principle on all subjects, though, in fact, one of the cleareft proofs that he poffeffes it. But the fear of God having fet him above the fear of man, he will little regard fuch cenfures. There is nothing that contributes fo much to produce an independent mind, as being truly religious. From the fame fuperiority, he will behold with generous concern those whofe affections and views, though naturally right, have not been able to preferve them from being warped by the bigotry, or overawed by the tyranny of party. He will be ready to difcern, and willing to recognize, virtue and ability, wherever they appear, without regarding to which fide they belong; and will ardently wish that all mercenary defigns, and unmanly diffenfions, were as much as poffible forgotten in the joint pursuit of one grand comprehensive object, talked of by fo many, and fought after by fo few,the welfare of their Country.

As a member of the community, he will approve himself a good citizen, by

behaving like a virtuous and beneficent man. As a worshipper of God, and a friend to the whole human race, he will intercede for all. Save this nation, "Oh Lord; blefs thine inheritance; feed

them, and lift them up for ever. Oh "Lord! fend now profperity. Give the "King an understanding heart, to judge "fo great and fo divided a People. Make "him yet happy as the common parent ❝ of a virtuous, united, and flourishing "empire. Give our governors integrity, “wisdom, magnanimity, at this most ar"duous juncture. Perfuade them that "neither power nor riches can yield any "fatisfaction, comparable to the honour "of restoring tranquillity and order. De"liver Britain from her fins, and her ene"mies. Deliver her from a fupine indif"ference respecting her highest interests. *Teach her to know her bleffings, and

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improve them; to confider her ways, "and amend them. Send forth, Univerfal "Father, fend forth the Spirit of Peace, "who fits by thy throne, the emanation

and image of thy goodnefs. May that Divine Spirit dispose the minds of men <to reconciliation on fuch terms as fhall 166 give it folidity and permanence! Convince them in time, that no separate

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advantage can compenfate the lofs of * reciprocal aid; and that mutual hoftility * is often by thee punished in rendering it

the occafion of mutual ruin. Convince "all, thou Lover of holiness and concord,

that not by wrath or violence, not by "reftlefs ambition, or exorbitant' wealth, "not by uncharitable fyftems, or ungodly "practices, or any inordinate paffions "whatsoever ;-that not by these, but by

Piety, and Benevolence alone, can na❝tions or individuals be bleft. And to "this end, may the pure and the pacific "Religion of Jefus prevail!"

Mean while, he whom I paint will derive compofure and fortitude from his affiance in the Supreme Administration. "What," will he often reflect," what * are princes, and subjects, and statesmen,

"and kingdoms, even the greatest of them, "but inftruments formed by the Lord of "All to execute his purposes, whether vo"luntarily or involuntarily, whether they "mean him or themselves? Are not the "hearts of all in his hand? And cannot he "turn them by nameless invifible fprings, "without infringing their liberty of choice, "in such a manner as shall beft fecure the "happiness of the upright, and the pu "nishment of the incorrigible? However "mortals may repine at their own condi❝tion, or fret at that of others, however "they may divide or combine, whatever "authority they may claim on one hand, "and whatever refiftance they may make "on the other, or how high a confidence "foever any of them may entertain in their "fchemes and operations, the counsel of "the Sovereign Ruler shall stand for ever : "his eternal plan fhall affuredly be ac"complished. The rife, the decline, and "the fall of ftates, their convulfions, re

volutions, and periods, are all included "in it. This globe, for particular por

"tions of which its rational inhabitants fo "often conteft, like lions and tigers for "their prey, but, unlike them, not fatis"sfied with their natural powers of flaugh"ter, ftudy Killing as an art, and proceed "with regularity to destroy each other by fyftem-this globe, vast as to us it seems, "is yet but a fmall province of God's "immenfe dominions. Of the combatants "who fight for its different diftricts, those

that furvive their dreadful quarrels, will' "quickly fall by the ftroke of a more "powerful conqueror: the regions where' "they now meet in hoftile array, and cry "Havock! will, after the deftined ages are

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paft, finally disappear: the prizes that "excited competition, and kindled war,' "will vanifh like a dream: the earth alfo," "and the works that are therein, fhall te "burnt up; and then-then what? "new Heavens, and a new Earth, wherein "dwelleth Righteoufnefs, with her fifter" "Peace, fhall rife from the common ruin.' Happy confummation!" will our young VOL. II.

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