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      constituted every where to bridle the lust of king& 9 and that it is lawful , for them to restrain bad kings by imprisonment , and to

      denose them . This discourse Queen Eli 2 abeth read ( not without indignation ) and tacitly condemned , as written in affront and wrong to kings . —Camden's Elix . 3 d Ed .

      p . 154 . I shall thank any of your read - er * to inform me whether the above reference be made to anj' distinct treatise , or to what passage in tbe works- of the learned Geneva

      Reformer . I cannot refrain from adding another paragraph , out of tbe same vqlume , p . 606 . " The suspicions of him [ the Earl of Essex ] grow stronger and

      stronger , both by reason of a more frequent resort than usual , of the multitude to Essex House , under pretence of hearing sermons ; as also of some words which had been

      dropt from the preachers' mouths , as if the superior magistrates of the realm , had power to restrain kings themselves /' If by " superior magistrates " were designed the Parliament , these preachers were enlightened politicians , preferring the government of law and limitation , to that of discretion and prerogative . If they only designed tor recommend ™ oligarch y , the people had no in the

      ^ terest dispute . Preachers ^ ssex House , in our times , have Iound subjects for a Christian congregation , more interesting and appropriate than even those highly ln > Portan t political discussions . POPULARIS .

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      Extract of a Letter to Rev . B . Davis , on his Dying . Yoa m < lecm il not unworthy , vvT P crha Psfind a corner

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      in your % valuable miscellany for the following extract of a lett < # ; received by the late Rev . Benj . Davis , of Evesharn , [ vid . p . 188

      and 251 . ] a short time before his death , from his brother in Cardiganshire . D . Llwyn , Nov . 26 th > 181 0 , My Dearest Brother ,

      -And are you arrived near the end of your pilgrimage ? You need not be dismayed ! You have often meditated upon this scene through life , and been long preparing for it . Death is a dark

      gloomy passage , and more alarming because we never tried it . But I hope you will recollect that it is the way appointed by our merciful Father , to bring his children to the glory of a heavenly country

      It is the way trodden by the prophets , by apostles , by our dear parents and our Saviour himself , the Prince of Life , spotless and sinless as he was . We should ,

      therefore , submit to the ordinance of heaven , and be reconciled to the common lot of our nature , which is so necessary to the glory and exaltation of it . When we look

      at the army of saints that went before , we should not fancy death to be a symptom of the displeasure of God . The close of this dear life , and all its sweet enjoyments can no less than fill a contented

      mind with tender sorrow and affectionate longings * But be not cast down nor terrified , but rest your soul and hope upon the care , benevolence and love of your heavenly Father , an undubitable proof of which you have experienced through life , assured unto

      you through the gospel , and imprinted in your very soul . Review the tenderness of affectionate parents , the love of brothers aijd the companions of your

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      Extract of a Letter to Rev . B . Davis . 281

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1811, page 281, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2416/page/25/