delightful complacency in confidering the character of a hu man being, who is greatly active in promoting happiness and virtue all around him, although we receive no other benefit from him, than what we derive from our reflection upon his amiable character; we may intereft ourfelves in his welfare, we may rejoice in his profperity, we may love him. Even fo may we think, with the moft delightful complacency, upon the character of the Deity, the bleffed Author of all virtue and excellence, and happiness; who is ever active to promote these through

throughout the vast creation, in the manner most agreeable to his infinite wisdom; we may intereft ourselves in his welfare, we may rejoice in his prosperity, love him not merely

we may for the portion he hath allotted us, but――for the immenfity of good which he has conferred, and is always conferring, upon the innumerable orders of beings which inhabit the universe. O, then, let us look, with attention, on that part of the works of God, which he hath exhibited to us; and thus let us behold, as in a faithful mirror, original excellence and good

goodness: and, beholding, let us venerate and love. As Chriftians, it will exceedingly be

come us.

ARE we Chriftians? Let us affectionately remember the worthy name whereby we are called: let us humbly recommend ourfelves to our heavenly Father, intreating him for his Spirit, and kind affiftance: with unceafing diligence let us labour, that we may approve ourselves to him in all our conduct: let us give thanks continually for his

grace, in Jefus Chrift, confeffing our

fins

fins and unworthinefs: and let us hope and rejoice in his pater nal love for evermore.

N. B. I would beg leave to recommend it to the Reader, to ftudy carefully the following few, but excellent books; if he fhould defire to fee further into the fubjects which these papers have flightly touched upon. Clarke's Scripture Doctrine of the Trinity. An Appeal to the Common Senfe of all Chriftian

People.

Lindley's Apology.

Lindsey's

Clarke on the Attributes, &c.

Woolafton's Religion of Nature.

Price on Morals.

Locke on the

Epiftles.

Epiftles. Taylor on the Romans. The fame writer on Original Sin. Alfo Taylor's Scripture Doctrine of Atonement.

To this laft

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gentleman I own myself greatly indebted, for his illuftration of the facred writings.fubject of the Trinity, I think, the Appeal to the Common Senfe, &c. to be the book moft gene-, rally useful, which I have feen : being happily intelligible to the plain understandings of common Chriftians, altho' a book filled with argument, and entering deep even to the bottom of the subject.

FINI S.