Spirit, to withdraw my mind from unprofitable and dangerous enquiries-from difficulties vainly curious, and doubts impossible to be solved. Let me rejoice in the light which Thou hast imparted—let me serve Thee with active zeal and humble confidence--and with patient expectation for the time, in which the soul which Thou receivest, shall be satisfied with knowledge.

for Jesus' sake. Amen."

Grant this, O Lord,

May 13th, 1824.

No. XLIX.

"Did the whole duty of my parish Church morning and evening-my curate, Mr. Orchard, being confined to his bed.*"

July 10th, 1824. "God be praised-concluded my visitation-a very respectable attendance of clergy throughout. The charge appeared to give great satisfaction, for which I feel thankful—I am earnestly desired to print it, and I pray God that it may prove serviceable. On the road to Sarum, taking up a newspaper, I read, alas! the death of the vicar of Kensington, the Rev. Mr..Rennell-a divine of greater promise, the Church at this day does not possess a man whom the Church, at this time especially, can very ill spare.-At Salisbury I missed my old friend and fellow Wykehamist, Tommy Lear, who never failed till this year to meet me; he is, alas! too much on the stoop to attend me at my visitation.-At Warminster I fully expected to

*The Archdeacon was then in his 81st year.

have shaken hands with Dr. Rowlinson, when I was told by one of my clergymen that he was supposed to be at the point of death. This sudden intelligence so much struck and distressed me, that if I had not gained time, during the service, to recover composure, I should have found great difficulty in getting through my charge."

Sunday, July 18. Every man who considers seriously, what the natural man is, must tremble at the change which is indispensably necessary to be made in him, to render him in any degree meet for the kingdom of heaven.

May this important change, through divine grace, be effected in me. Thy grace, O Lord, is (at all times) sufficient for me. O let Thy strength be made perfect in my weakness. Lord, I most humbly pray Thee, that Thou wouldest seal me for thine own-and give me to rejoice in the well founded hope that I am Thy son by adoption and grace-ransomed by the blood of my Redeemer, and renewed by the gracious influences of thy Holy Spirit that so I may be thine, for ever and for ever. Amen."

"Whoever prints a book (says Cervantes) runs a very great risk-it being, of all impossibilities the most impossible to write such a one as shall satisfy and please all kinds of readers.”

"The rich man who is not liberal, is but a covetous beggar for the possessor of riches is not happy in having them, but in spending them—and not in spending them merely according to his own inclinations, but in spending them properly."

Sept. 1st, 1821.

"The Bishop of Salisbury and his family arrived at the vicarage at five o'clock, preparatory to the consecration of the new Church, to-morrow.

My two friends, Mr. Hey and Mr. Rogers, · together with my curate, Mr. Orchard, and my late curate, Mr. Geo. Williams, of Worcester, met the Bishop at dinner-our family circle had been previously augmented by the arrival of my nephew Sikes, with my two nieces, Miss Snaiths, and my son George William. The vicarage was overflowing-the Colonel and his sons, together with all my household servants, slept at the asylum. Other guests were accommodated at Mr. Orchard's little Parsonage; and the Bishop's servants at some neighbouring cottages. Thank God I felt remarkably well, and the day passed most pleasantly. The good Bishop appeared to be quite comfortable, and succeeded (as he could scarcely fail to do) in making every one about him feel the same."

Sept. 2d.

"A glorious day-but very hotescorted the Bishop and his family to the new Church."

No. L.

"The impressive service of the consecration was well conducted, and gave general satisfaction. The Church universally admired:* my old friend, Mr. Hey, urged and insisted on my preaching.

*This chaste and elegant building is in the purest gothick stile, and is considered as reflecting much credit upon the architect, Mr. Henry Gooderidge, of Bath.

Thank God I went through it beyond my own expectation.

"Accept, O gracious Lord, my unfeigned thanks for thus supporting me under the great work which Thou didst put into the heart of thine unworthy servant to undertake. Sanctify, I most earnestly beseech Thee, my humble endeavours in Thy service for Thee alone, O blessed Lord, do I desire to serve. Prosper this work, I pray Thee, to the promotion of Thy honour, and the salvation of many souls. And though I have hitherto been but an unprofitable servant in this place--yet, O Lord, if it be thy good pleasure, make me the blessed instrument of spreading the light of gospel truth through that part of my parish, which is unhappily too much overspread with the cloud of ignorance and vice. Though old in years, may I yet continue fervent in spirit-serving the Lord. And may

thereby, blessed Lord God, still prove the means, under grace, of bringing many souls unto glory. Even so, O blessed Lord, for Jesus' sake. Amen."

No. LI.

"In the primitive Church, (says Cyprian) that tradition which was found to be commanded in the Gospel, or contained in the Epistles, or the Acts of the Apostles, was observed as divine and holy tradition.''

"The scripture, therefore, constitutes the standard, by which the authority of tradition was to be established."

he should have said more to him on the subject. 'But there (said he, pointing to the ashes under the grate) are the remains of those writers (Chubb, Toland, &c. &c.) who have deceived me. My eyes, thank God, are now open-I am a believer.' He died the next day, so that his minister saw him no more." 1827.

No. LIII.

On Lukewarmness.

"God knows we have lived to see a very prophetic guess of that shining light of the reformation, Philip Melancthon, fulfilled in our days-who foretold That it was to be feared that the time would come wherein men would be tainted with this error-either that religion is a matter of nothing, or that the differences in religion are mere verbal.”

""Tis a very melancholy consideration to see some men idle and unconcerned whilst the enemy is digging and undermining the very ground on which they stand, and scarce set a hand, or employ a thought, to countermine and defeat them--but on the contrary, aiding and assisting them. For 'tis too great a truth to be dissembled, that they who are not for the Church, are against her—and they that help not to support her when she is in distress, do in good earnest help to pull her down.' Dr. George Hickes."

"To resist the common enemy of protestantism, it is of the first importance that Protestants should agree among themselves, that with joint force we