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    A tit . L Memoirs of Dr . Joseph Priestley y &c * &c . vol . ii . 8 vo * 10 s . £ ) d . Johnson , London .

    In our review of the former part of this workj ( M . Repos . -vol . i . p . 420 and 481 . ) we pro * mised $ speedy notice ' of the present volume , which however , from causes not interesting to the reader , has but lately fallen into our hands . We say volume in conformity to the title page , but in

    reality the book before us is a continuation of the former volume , the pages running on from that to thifc . Both pafts might have been conveniently included in the game volume , and the grpatpr

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    part of the buyers of the work , will , we should imagine , bind them tip' together . They are not we hope , divided by the bookseller for the sake of the price , which we cannot but consider as miioii too high . The life of Dr . Priestley was

    important and eventful . A better subject for biographyc $ n scarcely b £ imagined . Whether these Memoirs \ vill answer the expec * tations of the public , may be fairly questioned . We sincerely wish the Doctor ' s life M W *

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    27 O Reviewm ~ r-Me 7 noirs of JD / v Priestley .

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    endanger yooir spiritai well-being , anid will safely guide you through the intricacies of life in the paths of holiness . Above all ,

    5 . Cultivate by habitual exer-r Cise those devout affections , which will bring the thoughts of God to regulate your hearts and lives . — Whether the idea occur or not to your minds , it is indisputably true , that you are- 'always , and in all situations imcjer the inspection of that great Being who searcheth the heart . L , et this thought be blended as much as possible with

    all your motives r often make a direct reference of th , em to him . Frequently put to yourselves the question , are tfyey such as He approves ? am I indulging trains of thought and feeling which

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    check such as the thoughts of God inspire ? or can I consistent- * ly unite with them those thoughts , and cheerfully . think of His con .

    stant presence?— " Harbour not a thought , or a feeling , indulge not a desire , which you would be ashamed to own to a respdeted friend , " has often , been the advice

    of virtuous prudence . Religion extends the admonition , and tells , you that there is an eye which seeth when no human eye seeth , which discerneth the . recesses -of the he ^ rt , In His presence we

    live ; it is His approbation which must make us happyt Let His will then be our guide , and iji alj things let ps follow whithersoever it lcadeth here , for it wi | l finally lead us to heaven .

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    ** STIkL P ^ EAS ' D TO FRAISE , YET NOT ' AFRAIQ TO BLAME . " POI'H .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1808, page 270, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2392/page/42/