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was given to her little girl, about two years ago; and for which she said, she believed the child would thank God for ever and ever; and that the dear crea ture had often been found on her knees, weeping over it ?"

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"The deputy lieutenants shall not appoint Sunday as a day of exercise, unless his Majesty shall deem it neces sary, and, by an order signified by his Secretaries of State, direct them to d so." See Sect. 25.

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List of Lectures, &c. in and near London, for November.

2. LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Mr.
Collison; Devonshire Sq. Mr.
Mr. Clark;
Gray; Peter Str.
Hare Crt. Mr. W. Smith; Crown
Crt. Mr. Knight.

3.

Mon. Ev. Missionary Prayer-Meet-
ing, at Mr. Brown's, Cumberland
Street.

4. Tu. M. Broad Str. Mr. Clayton.
Wed. Ev. Prayer-Meeting for the
Nation, at Mr. Gaffee's.

5.

6. Th. M. Monthly Meeting (Indep.)
at Mr. Wall's, Mr. Brooksbank to
preach. The Abuses of the Gos-
pel exposed,

Er. Fetter Lane, Mr. Stollery. -
The Mercy of God.

LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Mr.
--; Chapel Str. Mr. Stollery;
Pa-
Devonshire Sq. Mr. Gould;
lace Str. Mr. Greig; Crown Crt.
Mr. Webb; Peter Str. Mr. Dunn;
Orange Str. Mr. Townsend; Hare
Court, Mr. J. Thomas.

10. Mon. Ev. Prayer-Meeting for the
Nation, Surry Chapel.

11. Tu. M. Broad St. Mr. Goode,
12. Wed. Ev. Prayer Meeting for the
Nation, at Mr. Dore's.

13.

Th. Ev. Fetter Lane, Mr. Nicol.
Enthusiasm,

16. LORD'S DAY Ev. Broad Str. Mr.
Townsend; Chapel St. Mr. Greig ;
Devonshire Sq. Dr. Jenkins; Pa-
Jace Str. Mr. Ivimey; Orange Str.
Mr. Burder; Peter St. Mr. Smith;
Hare Ct. Mr. Stollery,

18. T. M. Broad St. Mr. Ford.
19. Wed. Ev. Prayer Meeting for the
Nation, at Mr. Burder's.

20. Th. M. Monthly Meeting (Bapt.)
at Mr. Tim. Thomas's, Mr. Hutch-
- Directions for
ings to preach.
Reproof.

Ev. Fetter Lane, Mr. Austin,
Evangelical Sanctification.

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MINISTERS SUPPLYING AT

The Tabernacle and Tottenham, Mr.
Castledine.

Surry Chapel, Mr. Griffin,
Spa Fields, Mr. Wilkins.
Sion Chapel, Mr. Finley.

Horton, Mr. Mark, of Weatherûeld.

LINES WRITTEN ON A VISIT,

IN THE GARDEN OF A LADY, FORTY MILES FROM LONDON, on the Morning of the 16th of October.

Too late for flow'rs and fruits; but not too late,

Dear H―, in thy garden to enjoy

Sweet meditation. O indulge a thought

Truly sublime, that will not flatter thee!
What if I name it "Paradise Restore?"

Such henceforth shall it prove, dear friend, to thee,
If He who deck'd it in its various hues,
And strew'd so thick upon its humid leaves
The beamy gems, dear to the musing mind, -
Far dearer than the costly ones that sparkle
Upon the brows of princes; if He deign
Himself, in love, herein with thee to walk,
As once he did with two of his disciples,
To Emaus journeying with burning hearts:
Or as he doth this blessed morn with me,
The meanest of the fallen sons of Adam,
Richly displaying the sufficiency
Of his atoning blood and righteousness
To save e'en to the utmost all that come,
Desirous of an interest therein !

Where'er He manifests himself, there must
Be joy, peace, love, tranquillity unknown,

And unconceiv'd without Him; -- such as is not,
Or given by aught that's earthly, or destroy'd:
This wish, beloved H-, here I leave,
'Tis all I can, towards the vast demand
Thy friendship has upon my gratitude, -
Here may you walk by faith, here much enjoy
(Morn, noon, and eve) the presence of thy Lord, -
Here hang upon Him; wrestle like the patriarch,
And let Him not depart until he bless thee!
So shall thy bosom glow with hallow'd fire,
And raptur'd own that I have not misnamed
This precious boon of his, - A Little Eden!

IT IS FINISHED.
REDEMPTION's wise mysterious plan,
Salvation for apostate man,
Which God devis'd ere time began,
Is finish'd!
"'Tis finish'd," cry'd our dying Lord:
Hell was apall'd to hear that word;
To man, what hopes does it afford!
'Tis finish'd!
Enough was done that wond'rous day,
God's love and hatred to display
With joy and grief combin'd we say,
'Tis finish'd!

Sin how abhorr'd! but man how dear!
Both in thy suff'rings, Lord, appear!
We sing with rapture, shame, and fear,
'Tis finish'd!

J. A.

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Rev! Smith? J Melbourne, Derbyshire

Pub by Williams & Smith, Staheners Court Dec17806

THE

EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE.

DECEMBER, 1806.

MEMOIR

OF

THE LATE REV. JOHN FORD, M. D.

THERE is a kind of natural curiosity in the human mind, which prompts us to covet an intimate acquaintance with the character and habits of our fellow-men, especially of those who have distinguished themselves in their day and generation. On account of the general prevalence of this principle, biography is a species of writing which cannot fail to be popular; and when the subject is wisely selected and properly exhibited, it is likely to be useful in a very extraordinary degree. Many thousands, we doubt not, have been greatly edified in reading the biographical sketches published in the Evangelical Magazine; and we are persuaded that the brief account which we are about to give of the Rev. Dr. Ford, will-prove very accept able.

The subject of this Memoir was born at Castle-Heddingham, in Essex, in the year 1740. In the line of his ancestors, so far as we can trace them, we find an uninterrupted succession of faithful gospel ministers, several of whom were sufferers for the truth as it is in Jesus. His great-great-grandfather was a Mr. John Vincent, a minister in the west of England, "who," as Dr. Calamy remarks, "was so harrassed for his nonconformity, that, though he had many children, not two of them were born in the same county." Two of this good man's sons were eminent servants of Christ: the elder of them, Thomas Vincent, was one of the very few ministers who had zcal and courage enough to continue in the city of London, amidst all the fury of the plague. At the commencement of this dreadful visitation he resided in Islington; but compassion for the souls of his perishing fellow-men, determined him, in opposition to the most earnest solicitations of his friends, to go into the heart of the city; where he preached every Sabbath-day, and visited all who desired to see him. The dangers to which he was exposed,

* See Palmer's Abridgement of Calamy's Nonconformist's Memorial. 3 Y

XIV.

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