pious Christians of distinguished rank a tainments in different parts of the world Sire, that the publications of the Peace not only a tendency to annihilate war, bu mote religion, and with it obedience to sincerely wish they may be more extensiv they have hitherto been.

May it, Sire, please the Supreme Disp to grant that Your Majesty's reign may b and that it may continue to be peaceable and happy; and may it accord with the benevolence of His divine government o shortly to put an end to all war and bloods cline the hearts of men to deeds of mercy thropy and may Your Majesty, and the b ed nation you govern, be made the glorious of spreading through the world pure and u Christianity, or that "knowledge of the L can alone produce and secure the peace a tion of the world.

Thus highly honoured, Britain may in hope that not only her existence as a nati her tranquillity will endure; and that she consigned, by the great Ruler of the univ lot uniformly recorded in history of other warlike nations, who, having been raised by have also perished by the sword.

Though, Sire, I have, for the reasons I withdrawn myself from Your Majesty's Naw it will ever be my most earnest wish, as it my constant endeavour, as a Christian and a to approve myself, with unfeigned deferend spect,

Sire,

Your Majesty's most faithful,

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ON DETRACTION, &c.

I was the lot of the excellent man whose sentiments on action and idle curiosity are here presented to the reader, e placed during a great part of his life in stations of pecudifficulty; in which, from the intolerance of his superiors he one hand, and the temper of those over whom he was set he other, his endeavours to promote peace, and to reform ses were constantly frustrated, and he was glad to retire his latter years to a scene of greater quiet. Under such umstances, he must have experienced much of that, from ch few good men in private life, and none of those whose cue is tried in public, are exempted-the malice of idle and minded persons, exercised in calumny and detraction. He , accordingly, treated the subject feelingly; not as resenthis own share of suffering from this cause, but, as having his mind, a just and deep sense of its mischievous tendency, d utter inconsistency with the true Christian temper. And e reader will observe, that, having this occasion to treat of the ces of the tongue, he has no sooner done it, than he rises as if d to escape from so painful a theme, to the contemplation that perfect and glorious Example, whose word dwelling hly in the heart, leavening the affections, and setting a watch fore the lips, can alone eradicate from our practice, this sily besetting sin.

Thus much it seemed proper to premise, that the reader ight the better understand some parts of what follows, from e pen of Leighton; and which is first exhibited in "An Exsition of the Ten Commandments," under the text "Thou alt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." "The end of the commandment is, to guard the good name men from injury, as the former commandment doth his ods; this possession being no less, yea, much more precious an the other: and, because the great robber and murderer of good name is the mischievous detracting tongue, actuated by malignant heart; it requires in the heart a charitable tenderess of the good name of our brethren, and that will certainly roduce truth and charitable speech in the tongue.

Perjury, or false testimony in a public judiciary way, is, we e, by the express words and letter of the command,forbidden.

as the highest and most heinous wrong of this the name of this, all the other kinds and de against our neighbour's good name are compr vate ways of calumny and false imputation. ed and false surmises or suspicions, all uncha tion of others' actions and carriage. 3. Str the faults of others, without any call so to do tion to promote their good; which appears, if any thing that of truth is reprovable, we see them by secret and friendly admonition, but selves divulge it abroad to others: for it is a deceit to think, that because that is not forge thou speakest, this keeps thee free of the com thy false intention and malice, make it calur though for the matter of it, what thou sayest b thou gainest by it is, that thou dost tumble an in the sin of another, and makest it possibly it is his own, that committed it; for he perh touch of remorse for it; whereas it is eviden in it and though thou preface it with a whi gret and semblance of pitying him, and add with commending him in somewhat else; this is bu the sugaring of the pill, to make men swallow it and thy bitter malice to pass unperceived. The to watch over the lives of others, must do it fai gently, admonishing and rebuking privately: prevails not, they may, yea, they ought to do it but all in love, seeking nothing but the glory salvation of souls 4. Easy hearing and enter reports and detraction when others speak them. This is that which maintains and gives subsist ny, otherwise it would starve and die of itself, it in and gave it lodging. When malice pour ears were shut against it, and there were no vess it would fall like water upon the ground, and co gathered up; but there is a busy humour that

more or less of a kind of delight or contentment