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SEveql pieces of an interefl:ing nature ·are 1ieceived· " · fro.m ourrefpechble:correfpondents-; fome 'oLwhich, -~ ~~t~~r neceffary' revifal an~ corr¢Ctiop, v,:ill af!p~~r i~ tit~ '·~nfuing nutpber, anp ~he remainder flS foop. a~ gpffible • .. V . . ..,_ ' ) -:r ' '"' '

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,'.it jlf worthy of ·~t,te!) ttOl~, yt!t >tfie COtnj)Ofition is _fo • tO~ . ' :· tally · vqid of pqe'ti'cal merit; · a sf to rei1der it 'inadmiffable • .._As the pra.B:ice..il'I!J!i.e~ 'to' is; ve.ry prej udkial, 4 y,-~11 · : . .

4 ,~s to~ · preval\nt;· tt wen,~· .to i b'e· WJilied the. author -woulg _,.1,;{;# ' ref-ume the.

1 ft~hj ec;t, an9 fubmit it to thl! correction of . ··~~ fome,ingenious friend .b~foJ'? dilivl!~y:. , .'' , ' ' '"! .1,;~

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t'lnch.angeable, like ·aimfd£. The Re~elat,ion .. ,pf,

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· ~r.?ugho.llNhe Word of ,G,od~ wp.ic;}:t, th~ Bb;in~ ' G9odnefstl1!~ .hnparted -cto <m~qkin~~ · as. the/ plct of their-Faith and P rattic_(!:. ,

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conftarit aifn of this. Publicatioo·,, to. ma.i.ntain and ., •: 1. ,.. • . . ,~ .. i --, .-, '' ,~ }-'• · ~ ··~- _ ~ _ • ';. f ' : , I

incuicatd-"thofe found aoet;i~-es ~~~tch art 'acco;·d-·, ., ~ ~- ...... . '. ,

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ing to .. ,godlin~fs; the, cqnten,ding . for. "Y.~i~h . f~em13 · ' .i ,_ ... ' .< , ' • o' I ~ ' • i--k ~ • -, ~ ...- < .} -' , ~

"to .,have been at no period .. m~re ne~eff~ry _tpan the, • . Y,, ·, _ ·I ' , ) 1 , .• ·;, I , l, .'' -~ · ,,J ,.(' ( _'t_ '·I'

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fidelity h_as in a great meafur~ ~v;e~fpread eyen (~~e · J;>rqfe0~¥ -,wor~~':. ~nd J~~t ,y'i.th;:refp.eC,C, to t~e ,H}?Jl. ~ : ~if~n.ti~~ ~oip}~ of our,h~ly r~~}giqp. , .· Jh~ P,tf:fi~~--" lng volum,es 9( our \~fOr~ . hax~ h\td a ,up.ifoym

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te;;d·~~~;--to pr~pagate· BrnLJt CHI(is':fi~NI·;v~: ·mw. .· fai~h·;' in th~ . atonem~rit; 'flriifhed 'fal¥aticin; ·'cf1'<1'h1'¢ ~ighteo~fn~fs, immuta?Ie lovr, and ir;efiftible efficacy ~f the grac~ · of 'dur Lord Jefu~ Chrift'

~hich falutary do~rines:, .being as l(.old . as,·the

· Bible, -ar~, ''in cdnrieltionr with ~ the Ro~k oh our ~ . ... . .

falvation, the immoveable bafis whereon ' the;

dJrllrCh ·reftsber hOp.es, aRd~ hereil.)j>.~.will tffUllTfltl

o~6ri ~he .ragl( anH rr~-tli~'e bf. earth' ~clrhdl,ttrhl titRe. ·

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· Sanclifyihg Irtflll<fpces ·of the :Holy Spiti:t"r' :ma Fin·~l' Perfi::v~·rance ;-all which, ~·aS' the• .Lotd: ~aft help,- we~ 'mean invaF.iably ~o infift \fpon ~nid; .:re: . . ' . 'collimend.: ' ·· · ·' · .,. · ' • · · ·:.; · · !.· .. ; ·'

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~kihd ~ffifl:~nces of oulr~fpetl:ive correfp~.~aiht~, which ~e than.kfully '!-Cknowledde~. been ~n~bJed tO

vi'cidicate and protect .the important tru(hs ~{the ' t, ( _ I' .. _ ~·

, • Gofpei; 'w~ .are emboldeaedJto ' rely ~n the fame fuppo~t in ' luiure7 (o as to· pe encourag~d to e:;:'~t,t

· oin tnoft 'ftrein1ous ~fforts in op}?ofi~g the dang~-• j ' ' .. < ' !·• ' I ' ~

.I fQUS: and a~armi n'g errors of-the{~ degenerate til)1e\ ~ . . ·. '

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to eclipfe . the _glory: of _the· R~~c:~m~r, and derogate

from .d1e pri~iFr .... '".l4 J?er_rettio.d,ot hi~ , w~:~c~ . ~~ti// while we aim, with a becoming zeal ,fo-r ~n~~~~ ~,~o .''

detet}: and conf~t~ thtfe pefti{rtous tenets·,_· hcpe·<i& be enabled,. h,yt t.he divine ~ord and. §pir~t, t? cheek

' ' . ~~_[om~ degr~e ,t,h~;fqrcr.her -·pr~g~~~}?f: J~t,~ P,O: ~ef~ ~ .formidable .. monfter, ,J?oPE·'R'Y.· , ,,: , \ ,..

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ACl:uated by thef~ motive~, and in order t()

f~cili~~e th~ ~tt<J.in!ll~rtt o-f thefe valu~b!e ends, ~c ,. ~enew o.ur. r~q~·e;{t .for, ~·~~ co~d&u,dri~ .. ~ -?.~ .~~~:·.~#~1

vours of ~ur · refpl\!~able .• ~~A ~-ng~filj<9U& fr;ie~1gS(·;;) affuting the~ :l:fhat ·no; ·-Aarnso ·fuaH· be wa·tltifi·o- ' · bn . . . . , r '. · ' . o•

. our pare; fl:ill to merit .tP.eir ·generous patronage, · and that efteem ;md· p~efereqc~ w1th.whid~ d)~Y~

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Tlien years' and' months: and weeks. and' days ·,began~ ,. . ,A,n4 h~av'~'ii"'Syr~EME approv'd what he had wr~ught.~~

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TKAT frill wi,th goodnefs cr,owns ea~h fa.vour:d xea-t. t·. y . ;.<>1f>·~J ~~\.

( .. , Ifi. .. WhileJudgments dire from the devo.uring fword Ofwar'announ~e the vengeanpe du~ 'to Jirl'; .} 'I

. Oh m'ay the nations hear the facted word, ::• J <:t.rJ•~ I • And peace derive·from.juus/orm'd within t, ,.,;, ,

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~x thoufand years have 'nearl~ run their cou.rfe~ -~ ·Since maJV ingrate ! r~bell'4 again'ft. his G;od; .

Tiil by the fouH::ft crime& wax'd worfe and worfe, They urge the-Judge to dtop the vengefnl rod.

v. But wonder, Heav'n! ye fons of earth, adore~

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Mercy and gr.tce f?r fin~yrs kepl in fior~, . Whence fpring new joys, new p;tf!ions, hope$, and (~ars:

EMANUEL clinnes; man's all-fu.fficient Friend, · 4 fource Qf_ blif~ i!llmenfe when world' and time lkall end • .

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