with such an emphasis and significant look, as conveyed their important meaning, in a manner the most sensible and affecting.

The Doctor, seeing the great difficulty and pain with which he spoke, and finding by his pulse, that the pangs of death were then coming on, desired, that he would spare himself "No," said he "Doctor, you tell me, I have but a few minutes to live-O! let me spend them in adoring our great Redeemer : for, though my flesh and my heart fail, yet God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." He soon after repeated these words-"Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation," and in a short time expired without a struggle or the least emotion. *

He was remarkably charitable; and desired to die just even with the world, and to be, as he termed it, his own executor. His fund expired almost with his life; and he desired, that what little remained, might be given in warm clothing to the poor at that

severe season.

His writings afford a lasting and indisputable proof of piety and abilities. His style has been much admired by some. It must be owned, however, that there is too much of brilliancy and floridness in all his compositions, so that persons of refined taste, have

*The Editor is well aware, that, for being thus particular in reciting the dying behaviour of this eminent christian, he may be branded, by a certain class of readers, with the appellation of enthusiast. The great end of all publications, however, should be to instruct; for which reason, a writer ought never to suppress, what he believe may be generally useful, through the fear of exposing himself to the ridicule of some unthinking individuals. To die, is the lot of humanity; but, however lightly the giddy multitude may speak of that awful event, when it appears at a distance, Death no sooner stares them in the face, than they view him in reality as the king of terrors. But, if the christian religion inspires men with a fortitude, almost supernatural, upon so trying an occasion, by shewing our readers "with what peace a christian can die," we present them with the best antidote against the fears of death.

expressed themselves much less satisfied with his language than his thoughts. The nervous, chaste and manly stile of the ancient classics, he certainly has not copied; but rather that laboured attention to words and periods, which has been objected to in Seneca, Austin and others. However, this is but of small importance, compared with the heavenly truths he delivered, and the seraphic ardour, with which he has inculcated them.

No work is more deservedly or generally known, than his Meditations and Contemplations, containing Meditations among the Tombs, Reflections on a Flower Garden, a Descant on Creation, Contemplations on the Night and Starry Heavens, and. a Winter Piece." He published, besides, " Remarks on Lord Bolingbroke's Letters on History," 8 vo. "Theron and Aspasio; or, a Series of Dialogues and Letters on the most important subjects," 2 vols. "Sermons"-Eleven Letters to Wesley, &c. &c.

The writings of Mr. Harvey are read with peculiar pleasure by the followers of Calvin, as he is one of the most strenuous advocates of the doctrines of. that reformer.

HAWKESWORTH (JOHN) a celebrated English writer, was born about the year 1719, and brought up to the trade of a watchmaker. But he afterwards devoted himself to literature and became an author of considerable reputation. In the early part of his life, his circumstances were rather confined; but, at last, becoming known to a lady, who had great pro perty and interest in the East India company, he was, through her means, chosen a director of that body. As an author, his principal work is his "Adven turer," the merits of which procured him the degree of L. L. D.

When the design of compiling a narrative of the discoveries in the South seas was on foot, he was.

recommended as a proper person to be employed on the occasion; but the performance did not answer expectation. Works of taste and elegance, where imagination and the passions were to be affected, were his province: not works of dry, cold, accurate narrative. He, however, executed his task, and received for it the enormous sum of twenty-six thousand six hundred and forty dollars,

He died in 1773: some say of high living; others of chagrin, from the ill reception of his "Narrative:" for he was a man of the keenest sensibility, and obnoxious to all the evils of such irritable nature.

HENRY (MATTHEW) an eminent presbyterian divine, was the son of the reverend Mr. Philip Henry, a famous non-conforming English clergyman, and born in the year 1662. He continued under the care of his father, till he was about 18 years of age, and had the greatest advantages of his education from him, both in divine and human literature. He was very expert in the learned languages, especially in the Hebrew, which had been made familiar to him from his childhood; and from first to last, the study of the scriptures was his most delightful employment. For further instructions he was, in 1680, sent to an academy at Islington, and was afterwards placed in Gray's Inn, for the study of the law, where he became well acquainted with the civil and municipal laws of his country, and from his application and great abilities, it was thought, he would have become eminent in that profession.

But, at length, resolving to devote his life to the study of divinity, he, in 1686, retired into the coun try, and was chosen pastor of a congregation at Chester, where he lived about 25 years, greatly esteemed and beloved by his people. He had several calls from London, which he constantly declined: but was at last prevailed upon to accept a very important

and unanimous one from Hackney. He wrote 1st. "Expositions of the Bible," in 5 vols. folio-2d. "The life of Mr. Philip Henry"-3d. "Directions for Daily Communion with God"-4th. "A method for Prayer"-5th. "Four Discourses against Vice and Immorality"-6th. "The Communicant's Communion with God"-7th. " Family Hymns"-8th. "A Scriptural Catechism"-and 9th. " A Discourse concerning the Nature of Schism." He died in the year 1714.

HERVEY (JAMES) See HARVEY.

HOBBES (THOMAS) was born at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, of which town his father was minister. He completed his studies at the university of Oxford, and soon after proceeded on a tour to the continent, in the capacity of tutor to the son of the earl of Devonshire. Upon his return, he became known to several persons of the highest rank, and eminently distinguished for their parts and learning. The chancellor Bacon admitted him to a great degree of familiarity, and is said to have made use of his pen for translating some of his works into Latin.

In 1628, he published his " English translation of the History of Thucydides," which has always been esteemed as one of the best translations, that we have of any Greek writer. But, while he was engaged in this work, his patron, the earl of Devonshire died; and in less than two years after his son died also. This loss affected him to such a degree, that he very willingly accepted the offer made him of going abroad a second time, with the son of another nobleman, whom he accordingly accompanied into France, and with whom he continued some time. But whilst he tarried there, he was solicited to return to England, to resume his concern for the hopes of that family,

to which he had attached himself so early, and owed so many and so great obligations.

It was in 1631, when the countess of Devonshire desired to put the young earl under his care, who was then about the age of 14. This was very suitable to his inclination, and he discharged that trust with great fidelity and diligence. In 1634, he accompanied his noble pupil to Paris, where he applied his vacant hours to natural philosophy, and more especially to mechanism, and the causes of animal motion. From Paris, he attended his pupil into Italy, where, at Pisa, he became known to Galileo, who communicated to him his notions very freely; and, after having seen all that was remarkable in that country, he returned to England in 1637.

The civil wars commencing soon after, Hobbes thought he might do some service, by turning himself to politics, and composing something by way of antidote to the pestilential opinions, which then prevailed. This induced him to commit to paper, certain principles, observations, and remarks, out of which he composed his book " De Cive," and which he afterwards enlarged into that system which he called his "Leviathan."

Not long after the meeting of the long parliament, November, 3d. 1610, finding all things in confusion, he withdrew to Paris, where he associated himself with those learned men, who, under the protection of cardinal Richelieu, sought, by conferring together, to promote every kind of useful knowledge. He had not been long there, before he became known to the famous Des Cartes, with whom he afterwards held a correspondence upon several mathematical subjects, as appears from the letters of Hobbes, published in the works of Des Cartes. But when this philosopher afterwards printed his "Meditations," wherein he attempted to establish points of the highest consequence from innate ideas, Hobbes took the liberty of dissenting from him; as did also