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quence of it, the revival of evangelical doctrine in its native fimplicity.

I cannot think opinions openly and arrogantly hoftile to the national eftablishment can be juftified even by their fincerity. But infidelity in general is without this excufe: it has been repeatedly fhewn to draw its principal resources from the vigilance of captiousness, the popularity of profeffion, the artifice of diffimulation, the confufion of things not really connected, and the occafional fuppreffion, or adulteration of truth. To these I am forry, for our own fakes, to add the inconfiftency between certain controverfial terms, and the imprudence, or unwarinefs of conceffion. Such refources as these are indeed inexhauftible. Mr. Bampton's wife and pious inftitution, and every a 3 other

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other of a fimilar nature, fuppofes as much. We contend with enemies, who, though with unequal forces, will always be able to take the field. However, my Lord, I flatter myself I have happily chofen more advantageous ground than many of my fellow-foldiers in this warfare to whose names on other accounts I look up with deference and veneration. After all, the event must be left in the hands of Providence. I have only to beg the favour of the intelligent reader to peruse these difcourses and the annexed annotations, (which will be equally neceffary,) with an inclination to be fatisfied; and in that spirit of candor and impartiallity with which, I truft, he will find them to have been compofed. I requeft his attention throughout the performance, and reasonable allowances for the in

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accuracy, or inequality that may be discovered in it. I hope he will be biaffed, not by fpeciousness of principle, or habit of attachment, but by preponderance of argument. I fubmit it to his judgment, whether I have in any inftance fhewn an undue warmth, or unwarrantable refentment; and defire him finally to determine, as he fhall upon the whole be perfuaded, not of the abilities of the advocate, but the merits of the cause. Open to conviction myself, I shall always be ready to rectify an error, or to renounce an opinion, on competent representation; but shall not pay the least regard to any cenfure or animadverfion, the features of which fhall manifeftly betray it to be the offspring of prepoffeffion, chagrin, or malevolence.

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With fincereft wishes and prayers for Grace's health and happiness, and for the peace and profperity of that Church over which you fo worthily prefide,

I remain,

With all duty and refpect,

My LORD,

Your much obliged and

Moft obedient fervant,

WILLIAM HAWKINS.

Extract from the laft Will and Teftament of the late Reverend JOHN BAMPTON, Canon of Salisbury.

"I give and bequeath my Lands

"and Eftates to the Chancellor, Mafters, "and Scholars of the University of Oxford "for ever, to have and to hold all and fin

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gular the faid Lands or Eftates upon trust, " and to the intents and purposes herein after "mentioned; that is to fay, I will and appoint, that the Vice-Chancellor of the

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University of Oxford for the time being "fhall take and receive all the rents, iffues, "and profits thereof, and (after all taxes,

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reparations, and neceffary deductions made) "that he pay all the remainder to the en"dowment of eight Divinity Lecture Ser66 mons, to be established for ever in the faid University, and to be performed in the "manner following:

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"I direct and appoint, that, upon the first "Tuesday in Eafter Term, a Lecturer be "yearly chosen by the Heads of Colleges only, and by no others, in the room ad'joining to the Printing-Houfe, between

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