The National Register.
London, England, 1814-08-28 00:00:00

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. Vehemence is the characteristic of his harangues. There
wildness in his looks, as %yell as thunder in his voice, when
be is anticipating the wonders which he describes as hasten-
ing to be developed on earth. -Prodigies•are the burden of
his charge; and ''the millennium, and the judgments prepa-
ratory to it," are the stated topics on which he expatiates
lie taktis his text, generally from the prophets, but, in the
treatment of it, resembles those lawyers, who, with ease.

Twist worth and intanings 214 they please.'

When it was understood that judgments were necessary to
the cmnpletion of Joanna's millennial scheme, because all
the faithful were not sealed, her deluded followers were con-
stantly looking out for such judgments, and wishing for
them. Judgments were so sadly to their taste, about four
years ago, that they inspected the public papers for the ex-
pre,s purpose of finding flesh calamities. Mr. Whitbread
once gave it as his opinion, in the Ilouse of Commons, that
the f)tiuc of the quartern loaf would be two shillings and six-
peucv.-; ,and Mr. Tozer prayed, it is said, that this prediction
itight be cealized ! His heareis, also, seconded him. After
this petit.:.on was put up, the people cried out ' Amen..
This appears to he their practice down to the present hour.
'Whenever their preacher says any thing that particularly
p!ease, them, whether in praying or otherwise, they are still
a custon4cd to give him the same cheering token of their ap-

probation.
This preacher's repeating the prescribed prayer gai nst
the d:ridse judgments, agreeably to the forms of the Church
of Enght,.d. is, therefore, with propriety, said to be " mockiuf.,,
God to his face." Whcther the petition to he delivr.red
" from all fate doctrine, heresy, and schism," when pre-
ferred by him, can be regarded in any other light, than as
mocking of God, let the nio►us of all parties here determine.
lie may intercede ►with some tr..2e zeal, however, for those that
are " !abottriw.; kith

Imana can by no pos,ibility evade the pledge she has
clv given to the wot Id, and which evit Mr. Tozer stands
mutitted to redeem. The child must come, or they mwt
budgie. Proclstination, whic:r one of our poe:s calls ' the
thief nf time', can no lottlzer be attempted by them ; hut it
certainly " well behoves the powers that be," considering
p 1 j circumstauce,, to watch the progress of the prophetess,
and thereby put to silence the presumptuous pretensions of
frr worshippers. Let her he Lrougilt to the test. Benne
Oie travailed,' it will otherwise be said, ' she brought forth;
anl before li,r pains cane, she was delivered of a man-
child 1'

But Mr•. Tozer wou!d seem alrealy to quake. Whatever
may he the resolution which he afrects to put on, there is
something about him that involuntarily betrays the pusilla•
nimity of• his conscience. lie half shrinks from his task ;
and he fears, while he fumes. Popular commotion has made
"him give tip his week-day lectu►ing. He is evidently ill zit
case, during divine service, since, however ostensibly com-
posed, he feels nothing of that conscious rectitude which
alone can inspire true dignity of heart,
Prophetess and preacher aia.both deluded and deluding.
4 They have icen lying diviugtion; faith the Lord, s and the