fle kUt ^ . i The authorities which are adduced in confirmation of the last would , we imagine , have been insufficient , if Christianity had been unknown ; 3 nM ; tli $ three principles by means of

    which future bliss is to be attained , would , nofc kave been . pja , ce 4 in thejr present w $ e £ of seiecOon . , Qf Uie ^ pajunct ^ on of Faith , Hope , a ^ d Chafity , we bear n ^ hi ^ g in tjxe . Q \ i Te ^ ainen ^ As a . means of attaining these graces , a spiritual code of morality 13 furbished to the disciple , so ill-arranged , so limited , ao obscure ,, as to excite the

    wonder of those who have beeij bred , up under one of a higher origin . The seven abominable vices of sloth , pride * gluttony , lust , anger , covetous ness , apd envy , are declared to lead to the six impieties which are utterly loathsome ; viz . an

    assurance of eternal life without perfect obedience ; distrust of the pardoning mercy of God ; resistance to the truth ; envy of the spiritual gifts of another ; resistance to authority » q matters of faith ; and , lastly , a determination never

    to repent . It U needless to point out the confusion between principles > and their application here ; the inversion of the order of various spiritual processes ; the duplication of some principles , the omission of others ; that the < nfth is a virtue , and the sixth , an absurdity ; bu . t we

    would earnestly direct attention to the fact , that this moral system * imperfect as it is , is spiritual , and that it ha # been spiritualized by Jews fmm elements which formerly subserved no fjoeji purpose . However far this peopJejR ^ y be from entire coDwerfliou ^ hoiwv « r indisposed , at present , t towards jChriftliauUy ,

    the way ia opep ^ the pi ^)^ p «^ 6 ti&h > mr » while the miacl is ptoiuUit ^ di jQt pp&f& 011 tbe elements ^ i « jpis t 4 jmjj , ] i < i J&ey what t ^ ytu ^ y . Tic jcB ^ paaitiof ^ liO / Reduce y priiibt | fe | e 8 i >^» eiiig 01100 ftnoovrag ^ d , tbe mVthod ok iirfeyoocoil ^ eiog < mtto ** - eB § picd , rhpwcwn ; ayltw « riiiiy ^ ^ afe ^ qmd riainfdfe gaiufid , ^ j ^ e vtfirsdlbec 4 «

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    Critical Notices . *— TMotogwal . 255

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1830, page 255, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2583/page/39/