antecedent to their proceeding to any thing else. A roll of paper was then produced, on which was written the first Article of the Church of England, viz,: There is but one living and true God, everlasting; without body, parts, or passions: of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the Maker and Preserver of all things, visible and invisible; and in the unity of this Godhead, there be three Persons of one substance, power, and eternity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost." To this was subjoined, "We do heartily, subscribe to that which is above expressed, as what we believe to be the doctrine of the blessed Tri A FRAGMENT, By the late Rev. Mr. RYLAND. THIS building, with its appurtenances, is supposed to take up above a hundred acres of land. The scene is laid on Epping Forest. The central house is that beautiful structure built by Lord Tilney; to which we add two The Pamphlets consulted for the nity, revealed in the scriptures." Temple of Contemplation & Devotion. There were also proposed for their subscription the fifth and sixth Articles of the Assembly's Catechism, viz: "There is but one only, the living and true God. There are three Persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one God; the same in substance, equal in power and glory." To this the same declaration was appended as to the former; and both were signed by the names of 60 ministers, and they afterwards were increased to 77. While these were in the gallery, the rest, to the number of about 50, staid below, and proceeded to the consideration of Advices to the people of Exeter. The subscribing ministers, without wishing to impose their sentiments, invited their brethren below to join with them. The minority below refused; majority in the gallery sent a solemn message to them, by two of their brethren, to PROTEST against their proceedings, and to warn the Moderator to leave the chair; and adjourn the meet the above History are: 1. The Case of the Ministers ejected at Exon, by James Pierce, 1719. 2. A Defence of the Case, by Ditto, 1719. 3. A True Relation of some Proceedings at Salters' Hall, by those Ministers who signed the first Article of the Church of England, &c. &c. &c. 4. A Vindication of the Ministers of the three Denominations subscribing Ministers, by several of the who subscribed the Declaration, 1719. 5. An Account of the late Proceedings of the Dissenting Ministers at Salters Hall, &c. &c. in a Letter to the Rev. Dr. Gale, with a Postscript to Mr. Bradbury, 1719, 6. The Anatomy of the Heretical Synod, &c. by T. L. the Author of the Scourge, 1719. 7. The Noble Stand, or a Just Vindication, &c. &c. first and second Parts, by Daniel Wilcox, 1719. 8. An Authentic Account; Reasons for not subscribing, &c. &c. 1719. . grand wings, in the form of a crescent, containing near thirty noble départments. The first house on the right wing is styled THE SCHOOL OF TRUTH. To this we take the pupils every morning at six o'clock. Here we contemplate the nature of Truth, in opposition to error, or mistaken conception of the nature of things; in opposition to hypocrisy, lying, and unfaithfulness. We likewise consider the properties of truth, as original, essential, pure, perfect, eternal, and immutable. In the afternoon of the same day, we go to the first house on the left wing, which is the READING-ROOM. Here we are taught to avoid two things: blunderation, or reading wrong; and jabberation, or reading too fast; to which we add a third, drawling, or reading too slow. This is all the business on Monday. sit the third department on the right wing, which is called THE HOUSE OF EVIDENCE. Here we consider the nature of Evidence, as it consists in the appearance of truth to the mind; we consider the clear evidence of the Divine existence and perfections; the clearest evidences of the immortality of the soul, and the brightest evidences of Christianity. We display the good old argument at large, arising from the working of miracles; the fulfilment of prophecies in the four universal monarchies, in the Jews, in the Messiah, and in the rise and present state of Popery. We consider the goodness of the doctrine, or its fitness to remove misery, and promote happiness. We lastly take a view of the moral character of the penmen, arising from the holiness of God. In the afternoon we go to the third house in the left wing, called THE SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY. The first object is a small Map of England, with the characters of famous men born in the several counties. On Thursday morning we visit the fourth department in the right wing, which is called THE SCHOOL OF PRUDENCE, as it consists in proposing the highest end of man, the best means to attain that end, the fittest circumstances of time, and manner of action; with a securing ourselves against repentance; i. e. wishing that we had used other means, and taken better measures. In this school of prudence we consider its opposite, which is Imprudence. This consists in proposing a bad end, or in using unfit means to attain a good one; in mistiming the actions of life; and acting in a bad manner, in| In other words, Justice in God is the exertion of holiness, and his ardent will not to let the violation of his laws pass without due attention, review, and punishment; because these laws were made for the preservation of the common order and beauty of the world. running ourselves upon dreadful In the afternoon we visit the fourth department in the left wing This is the SCHOOL OF ARITHMETIC. Here we proceed in a regular and gradual method, from the first principles of Numeration, to the highest operations of Proportion, in all its various applications to the business of human life. Moral Justice consists in an ardent regard for the rights of mankind, with a deliberate purpose on all occasions to preserve them sacred and inviolate; in being just in our friendships, just in our commerce, just in our promises and contracts, just in our common conversation, and just by observing a due moderation even in our anger and re Here we consider Justice as taught by Aristotle in his Ethics; by Mark Tully Cicero in his Offices; and by all the best writers on moral philosophy, in the several periods of the world. We close all with Dr. Owen's Latin Dissertations on Divine Justice, which we have now translated, and intend to publish to the world. We finish the whole with prospects of divine and moral Justice, taken from the holy scriptures. On Friday afternoon we visit the fifth department in the left wing. This is styled GEOMETRY HALL. We begin with Le Clerc's Practical Geometry, which consists of five books of problems. These are all taken from Euclid's Elements, and arranged On Friday morning we visit the fifth department of the right wing, which is called THE HOUSE OF JUSTICE. Here we consider the nature of divine and moral Justice. Divine Justice consists in the ardent bent of God's will to preserve and main-in a more easy and natural mantain his own rights, by making fit laws for the government of all his rational creatures; and his constant will to punish all those who violate his laws, as well as reward the good who obey his laws, throughout his universal empire. ner than in even Euclid himself: it is a most beautiful introduction to Euclid's Theorems. When a youth of genius has passed through the first six books of Euclid, he will be able to go on his own legs, and read the easiest edition of Euclid, which is that of De chales, translated from the French. The next to this is that of Whiston, translated from the Latin. The third is that of Thomas Malton. The scholar may then go on to Dr. Barrow's Euclid, to Dr. Keill, to Edmund Stone, and to Dr. Simpson of Glasgow. On Saturday morning we repair to the sixth department in the right wing, called the SCHOOL OF TEMPERANCE. Here we consider the exact nature of Temperance, in all its three grand branches, with respect to meats, drink, and chastity. The Work of the Temple on a Christian Sabbath. On Lord's-day, at six o'clock, we go to the TEMPLE OF CONTEMPLATION AND DEVOTION. The first thing to be done is to sing the 104th Psalm, in Dr. Watts's version, or Mr. Merrick's. The second thing to be done is, to read the first chapter of Genesis in Hebrew, every pupil marking with the utmost attention in his Hebrew Bible. The second portion of scripture is the 104th Psalm in the original; every pupil marking the reader with the same attention. The next thing to be done is an act of adoration of the Divine attributes, performed by the President of the palace and temple. The whole is closed with singing Mr. Addison's version of the nineteenth Psalm. At They all separate, and retire to breakfast at nine o'clock. half-past ten the bell rings; they assemble in the temple for public worship, and the servants are obliged to be present in their turns. The worship begins with reading the book of Psalms. Dr. Owen and Stephen Charnock; Dr. Witsius and James Hervey; John Brine and Dr. Gill; with George Whitefield; these seven divines take it by turns to lead the public worship. The subjects of their sermons are, thePurity of the Law, and the Glory of the Gospel in its utmost perfection and beauty. Dr. Owen entertains us with the most spiritual conceptions of the Person of Christ, and the depth and deceit of in-dwelling sin. Stephen Charnock instructs us in the sublime attributes of God, the wonders of special providence, and the nature and necessity of regeneration. Dr. Witsius charms us with the beauties of the economy of the covenants of God with man; and the finest criticisms on the Old and New Testaments. Mr. Hervey leads us to the tombs, and to all the nations under ground, for near six thousand years past: he leads us through all the arrangements of flowers, to the Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valleys; he leads us through the dark shades of night to the bright regions of heavenly day, and to Christ, the light of the new Jerusalem; he soars with us to the starry heavens, and leads us to Christ, the bright and morning star; he makes a descant upon all the various parts of creation, and views They all retire to their respective closets for secret devotion, till half an hour past eight o'clock. The bell rings;-they assemble again in the temple;-a chapter is read in the Greek Testament; Christ as the first cause and last the President makes some devo-end of all worlds; he contemtional remarks; he then enters into the great work of confession, and closes with singing the 51st Psalm. VOL. XI. plates the perfections of nature in the fire, air, and ocean; he shows us the wonders of the wisdom, power, and goodness of C God, in the structure of the hu- At six the bell rings. Public man body; and the ruin of the worship begins with a hymn of soul by man's apostasy and rebel-praise. The minister, for the lion; he leads us by all the parts time, offers up an act of the most of nature and scripture to the ardent gratitude and thanksgivdivine and infinite satisfaction, ing; he preaches a short lively and the divine and infinite righte- sermon, or gives a beautiful expoousness, of the Lord Jesus, as sition of some portion of scripthe centre of faith and love to ture. Prayer and praise conclude every true Christian. Mr. John the public worship of the day. Brine entertains us with most Exactly at half-past seven, they nervous and manly reasoning on all retire to the bowers and the all the branches of doctrinal and terrace. At eight the bell rings. practical religion, and teaches us Family worship is performed in the most intense personal holiness the great hall; and the texts by his own example. Dr. Gill preached on in the day, are releads us into an ocean of divinity, peated by the six senior pupils, by a system of doctrinal and in the Hebrew or Greek language; practical religion, and by a judi- all is concluded in a short prayer cious and learned exposition of and hymn. At half-past eight the Old and New Testaments. the bell rings for supper; and George Whitefield ascends the after a light refreshment, the jupulpit with a soul burning like nior pupils retire to rest at nine Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace: o'clock, and the senior never stay he speaks in the thunders and up beyond ten. lightning of Mount Sinai; and to distressed sinners in the soft still voice of Mount Sion. He petrifies our hearts with fear-they become like rocks of ice: he melts them with divine fire-they run like rivers in the desert. The public worship is concluded, and each person retires to his closet at half-past twelve o'clock. At one, the bell rings for dinner, which never lasts but an hour. At two o'clock they separate, and each retires to the shady walks and bowers of the garden. At three o'clock the bell rings; public worship begins, for one hour only, and consists of singing, prayer, and a lively sermon on the richest parts of the gospel. At four they retire to the shady walks under the elms, and the bowers of happiness and immortality. At five, the bell rings; they assemble in small parties, without riot or levity, for a little refreshment of tea or coffee. THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT, No. I.-LOVE. EVERY disciple of Christ is the subject of Divine influence. The Holy Spirit is freely imparted to those for whom the Saviour died, and all the excellencies of the Christian character must be regarded as the result of his gracious and sovereign operation." How striking is the contrast between the works of the flesh, and the fruit of the Spirit; between those dispositions and feelings which are the spontaneous growth of nature, and those which spring from an influence supernatural and divine! In the Epistle to the Galatians, we have a full and distinct enumeration of the Christian graces. The fruit of the |