The National Register. — London, England, 1813-01-31 00:00:00

••••••..,- JAN. 81. etc pulptt. No. 11. NEW SERIES. g' Greatly instructed. I shell hence depart, Greatly in peace of thought, and have my til Of knowledge, what this vessel can contain Fecund which was my loll) to aspire. Henceforth 1 learn, that to Obey is best, And love with tear the only God, to walk AA in his presence, ever to ob-erve H s providence, and on him sole depend, Merciful over all his works, with good Still overcoming evil, and by small Accomplishing great things, by things deeni'd weak, Subverting worldly strong, and worldly wise, By s;tnply meek." Paradise Lost, Book le2th. THE REV. WILLIAM TOOT E. Admiration is the source of love.—Love strengthens faith, End produces obedience. Faith, Love, and Obedience united, form that state of the mind, in which the workings of the spirit become visible in the change and purity of life — in which Heaven seems anticipated on earth.—But admira tion is a means, not a guide. As a guide, it may lent to error—as a means, it will clic:et the purposes of truth. Like the earth since the curse, it brings forth fruits only by cul tivation—uncultured, it teems with poisonous weeds and bliars. With the savage, admiration is the cause of ido latry—with the Atheist, the road to perdition. The savage beholds the Sun, joys in his beams, loves--=and worships him ! The Atheist studies the secrets of creation, contem plates the glories of the sky, learns, and follows their course —and denies their Creator ! To the Christian alone admi ration yields an ample and salutary harvest. In him it is not a mere instinct, confined to material objects, and resting sa tisfied with their knowledge or possession.—lt is an en lightened impulse which raises him from the work to its 11laker. The gift warns him of the Giver—its excellency, of a .4uper-Excellent, who demands no other return from Mint than gratitude and love. Hence theory leads to prae ice—admiration to imitation. The soul new wakened to the consciousness of her immortality—vivified by the know ledge of her God, and reading the character of Divinity im pressed on all his works, first owns his power—then feels his goodness. The principles of duty are unfolded, as soon as the heat tis touched. To attempt to vie in might with the Almighty, would he a crime—to emulate his goodness, is obe dience—for imita:ion is the path through which the Chris tan may lawfully apprOximate his God. Imitation imparts to human weakness time attributes of Omnipotence—of Immor tality, to mortali!y: The Christian doth not hesitate. Ad miring the beneficence of the Creator still more than the wonders of the creation, he wishes to become like Hint he achnircs. Faith directs, love supports him—with an humble spirit he adores-4ith a glowing heart he serves. The field of nature is laid open, not only to the general and unretlecting admira‘ion of mankind, but to the pat ticular attention of the Christian Pastor. - It is the living evidence of an all-wise and Almighty God. Like a quiver full of pointed arrows on the day of hattl, it supplies his servants With unanswerable arguments to wage their holy warfare. Let them not neglect such weapons. They are Heavenly tempered, and animated dust cannot resist them. In'times of peril the warrior clasps on his strongest armour—ls ours au age of peace, religious or political ? Mr. TOOKE is not one of those who come to the battle in Iclequately armed. That he has not forgotten the natural 75 - _ evidence of our Religion, the following extract from his " Didactic Lectures," published anonimously some years ago, will testify:—" Does not all nature proclaim to us, does not every creature, the worm as well as the angel, the grain of sand as well as the sun, with an audible voice : ' The greatness of our Creator is inexpressible, and his under standing has no bounds. Ile embraces all ; he sees through all at once; what may be, what has been, what is, and what in all future ages will be. His thoughts are farther exalted above the thoughts of man, than the luminous*conception of the chief of the angelS exceeds the dark ideas of the lowest reptile.' And what says the arrAng,ement we perceive in the whole creation ? What says the universal law, by which all nature moves and acts ? Do not all invite us to this conclu sion : The rules of the government of the Most High, the impelling motives of his actions, are altogether great ; o.ter reach into infinitude. The Omniscient acts not, like the short-sighted mortal, who secs nothing but what is just be fore his eves. Ile surveys the .whole, he produces the fairestharmonv among all the parts of it, be the distance ever so remo te i n space or ti m e : and his views are tO' us, who know but so small a part of the, , e dependencies, very fre quently inscrutable." Intended for a different profession, Mr. ToogE, it is said. became a Minister of the Gospel, at a later age than is common with those who attend the Universities for that pur pose. Hence, perhaps, it is that he has not obtained any Par- ' ticular living. Want of promoti on at home p robabl y induced f him to accept invitations abroad,and the several years he spent at Mo;cow, as Chaplain to the Fpritish Factory, enabled him to collect information for his 0 Life of Catherine IL" and his " View of the ltu-sian Empire," works in which he has dividaved much diligence of research, accuracy of observa tion, and elegance of st)le. " Ilis Moral and Philosophical Suggestions," published eadier, and anonimously, and from which the preceding extract was derived, form hitherto the only religious work he has printed, and abound with just and applicable observations. Calm, vet not inanimate. in the pulpit, Mr. Toot E reads his sermon., as they we writ'en, with more ease than elo . quence, wi!b emot e taste than force. Elegant, without being ' ti ; npressiv., his etninehtion p:e.ises, l•is diction c a..t vates - • 1' Itttt —the mind is instrituted, but the heat is not touched. • Rich in ar: , ,ument, in sentiment he is poor. Ile can teach i j us to know. not to love, our God. Ile can storm , not win , ;II Ills imanation frequently alows, seldom hi s heart. Pa g ar.3 it 1 • 1 he might con vert —hut Clai,tians !mist he more than taught ' 1 —they must be affected—they must he edified. A new silver coinage of nincpcnny pi ces, is said to Lave been ordered by Governmeut. Tim coals imported into the port of 1.()Ialon in the year IEI2, amounted to 1,07 1, :361 chaldrons. The Sub , 4criberi at I.LON'D'S Cotf , e house held a meetiog on Wednesday, when the stun of 10001. was ordered fur the relief of the Russians. Monday, a Court of Common Council wai held, at Cuild-f hall, fur the further consideration of the subject of the East India Charter; when, after some discu,sion, it was agreed to petition l'ailiamont againg extending the India trade to the outpoits —Mr. WAIT NI AN and Mr. DIXON Were the only speakers who opposed it. A duel took place, at Tralee, Tuesday sennight, be tween Mr..T. O'CONNELL, brother to the barrister, and Mr, BL ENNERitASSET, ill which the former was wounded; the ball passing through the tongue, tore the jaW-bone, lodged in the back of his neck, among the arteries : be is, howeyer, still alive. The dispute related to politics. THE NATIONAL RC.TISTE*R! I