The day when I a ffranger came,
To fojourn on this earth;
But he, my God! (I'll blefs his name)
Preferv'd me from my birth.

Think, O, my foul! what thanks are due,
(Beyond thy pow'r to pay)
To him for mercies ever new,
By thee receiv'd each day.

If to create, preferve, redeem,

As wondrous acts thou fee;
Then ever make his love thy theme,

For thefe are done for thee.

Thro' all my life, while years do bring
This day in annual round;
In praifing Him, my heav'nly king,
May I be ever found.

Then, tho' my path thro' life should be,
With rofes thick o'erlaid;

On him I'll e'er rely, for he

Will keep me undifmay'd.

While I live he is my friend;
I through my Saviour's love

Shall hope, whene'er this life may end,
To be receiv'd above.

Praise the Lord on earth's domains;
Praife, ye mutes, that fea contains ;
They that on the furface leap,
And ye dragons of the deap.
Batt'ring hail, and fires that glow,
Streaming vapours, plumy fnow:
Wind and ftorm his wrath incurr'd,
Wing'd and pointed at his word.
Mountains of enormous fcale,
Every hill and every vale:
Fruit-trees of a thoufand dies.
Cedars that perfume the skies!
Beafts that haunt the woodland maze,
Nibbling flocks and droves that graze;
Reptiles of amphibious breed,
Feather'd millions form'd for fpeed.

Kings, with Jefus for their guide,
Peopled regions far and wide:
Heroes of their country's caufe,
Princes, judges of the laws.

Age and childhood, youth and maid,
To his name your praise be paid:
For his word is worth alone
Far above his crown and throne.

He fhall dignify the crest

Of his people, rais`d and bleft":
While we ferve with praife and pray'rs,
All in Chrift his faints and heirs.

J. B.

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PSALM CXLVIII.

BY C. SMART, M. A,

ALLELUJAH! kneel and fing
Praifes to the heav'nly king;

To the God fupremely great,
Hallelujah in the height!

Praise him, arch-angelic band,
Ye that in his prefence ftand!

Praife him, ye that watch and pray,
Michael's myriads in array.

Praife him, fun, at each extreme,
Orient ftreak, and weftern beam;
Moon and stars of myftic dance,
Silv'ring in the blue expanfe.

Praise him, O ye heights, that foar
Heav'n and heav'n for evermore:
And, ye ftreams of living rill
Higher yet, and purer ftill.

Let them praife his glorious name,
From whofe fruitful word they camet
And they first began to be
As he gave the great decree.

Their constituent parts he founds
For duration without bounds:
And their covenant has feal'd,
Which shall never be repeal'd,

Her face adorn'd with ev'ry charm of youth, Deriv'd no beauties from the hand of art: Hertongue obedient to the voice of truth,

Spoke the untainted language of the heart. Oh! afk each ftream, near whofe luxuriant fide,

On the foft turf reclin'd the damfel fung; Oh! afk each confcious echo that reply'd, And fpread the warbled mufic of her i tongue..

Were not her fongs, my Delia's fong more fweet,

Than the pure morn's moft aromatic breath?

Or when the Cygnet, at the call of fate, With his fmooth fong fooths the last pangs of death.

How fweet was praife by Delia's lips be

ftow'd!

(For ever could I dwell on Delia's name) What ardent tranfports in my bofom glow'd,

For me when Delia own'd a mutual flame? At yonder thrine the nuptial knot was tied, The nuptial lay was fung in yonder bow'r ;

And ev'ry thepherd hail'd my bluthing bride,

And prais'd thofe fweet perfections now

no more,

By the Rev. Mr. GREGG. ARK! mercy cries; let finners hear; Repent, and live! it's cry; But, finners clofe th'unwilling ear, Grow harden'd fouls, and die.

ART. I. Avational Defence of Scripture Myfteries: attempted in a Difcourfe on the Doctrine of the Trinity. By the Rev. John Walker, A. B. late of Emanuel College, Cambridge. 8vo. 6d.

HE contents of this rational difcourfe

T correfpond perfectly with its modeft title. The fubject, Things hard to be underfood, is handled with a becoming candour; in a ftyle, untainted with that fcholaftic felf-fufficiency, with which the dogmatical affertions of modern free-thinkers are strongly marked.

ART. II. An Attempt to explain certain Paffages of Scripture generally misunderstood. By Philaletbes. 8vo. Is. 6d.

This Lover of Truth may, with refpect to himself be well fatisfied with the integrity of his intentions, and the goodness of his defign; but we apprehend his readers, who are not the credulous difciples of SoCINUS, will not be fatisfied with his diftorted interpretations of fcripture, weak arguments, and ftill weaker inferences, which militate against the plain fenfe, and general teftimony of the word of God.

ART. III. Animadverfions on the present Profanation of the Chriftian Sabbath: quith an earneft Perfuave to Perfons in Authority, to attempt the fuppreffion of that fcandalous Abue: In a Letter to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London. By a Minifter of City Parish. 8vo. 6d.

The motives by which this unaffected, plous writer appears to be influenced, are highly commendable; and the folid fenfe, accompanied with a fpirit of moderation, that fupport his judicious animadverfions, render them worthy the confideration of our chief City Magiftrate.

ART. IV. A Free Examination of the Socicinian Expofition of the prefatory Verjes of St. John's Golpel. By the Rev, R. Shepherd, B.D. 8vo. 25. fewed.

No

This writer examines the fentiments of SOCINUS, and his followers of the prefent age, refpecting the Logos, and pre-existence of Chrift, with remarkable precifion, acutenefs, and fpirit. He expofes their artful perverfions, and inconfiftent accommodations of feripture, to their pre-adopted schemes of doctrine; and we perfectly coincide in opinion with him, when he obferves, men are more acute than Socinian writers, in difcovering difficulties in doctrines, to which their own opinions are oppofed; none more blind to the inconfiftences, which the notions they have themfelves adopted involve.' For the truth of this obfervation, we need only refer fuch of our readers, who are uninfluenced by a love of novelty, to the infiduous farragoes of a Lardner and a Priefly.

ART, V. Thoughts upon Creation, c. 2s. 6d. fewed.

Thefe thoughts are addreffed by the author, to his brother Dr. Roberts, master of St. Paul's fchool, and upon the whole, are pertinent, judicious, and entertaining.

ART VI. The Brevity, uncertainty, and importance of human Life; preached at the Proteftant Diffenting Meeting-Houfe, in Hammer mith, June 22d, 1783, on Occafion of the fudden Death of the late Rev. George Turnbull, D. D. 8vo. 6d.

By this difcourfe we are informed that the late Dr. Turnbull, was a learned, candid, pious, and liberally minded man.

ART. VII. A Sermon preached at the Vifitation of the Archbishop of York, at Wakefield. By John Briggs, M. A. Rector of Methley, in Yorkshire, and Prebendary of Chefter 8vo. 6d.

The text is in Col. ii. 8.-The subject, very fenfible argument in favour of Chri Atianity-the whole contents, a rich treat, at a very trifling expence.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Warfaw, Oct 5.

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T is well known that the king of Pruffia has no design to make himself mafter of Dantzick. The republick, and the king of Poland, as well as the minister of Peterburgh, are convinced that the demand of the court of Berlin made to the faid town, concerning the free navigation for the Pruffian fubjects, is founded in right.

Vienna, Oct. 1. There was in the proceffion in memory of the defeat of the Turks before this city, a man, aged 119 years, who was formerly a foldier, and in the garrifon of this city, where he was wounded on that occafion.

Vienna, Oct. 19 The imperial mint is now melting down, and coining the gold and filver plate found in the fuppreffed con

vents.

Naples, Oct. 1o. Vefuvius, which has been feveral days paft in a state of fermentation, hath begun to ifue forth flames, but rather flowly. Foreigners who are here flock in crowds to examine the effects of this eruption.

Conftantinople, Oa. 10. The plague has carried off three members of the Divan, who died fo fuddenly that the common people fufpected it was fomething befides the plague that occafioned their death.

The 19th ult. the festival of Bairam was celebrated with the ufual folemnities, and as it happened to fall on a Friday, his highnefs was obliged to go twice to the Mofque to offer up prayers. The inevitable concourfe of people of all ranks and conditions at this folemnity; the healthy, fick, and even those infected with the peftilence; has fpread that distemper fo much that 800 perfons were buried in the fea in one day from different parts of this city.

Hamburgh, O& 12. A very extraordinary inftance of fecundity has happened, in Lower Auftria, to the wife of one Langenloir. After being married a very long time, without having any children, on the 10th of Sept. laft fhe brought forth four. On the 17th the felt freth pains, and was brought to-bed of four more. The eight children, which are all boys, have been baptifed, and feem likely to live; nor does the mother appear to be at all incommoded by this double delivery.-Paris Gazette.

GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE. Ceremonial of the Introduction of his Royal Highness George Auguftus Frederic Prince of Wales into the Houfe of Peers, at the meeting of Parliament on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1783.

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IS royal highnefs having been by letters patent dated the 19th day of

DIARY.

On a crimson velvet cushion, borne by Vifcount Lewisham, one of the Gentlemen of his Royal Highnefs's Bed-chamber. His Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales, Carrying his writ of fummons, fupported

by his uncle, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, and the Dukes of Richmond and Portland.

And proceeding up the House with the ufual reverences, the writ and patent were delivered to the earl of Mansfield, Speaker, on the woolfack, and read by the Clerk of the Parliament at the table, his Royal Highnefs and the reft of the proceffion ftanding near after which his Royal Highnefs was conducted to his chair on the right hand of the Throne, the Coronet and culhion having been laid on a stool before the chair; and his Royal Highness being covered as ufual, the ceremony ended.

Some time after his Majefty entered the House of Peers, and was feated on the Throne with the ufual folemnities, and having delivered his most gracious speech, retired out of the Houfe.

Then his Royal Highnefs at the table took the oaths of allegiance and fupremacy, and made and fubfcribed the declaration; and alfo took and subscribed the oath of abjuration.

Salonica, Sept. 10. On the 6th inftant we had two fmart fhocks of an earthquake. On the 8th, at half past eight in the morning, we had a very violent one, and, in the fpace of a quarter of an hour, three others, and eleven more within the twenty-four hours. Part of the city walls, a bagnio, and fome other builings were thrown down.

The king has been pleafed to appoint George Payne, Efq. to be his majesty's con ful-general in all the dominions of the emperor of Morocco.

Whitehall, Oct. 25. The king has been pleafed to grant to the right honourable lord William Cavendish Bentinck the office of Clerk of the Pipe, in the room of sir John Shelley, Bart. deceased.

St. James's Nov. 8. The king has been pleafed to appoint John Lee, Efq. his majefty's folicitor-general, to be his attorneygeneral, in the room of James Wallace, Efq. deceafed.

And to appoint James Mansfield, Efq. one of his majefty's counfel, to be his fo-, licitor-general.

DOMESTIC

OCCURRENCES.

November 11. This day his majefly feated himself on the throne, in the houfe of lords, and the commons being come to the bar, he opened the feffion with the following molt gracious fpeech:

My Lords and Gentlemen,

"I HAVE the fatisfaction to inform you, that Definitive Treaties of Peace have been concluded with the Courts of France and Spain, and with the United States of America. Preliminary Articles have been alfo ratified with the States General of the United Provinces. I have ordered thefe feveral Treaties to be laid before you; and am happy to add, that I have no caufe to doubt but that all thofe powers agree with me in my incere inclination to keep the calamities of war at a great diitance.

"The objects which are to be brought under your deliberation will fufficiently ex plain my reafons for calling you together after fo fhort a recefs. Enquiries of the utoft importance have been long and diligently purfued, and the fruit of them will be expected. The fituation of the EafIndia company will require the utmost exertions of your wifdom, to maintain and improve the valuable advantages derived from our Indian poffeffions, and to promote and fecure the happiness of the native inhabitants of thofe provinces.

The feafon of peace will call upon you for an attention to every thing which can recruit the ftrength of the nation, after fo long and fo expenfive a war... The fecurity and increase of the revenue, in the manner leaft, burthenfome to my fubjects, will be among your first objects. In many effential parts it has fuffered; dangerous frauds have prevailed; and alarming outrages have been committed. Exertions have not been wanting to reprefs this daring fpirit, nor pains to enquire into its true caufes. In any inRances in which the powers of government may not be equal to its utmost care and vigilance, I have no doubt that the wifdem of my parliament will provide fuch remedies as may be found wanting for the accomplishment of purpofes in which the material interefts of this nation are fo deeply concerned,

"Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons "I have ordered the estimates of the expences for the year to be laid before you. From thofe you will perceive the reduction which I have made in the establishments, which appear to me to be brought as low as prudence will admit: and you will partici pate with me in the fatisfaction which I feel in the step towards this relief of my fubjects.

"At the end of a war fome part of its weight must inevitably be borne for a time. I feel for the burthens of my people; but I rely on that fortitude which has hitherto, fupported this nation under many difficulties, for their bearing thofe which the prefent exigencies require, and which are fo neceffary for the full fupport, of national credit.

"My Lords and Gentlemen,

"In many refpects our fituation is new; your counfels will provide what is called for by that fituation, and your wifdom will give permanence to whatever has been found beneficial by the experience of ages,

In

your deliberations you will preferve that temper of moderation which the importance of their objects demands, and will, I have no doubt, produce; and I am fure that you are unanimous in your defire to direct all thofe deliberations to the honour of my crown, the fafety of my dominions, and the profperity of iny people.".

The advices from India, have not turned out fo bad as have lately been reprefented inthe publie papers, but the following abstracts from the public letters received may be depended upon.

Sir Edward Hughes arrived at Madras on the 13th of April, without falling in with any part of the French fleet.

Sir Eyre Coote arrived at Madras on the 24th of April, bringing with him ten lacks of rupees, but unfortunately this gallant old hero died two days after he landed.

General Stuart, at the head of the British army, marched to Cuddalore, after Tippoo Saib had evacuated the Carnatic. On the 13th of June the General attacked the French lines, and carried the redoubts with a very heavy lofs on our part, computed at 616 Europeans and 356 feapoys killed, wounded, and milling.

On the 25th of June the enemy made a fally from the fort, and advanced clofe up to our works, commencing and fupporting the affault with great fpirit and intrepidity but they were repulled with the lofs of about 200 Europeans and their Colonel D'Aquataine taken prifoner. It is imagined the garrifon must have fhortly fubmitted when an account of the peace arrived, and a ceffation of hoftilities immediately took place.

On or about the 20th of June there was -au engagement between the two fleets, but not decefive.

Tippoo Saib, after he quitted the Carna,