E. What think you of Dr. Trevor, the bifhop of St. Davids? There are many families of the Trevors in Wales.

D. That may be; but let me go on with my book, I have almost done. • The eminently pious bishop BEDEL, when he was promoted to an Irish see, thought himself obliged to learn that language, to which he fo applied himself, as to be fo great a mafter of it, and such a critic, as to correct a tranflation which he ordered to be made of the old teftament into Irish, in order to be joined with the new and the commonprayer, which were done before. Having 'given this example in his own person, he with the more authority could require his clergy, as he accordingly did, to conform • themselves unto it; he therefore plainly told them, that fuch only he would encourage and prefer there, who could officiate and preach in the Irish language, which was, he faid, a qualification abfolutely neceffary in every minifter that had the care of an Irish congregation.

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It was upon the fame view, that is, of being as ufeful as poffible to his diocefe, that the late moft learned and pious bifhop • Lloyd of IVorcefter, on his promotion to the bishopric of St. Asaph, thought it his duty alfo to learn the language of the country, fo far, at least, as to be able to read it, to • ad

adminifter the facraments, to confirm them, and to efficiate publicly among them in their own tongue; which was a means, not only to render him more ferviceable, but of mightily endearing him to his people, who could not be infenfible of the goodness, and ◄ fingular condefcenfion he expreffed, by being at the pains of learning their language, 'for no other end, but to fhew his earnest defires of doing them more god. Again, it 'was upon the fame principle, (as I am informed) that Dr. Bradford, the worthy and learned bishop of Carlisle, though there were ⚫ many motives to induce him to it, did yet • decline of accepting a bishopric in Wales, because he was a firanger to the language; and that he therefore confcientiously feared • he should not be able to be fo useful to his 'diocefe, nor fe capable of edifying and infrutting them, as he thought himself obliged to be.' What think you of such men as these?

E. Those were brave men indeed; but I admire, Mr. Debfon, why gentlemen of England will give themselves the trouble of learning a ftrange language, and clambring with their portmanteau's and cleak bags into the cold hilly country of Wales for bishoprics, when there are fo many of the natives, who are ufed to the roughness of the roads, and the sharpness of the air, that are fufficiently qualified by underStanding

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ftanding the Web tongue, to execute that venerable office; for my own part, I can only anfwer for myself; I shall be always ready upon the least notice, when God and my king shall please to call me to that laborious and important truft; and I may fay without vanitybut, I fee one of the bearers coming; they ftay for me in the church-yard; I must take my leave. D. Remember the pig to-morrow.

AN

AN

ADDRESS

TO THE

Univerfity of Oxford,

Occafioned by a SERMON, intitled, The divine Infti ution of the Minifiry, and the abfolute neceffity of Church-Government; preached before. that University by the Rev. Mr. Joseph Betty, on the 21ft of September, 1729.

By I. W. L.

--We know their boly jugglings,
Things that would startle faith, and maké us deem
Not this, or that, but all religions falfe.

By education moft have been misled,
So they believe, because they so were bred,
The priest continues what the nurse began,
And thus the child imposes on the man】 ·

DRYD.

Nothing is more dangerous, nothing more dreadful than for men to affume to themselves a power which heaven has denied them; fuch men may indeed poffibly deceive the world under a falfe character, but God will not be mocked, the All-wife will not be over-reached by the crafty prefumptions of feigned stewards; nor will the monarch of heaven be impofed upon by the pretended credentials of falfe embaffadors. Mr. BETTY'S Sermon:

First printed in the year 1730.