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^ tfa only 4 r&e Gad * the Father &f Jfcsus i ^ rist . '' He concurred most heartily in - * £ » e petitions presented to the House of tiomroons , from . 1787 to 1790 , for the *** peal ^ of the Ttst-act * and in 179 * in one for the repeal of the penal laws against Vft&ar&os ., which were so ably but unsuccessfully advocated by Mr . Fox . At length , £ t * -L&& 4 , > the liberal bequest of . his friend
~ 3 &r * Brand Hollis rewarded him for the sacrifices of . hit early life ; aod , resigning hU ministry , he retired in the following spring to pass the remainder of his days in literary and agricultural amusements , at his truly classic mansion , the Hyde . He still , however , continued to take a lively ¦ interest in the advancement of his liberal
views , and strenuously co-operated with Mr * Wyvill , in repeated petitions to Parliament , from 1808 to 1813 , for the repeal of every law affecting liberty of conscience , on the broad Ju as is of justice asd of right . In the interim , his domestic bappwess was interrupted by the death of
| K $ rs . Disney , after-a long illness , in October 1809 , who left him two sons and a daughter . His own health Was then on the decline , and after experiencing many ££ yere and painful attacks which he bore with exemplary resignation , he at length stsuk under them with a composure which h / ecaoie his virtues , arid his reliance on the
profuse of a future life , revealed in the geapeli He was a man of high honour and integrity , superior to every sort of equivocation and meanness , the steady friend of civil and religious liberty , and in bis immediate sphere of action , the generous pa-^ t : on of many useful and benevolent
de-$ * trn& . * As a minister , he was averse to e ^ ery description of intolerance , hypocrisy , ££ rid c&nt ; the promoter of pure religion , and general philanthropy , and a faithful efcjf > Ounder of the unsophisticated Gospel fef ' Hptmst . He wa * nncorrtipted by tfoe prosperity of his latter years ; expended
a 1 i and some income with a discriminating liberality , a \ id in the improvement of his grounds and residence , found constant oc-<* u ^ at ioh jf 6 t the neighbouring poor . As a writer * he is chiefly known by his Metnc&rs of ^> i } kes 9 J-ebbf and Jortin , and by a col-Tfccdbff Of valuable Sermons * of which two
additional Voltfliies have recently appeared ; btftlie was also'the author of several 'Tracts AAathig iftfrte ' inquiry and the right * cf ftmscienee * of Some minor piece ? of
Uiof ^ rap ^ if » ' attd of ftfemoirb &f ' Thomas frtmtfHolHs \ H handsome tribute to the ripfeifotey * of * hi if' : benefactor , which was <*| MifiSrtW to prH-ate circulation . His I < fes $ m &p deeply felt # f hi * family " ifid f ^ 5 ^ l , his ^ iiienJory fondly cherished by &
m ^ & ** m& * enfitfbten ^ * & * d ; for
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io aa ardent zeal for tbe < igttt > rj |»^ lively attachment to th « 4 » af pi » css of 4 » ift ^ ootry , and his species ; in- moderatioia ^ Tcandojpr , and true Christian cbaiity , he lias scarcely left his eqjutl behind hiift . O- ^ . MJojiuary 1 */ , 1817 . .
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Died of the measles , Dec . SOt ^ i , 181 & in bis 7 th year , after aa illne *^ of t wxl y * days , Harvev Johnston , tlie only cjnld of Mr . P . W . HAKYKY jafSf . JH Jfei ^^^^ JLondon , and grandson of Ebeuezer Johnston , Esq . © f Lewes . The fo&d ne ^ g ^ f parents frequently urges them , and very excusably , to form a loftier estimate of the
capacities of their offrpring , than can he allowed by steady and unprejudiced observers . Those , however , who were M * e admiring witnesses of the peculiar a&il endearing attainments of the cbi ! 4 > yhQse early death this article announces ,, will npjt readily urge the intrusion of this amiable
defect . The contemplation of his spotless life will be a source of unceasing satisfaction to his parents and friends , as his untimely removal ought to be of serious iqstructioa to them and to all . His constitution and frame of body was peculiarly delicate , and his intellectual powers were spua fron > % h $ finest sensibilities of our nature . He was
formed in an exquisite degree for bapp ^ ne gjg , but of an order too refined and generous to be long allied with the ^ aseless pretensions of a vain inconstant world , From the earliest dawn of his reason , sentime ^ of piety and virtue displayed theniselvjs ^ in bis reverence for the name of God , a » d the liveliest attachment to I ' nii ' feUow
creatures : and when an irritable f& $ in escaped him , it was only in connection with his marked aversion ^ to enjetty & !*< wanton pastime . tii hftri the meanest animal , the humblest insect , found a sympathetic friend . His uiideviattlng attachment to truth was so uniform and conspicuous , that hU ^ testimony waa- ^ flptnifed to and decisive *; alike' by lirs Sn ^ trttcfO rtK ^ nd
his little coinpattionft , upon « ll ^ occti ^ ioti s of mistrust—whilst hi * parents never knew him once attempt to deceive tl ) enti * Nor was his love of truth & } ore cdps ^ JCtftitasfhan the powers and accuracy $ ^ i 3 ^ iti&rf ; for it was impossible to read or rwrftie
incorrectly any circurilstabcte fie had * bn < £ e heard , wHhout bein ^ iiifltkhf ^ eff ^ kfd ^ him , and the erfdr ot Oinitsioti ^ r < Jl 4 ptty supplied . Can a dotibt be en ^ rtaffred ' triVt a mind so 'tattafAi ^ tff iinCr 6 ^ femei * tV * TO 3 adapted tjb ? the |? tire ^ jt mf 0 p [ 0 ^^^ mi , made in vain ? thai tt' ^ 'IOBAR ^ itK ^ ntbihtsuttd bi 6 mti ^ nimjf ^ tWWcK
, R ^ on cdtr ^ s *\ th < mm ^« wm the A % tnvtipg t ^ w ^ , mfkmnhmi tbat a plant so lovely , ?« 'Ml tiH | ; t . i . * A *
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36 ^ £ &iiuary ^ HrtJ . Masmty .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1817, page 56, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2460/page/56/
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