liberty and charity flow in every vein, and beat in every pulfe-the moft godlike benevolence warm every heart, and influence every action. Then would the falvation of God be nigh unto them that fear him, and glory dwell in our land! mercy and truth would meet together: righteousnefs and peace embrace each other! Truth would Spring out of the earth, and righteousness look down from heaven!

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This is a reformation devoutly to be wished for by every humane and virtuous man! Spectacle which God might look down upon with pleafure! A reformation which would bring glory to God on high, peace on earth, and the most extenfive benevolence among men! God grant that it may be effected and take place speedily! not only in our happy ifland, but over the face of the whole globe! and may every creature in heaven and on earth, with one unanimous applauding voice, fay, even fo--Amen.

A Defence of the Account of Servetus.

JOHN LELAND, D. D..

DUBLIN. DIED 1766.

AFTER all the clamour that has been raised

about differences among Chriftians, as to the fenfe of fcripture, there are many things of great importance, about which there hath been,

in all ages, a very general agreement among profeffed Christians. They are agreed, that there is one God who made heaven and earth, and all things which are therein: that he preferveth all things by the word of his power, and governeth all things by his providence: that he is infinitely powerful, wife, and good, and is to be loved, feared, adored, and obeyed above all: that as there is one God, so there is one Mediator between God and man, Jefus Chrift the righteous, whom he, in his infinite love and mercy, fent into the world to fave and redeem us: that he came to inftruct us by his doctrine, and bring a clear revelation of the divine will, and to fet before us a bright and moft perfect example for our imitation: that he fubmitted to the moft grievous fufferings, and to death itfelf, for our fakes, that he might obtain eternal redemption for us: that he rofe again from the dead and afcended into heaven, and is now crowned with glory and honour, and even liveth to make interceffion for us: that through him, and in his name, we are to offer up our prayers, and hope for the acceptance of our perfons and fervices, and for gracious affiftance in the performance of our duty that in him there is a new covenant establifhed and published to the world, in which there is a free and univerfal offer of pardon and mercy to all the truly penitent, and a moft exprefs promife of eternal life, as the reward of our fincere, though

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imperfect obedience: that it is not enough to have a bare fpeculative faith, but we must be formed into a holy and godlike temper; and in order to be prepared for that future happiness, muft live foberly, righteously, and godly in this prefent world that there fhall be a resurrection both of the juft and the unjust, and a future judgment; when Chrift fhall judge the world in the Father's name, and give to every man according to his deeds that the wicked fhall be doomed to the moft grievous punishments, and the righteous fhall be unspeakably happy to all eternity.

These are things of great confequence, and which have been generally acknowledged by Christians in all ages. And if there have been feveral things advanced by those who call themfelves Chriftians, which are not well confiftent with thefe generally acknowledged principles; if there have been controverfies among them about points of confiderable importance, as well as many contentions about things of little or no moment, this is no argument against the divine authority, or usefulness of the facred writings. Thofe that wreft the fcriptures must be accountable to him who gave them, for that perverfion and abuse, as men must be accountable for the abuse of reafon; but this is far from proving that, therefore, the fcriptures anfwer no valuable purpose, and could not be of divine original.

Still it is true, that whofoever will with a

teachable and attentive mind, and an upright attention to know and do the will of God, apply himself to read and confider the holy fcriptures in an humble dependance on God's gracious affiftance, will find vaft advantage for inftructing him in the knowledge of religion, and engaging him to the practice of it; and for guiding him in the way of falvation.

May God awaken the true genuine Spirit of Christianity, which fuffers very much from the loofenefs and libertinifm of fome, and from the too great narrowness of others.

View of the Deiftical Writers, and
Letter to Doddridge.

SAMUEL CHANDLER, D. D. F. R S.

DIED.-1766.

CHARITY is truly the end of the commandment, as it is the great intention of all the

precepts of righteousness to promote it, and as there can be no defect in, or deviation from, any focial duties, or moral duties, where charity forms the temper and influences the conduct. It never deigns to dwell but where it finds, or creates a pure heart; it is the perpetual companion of a good confcience, makes its voice soft and pleasing,.. and fills it with fatisfactions celeftial in their na

ture, and which are preparative for, and the earnest of, joys fully complete, uninterrupted,

and eternal.

Whatever end we can imagine the COMMANDS of REVELATION to have, we shall find they are most powerfully and effectually anfwered by the prevalence of this charity, or under the facred and propitious influence of love to God and our neighbour. Do they aim at the honour of God, the fupreme Lord and Governor of the world? He who loves him must be defirous of promoting it, and doing whatever he doth to his glory; and if he loves his neighbour as himself, in obedience to, and imitation of God, he will demonftrate the fincerity of it by such an habitual behaviour towards him in all the inftances of undiffembled friendship and goodness, as thall be a full proof of the prevailing regards he pays to the divine authority, and his fincere defire of promoting that kingdom of God which confifts in righteoufnefs, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghoft. Is the end of the Chriftian command to advance the intereft of Chrift in the world, and to render him precious and glorious in the esteem of mankind? As he was born, and came into the world to do his Father's work, carry on the great purpofes of his mercy, and promote the happiness and falvation of mankind; how can we better fhow our regard for him, or recommend his re