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    baptized by him in 4 he river Jordan , On -tke tcontKiry , those who caoic to his baptism jpviug mo evidence of repentance he rejected , and instead of baptising them , called them a generation of vipers , ^ aud told them to bring forth fruits meet for repentance , Matt . iii . 7—10 . John ' s fcaptisw , therefore , was not unto but upon repentance .

    . -Fourthly , He shall baptize you with the JJoiy Ghost mid with fire . Literally , He fck&ll baptize you in the Holy Spirit and five ; that is , says Whitby , " appearing mi tfoe emblem of fire . " The observations I have made oa the substitution of the preposition with for in ia the former clause , equally apply to the subject » ow before us , and therefore need not be repeated . I observe , however , that this substitution represents baptism iii the

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    MMH ^ Rev . John Davis . 1829 . May 5 , at Calne , in the county of Wilts , the Rev . John Davfs , at the advanced age of eighty-two . He had been the minister for fifty-two years of what had formerly beeu denominated the Presbyterian congregation in that town , but for several years more appropriately , the Unitarian . He was a man

    of strict integrity , of gentle and engaging manners , modest and unassuming , courteous and affable , devoted to study , and fond of retirement . Residing among such as differed from him in many of what are deemed the essential doctrines of the gospel , he conciliated by the urbanity and mildness of his deportment the respect and good-will of all that were

    acquainted with him ; and of those who were not , there was scarcely known to be one who did not eutertain a high regard for him , and speak of him in terms of veneration ; and esteem . Sensible of the importance of the apostolic injunctions to be temperate in all things , and to let the moderation of a Christian be known unto all men , his desire was , on

    the one hand , to preserve himself and his people from . that zeal which Is rash , hasty , and restless , and on the other , from that frigid apathy aud indifference which is opposed to every species of improvement . He was solicitous to steer a middle course , and to pursue the noiseleas tenor of his way without ostentation or parade . He wished his uniform career to resemble the soft refreshing rain

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    spirit as the application of the f pint to its subjects , whereas the words in the Holy Spirit evidently represent the spirit as the element in which they were to be baptized . This baptism is also commonl y , though very erroneously , -denominated the baptism of the Spirit ^ thereby repre - senting the Spirit as the agent , the bap . ti » er , whereas John expressly states it to be the baptism of Jesus Christ : He shall baptke you in the Holy Spirit .

    I should now proceed to notice the fulfilment of this prediction , as recorded in the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles , but to avoid prolixity J forbear , and conclude with submitting these critical observations to the consideration and correction of your learned correspondents * J . M .

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    mimm from heaven , at once free from the impetuosity of the torrent , and the aridity of continued drought . When that intrepid assertor of what he believed to be the original doctrines of the gospel , Dr . Priestley , resided at Calne and its neighbourhood , rilling the

    office of Librarian in the family of the Marquess of Lansdowu at Bowood , Mr . Davis was favoured with his acquaintance . He enjoyed the enviable advantage of witnessing the enlarged and enlightened views of a mind replete with the richest stores of scientific and

    theological knowledge , and the conversations they held with each other made an impression npon him which was not to be effaced by any subsequent occurrences . Amongst the members of his congregation he experienced an unremitting promptitude to shew him every attention , and to do him every office of kindness in their power ; the hand of hospitality was always ready to embrace him " , and a generous welcome wa 3 the regular order of the day .

    ttc bad seen with much concern tlie desolating influence of the last enemythe scats of the sanctuary became year after year vacant , and very few could l > e found that were willing to fill them . He experienced , however , from those thsit survived every attention that was requisite to make his concluding days comfortable ; they soothed the bed of sifkness and death , and cheered him with the assurances of their friendJy regards

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    506 Obituary *—Rev . John Davis .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1829, page 506, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2574/page/58/