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OF THE NEW

CHRISTIAN'S MAGAZINE:

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An Univerfal Repofitory of Divine Knowledge.

BEAUTIFULLY EMBELLISHED with the following truly ELEGANT COPPER-PLATE ENGRAVINGS:

[1. An excellent PORTRAIT of the Right Reverend Dr. HALL, late Bishop of Norwich; also a striking Likeness of the late Dr. EDWARD YOUNG, the celebrated Author of the Night Thoughts]

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A greater Variety of important and interefting Subjects, conveyed in a delightful Manner, than was ever given in any fimilar Publication whatever, viz.

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The Whole intended to promote the Caufe of PIETY and VIRTUE, and undertaken By a SOCIETY of CLERGYMEN, of the Diocese of LONDON, Who are honoured with Communications for the proper Accomplishment of their Design, from the CLERGY and others in different Parts of the Kingdom.

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Printed for the EDITORS and Publihed by ALEX. HOGG, at the King's Arms, No. 16, Paternoster-Row, by whom Letters to the EDITORS, roit paid, are received

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HE Editors of the New Chriftian's Magazine acknowledge, in the most grateful manner, the encouragement they have met with in the profecution of this undertaking, highly pleafing to themfelves, and, they truft, not unprofitable to mankind. In its infancy it has been cherished by men of letters, who have endeavoured to promote its fuccefs by their friendly communications. A proof this that their Repository of Divine Knowledge has fome excellencies; and they flatter themselves, that no periodical work of the kind, ever fince its commencement, has abounded with a greater diverfity of useful and inftructive matter, proper for the amufement and edification of all Chriftian families. To their fervice it is folely dedicated, and, with the divine bleffing, we hope, and pray, that it may promote their prefent and future happinefs; at the fame time we beg leave to affure them nothing fhall be wanting in future, either as to compofition or ornament which may have a tendency more firmly to engage their favour and protection..

It must be allowed, that a work of this kind is attended with much labour and great expence; nevertheless the proprietors are refolved, not only to continae but still to improve this Magazine, with the fame spirit, with which it was first introduced to the public.

There are thofe, who by their flimfy advertisements, and a long lift of infignificant names, evidently fhew, that, pro fuo ipforum commodo, fot the fake of their own felfish views," they with to monopolize wit, learning, and religious principles, and to fet bounds to other peoples knowledge and judgment; but let such remember, that time and chance happen unto all things; and that, as we invade no man's property, nor as they do, difturb the peace of our neighbours, we certainly have as much a right to inftruct and entertain the public as any others; and therefore hope and expect to meet with a continuance of kind reception. To well difpofed, ferious, and difinterested Chriftians we look not only to encourage, but to render this performance worthy of encouragement. We perfuade ourfelves ready and pleafing affiftance will continue, flowing in, to ferve fo useful a defign; in the fuccefs of which, we hope, worthy perfons of all denominations will think themselves, in fome degree, interested; as thus we afford them an opportunity to introduce into their Families, and to their little ones, a rational religious inftructor,a truly Chriftian performance, inculcating the most folemn and important truths, in the moft entertaining manner, in which nothing of levity, nor any grofs corruptions of Chriftianity have, nor fhall be admitted: TRUTH haib guarded the entrance to this facred repofitory; Virtue bath conducted our pens; Modefty and Decency have directed our steps, and the present and future felicity of our Christian-readers fhall be our invariable aim.

Thanks to our indulgent friends and to all those who have contributed to improve our religious plan by their kind communications and judicious pieces. We think ourselves happy in the continuance of public esteem, and the increase of favours from friendly correfpondents. But as to thofe few malignant fpirits who would mingle with our fweets their poil of afps, we have treated them with that filent contempt they deferve; and would advise them, in future, efpecially as their envenomed fhafts fall fhort of the mark, to continue their defpicable correfpondence with thofe, if there be any fuch, who have fignalized themfelves, by fcurrility and obfcenity. With refpect to competitors, whofe little malice or intereft may induce them to oppofe our publication, we fhall think our labour and expence well be cowed, whether the public fhall be benefited thereby, or whether we fhall ftir them up to attempt an improvement upon our plan. Happy are they, and most deferving of encouragement who do the most good in their day and generation. The increafe of religious knowledge which promotes the welfare of individuals and fociety, from whatever quarter it may come, is an univerfal good. May the divine affiftance and bleffing ever attend thofe who have fuch laudable ends in view.

NUMBER XVIII. for JANUARY, to be published the 31ft inftant, among our ufual and much-admired variety of original pieces, will include the character and portrait of the Moft Rev. Dr. Moore, the prefent Archbishop of Canterbury, elegantly engraved. Allo an history and defcription of the cathedral church of Oxford, with a view of that celebrated building together with continuations (among other particulars) of thofe important artles begunin the present yelume,

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Engraved for The New Christian's Magazine.

Rev D EDW YOUNG,
Author of the Night Thoughts.&c.

Published by AlexHogg N16 Paternoster Row, Jan? 15. 1784

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HIS juftly celebrated author

was the only fon of Dr. Edward Young, an eminent, learned, and judicious divine, Dean of Sarum, Fellow of Winchefter College, and Rector of Upham, in Hampshire. He was born 1684, at Upham, and after being educated in Winchefter College, was chofen on the foundation of New College at Oxford, October 13, 1703, when he was nineteen years of age; but there being no vacancy of a Fellowship, he removed before the expiVol. II. No. 17.

ration of the year to Corpus Chrifti, where he entered himself a Gentleman Commoner.

In 1708, he was put into a Law Fellowship, at All Souls, by Archbishop Tennison. Here he took the degree of B. C. L. in 1714, and in 1719, D, C. L. In this year he publifhed his tragedy of Bufiris in 1721, the Revenge, and in 1723, the Brothers; about this time he published his elegant Poem on the Laft Day. He foon after published the Force of Religion, or Vanquish'd Love, a poem which alfo gave much pleasure to most who read it, but more especially to the noble family, for whofe entertainment it was principally written. These poems met with fuch fuccefs as to procure the author the particular friendship of feveral of the nobility, Pp z

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