"Upon the preservation of our excellent Liturgy depends in great measure the preservation of the Church of England, and although its framers and compilers laid no claim to infallibility, nor can any one be so blindly attached to it, as to suppose it absolutely perfect, or incapable of any improvement; yet we may confidently assert, that it contains nothing that can give just offence to those who believe in its doctrines; and those who disbelieve its doctrines are bound in the first place to disprove the truth of them, before they plead for such an alteration in our Liturgical offices, as would adapt them to their own opinions."-BISHOP VANMILDERT'S WORKS, Vol. 1., Sermon 1.

"The Church of England Service brings the sum and substance of perfect piety continually before our eyes; because it can deceive us by no fermentitious feeling; but can be felt at all, only by our vital love for the matter it contains; which, again, is so excellent, as necessarily to be felt in spite of repetition,-as the Lord's Prayer is felt if the heart be right. Thus, it continually puts the healthiness of our spiritual appetite to the test, by letting us see how far we can relish a long meal of the finest but the plainest spiritual food. It adds to public worship the simplicity and individual retiredness of private prayer; because, not even the speaker (he giving you nothing of his own) is a necessary associate with you in your mental acts. When, therefore, the mind does enter into this work, and does set itself to draw in, and digest, the manner of the Sunday morning service, I do think it is as sober and deep a means of grace as it is well possible for a human being to make use of, and eminently favourable to him who would "grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour."-ALEXANDER KNOX's REMAINS, Vol. 1, p. 75.

LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP KING.

FROM THE BIOGRAPHIA BRITANNICA.

“WILLIAM KING, Archbishop of Dublin, was born May 1, 1650, at Antrim, in the north of Ireland, where his father had settled on his removal from his native country, Scotland, some years before. At the age of twelve he was put to the Grammar School of Dungannon, in the county of Tyrone, where he made a good proficiency in classical learning; and growing ripe for the University, was removed to Trinity College, near Dublin, and admitted there on the 18th of April, 1667. Applying himself diligently to his studies, he obtained a scholarship of the house and a native's place the ensuing year, and took his first degree in arts in 1670; whence proceeding regularly, he commenced Master of Arts three years afterwards, and was ordained Deacon by Dr. Mossom, Bishop of Derry, the same year. In this initiatory state he continued for the time required by the canons of the church, and then advanced into Priest's Orders, which he received from the hands of Dr. Parker, Archbishop of Tuam, April 26, 1674. From this time it was not long before he was taken into favor by that Prelate, who made him his Chaplain in 1676, collated him to a Prebend in the Church of Tuam that same year, and soon afterwards advanced him to the dignity of Præcentor in the same Cathedral. However, he did not reside there a long time, for his patron being promoted to the See of Dublin, took care to remove his favorite to a situation near himself with the first opportunity,

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and preferred him to the office of Chancellor in the Church of St. Patrick and the parish of St. Werburgh, the Archbishop's peculiar, in Dublin, into which he was installed October 29, 1679. He was now only in the thirtieth year of his age, yet he appeared equal to all the ecclesiastical honors conferred upon him. In the next reign, when Popery was so greatly encouraged by the court, and carried her face so high, he entered the lists against her pretensions, and following the example of his brethren in the English Church, he undertook the Popish controversy in Ireland in 1687, against the Dean of Londonderry, who had been lately reconciled to the Romish religion. This dispute was occasioned by a pamphlet which the Dean published in vindication of his conduct, intitled, "The Considerations which obliged Peter Manby, Dean of Londonderry, to embrace the Catholic Religion, humbly dedicated to his Grace the Lord Primate of Ireland.' This no sooner came to Mr. King's hands, than he composed An Answer to the Considerations which obliged Peter Manby, late Dean of Londonderry (as he pretends), to embrace what he calls the Catholic Religion.' Dublin, 1687, 4to.—The sight of this piece brought the ablest advocates of the Romish Church to the assistance of the Dean, and the Court likewise countenancing that side, there came out a reply under this title: 'A Reformed Catechism, in two dialogues, concerning the English Reformation; collected for the most part word for word, out, of Dr. Burnet, John Fox, and other Protestant Historians. for the information of the people, in reply to Mr. William King's answer to Dr. Manby's Considerations, &c. by Peter Manby, Dean of Londonderry.' Dublin, 1687, in 4to.Our author soon rejoined in a vindication of the answer to the Considerations, &c. being 'An Answer to the first Dialogue already printed of the Reformed Catechism.' Dublin,