votes. Lord C. immediately replied, "If I "want you, I know how to have you.”

THOMAS AQUINAS.

When Thomas Aquinas was on a visit to Rome, whilst he was in the closet of Pope Innocent the Fourth, an officer brought in a bag of money procured by the sale of absolutions and indulgences. "You see, young man,” said the Pope, "the age of the church is past, in which "she said, silver and gold have I none.”—True, holy father (replied Aquinas) but the age is also past, in which she could say to a paralytic "Rise up and walk."

PICTURE OF PAPISTRY.

Montesquieu, iu his Persian Letters, is satiri cal; he says, "Articles of faith are constituted "by the bishops of Rome, and the Pope when they are assembled together. When they are separated, the business of their function is no "other, than to dispense with the fulfilment of "the law. For the Christian religion, thou “must know, is loaded with a vast number of very difficult practices; and as it is judged "less easy to fulfil those obligations, than to "have bishops to dispense with them; they have, for the public benefit, taken the latter

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· method, in such a manner, that if they be not willing to observe the fast of Rahmazan (Lent), *f unwilling to subject themselves to the for➡malities of marriage, if they would break their

wows; if they would marry contrary to the ap* pointment of the law, may, sometimes if they be desirous not to abide by their oath, they go to the bishop, or pope, who presently *gants a dispensation.”

QUAKERS.

Nothing can exceed the strange mode of expression adapted by the Quakers, though a sect ever to be admired. They call churches, streple houses, though they are presumed to koow what they are: coaches are leathern conveniences: they clip and disfigure the king's English into most ungrammatical postures, theeing and thoning with all the stiffness of unyielding backram. Sull this quaintness of expres. sion used by the Quakers was not always so quiet, peaceable, and orderly, as now: One of this class a primitive enthusiast, whose name was Fisher, indulged himself in the succeeding flow of vituperation at Dr. Owen. The doctor was thus addressed by friend Fisher:-"Thou fiery "fighter, and green headed trumpeter; thou "hedge hog, and grinning dog; thou bastard

thou hast tumbled out of the mouth of the Baby"lonish bawd; thou mole; thou tinker; thou "lizard; thou bell of no mettle, but the tone of a "rattle; thou wheelbarrow; thou whirlpool; thou "whirligig; O thou firebrand; thou adder and "scorpion; thou louse; thou cow dung; thou "moon-calf; thou ragged tatterdemallion; thou "Judas; thou livest in philosophy and logic, "which are of the devil!"

CHRISTIAN NAMES.

Among the Puritans, a whole godly sentence was sometimes adopted as a name. It is but little more than sixty years since the following occurrence took place at the church of Lee, in Kent. The rector being absent, a clergyman of the neighbourhood undertook to supply his place. An infant was brought to the church to receive the sacrament of baptism. In the usual part of the service the minister demanded the name of the child-" Seeavd by Feeath," was the reply. "What?" exclaimed the minister. "Seeav'd by Feeath," rejoined the sponsors. "Saavd by Faath," said the clerk, now acting as interpreter; "Saved by Faith!" repeated the minister. "John," proceeded his reverence in a pet, "I baptise thee, &c." and continued without interruption to the end of the service; no L 4

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sooner was it concluded, than the parents opened their mouths and spake, "Laah, Sir, the "child's a gal." "I cannot help what it is, why "did you not give it a christian name." John, we must suppose was afterwards converted into Joan. As we are on the subject, we cannot forbear inserting in this place the names of a jury, which about the time of the civil wars, was said to be impannelled in the county of Sussex.

Accepted-Trevor of Horsham.
Redeemed Compton of Battle.
Faint not-Hewit of Heathfield.
Make Peace-Heaton of Hare.
God Reward-Smart of Fivehurst.
Stand fast on high-Stringer of Crowhurst.
Earth-Adams of Warbleton.

Called Lower, of the same.
Kill-sin-Pimple of Witham.
Return-Spelman of Watling.

Be faithful Joiner of Britling.

Fly debate-Roberts of the same. '

Fight the good fight of faith-White of Emer.
More fruit Fowler of East Haddington.
Hope for Bending of the same.

Graceful--Harding of Lewis.

Weep not-Billing of the same.

Meek Brewer of Okeham.

BISHOP JEWEL,

A courtier who was a layınan, having obtained a prebendal stall in the cathedral church of Salisbury, which he intended to let to another layman for his advantage, informed bishop Jewel of the conditions between them, and of the opinion of some lawyers whom he had consulted on the subject; to which when he had ended his communication the bishop made the following reply: "What your lawyers may answer I know not, but for my part, where my power will pre"vent it, I will take care that my church shall "sustain no loss while I live."

DR. TRESHAM.

When at the beginning of Queen Mary's reign the famous Jewel was appointed orator of the University of Oxford, he composed a curious congratulatory address on the behalf, and in the name of the University: while he was reciting the address to Dr. Tresham, the Vice-Chancellor, the great bell of Christ-Church, which the Dr. had a few days before caused to be recast, and named Mary, in honour of the Queen, tolled: and on hearing its sound, which now called him to his beloved mass, he burst forth with this exclamation, "O delicate and sweet harmony! O, beautiful Mary, how musically she sounds, how