cause the death of many enemies, who escape our own sword. While conscious, all along, that there were some whom we must offend, we also find that we have given displeasure to others, towards whom we entertained no such purpose. The causes, it appears, are chiefly three; faction, levity, and vulgar harshness. With regard to the first, recent events have unquestionably made a change in our feelings, as to certain persons whom we regard as public criminals ; and who, by their public acts, have put the nation in an attitude of transgression against God, from which it is impossible for individuals to withdraw, except by openly renouncing and condemning their evil deeds. But these events have made no CHANGE WHATEVER in our principles, which are those of loyalty and subordination. With regard to the two remaining charges, of levity, and harshness, the present and coming sufferings of our dear native land have certainly more disposed us of late to seriousness and to compassion. To the taste of the present age, though we have no wish to conceal our real opinion of it, we are willing to make some sacrifice : and as to harshness, if we have sometimes inflicted a grating wound, we ought of course to apologize for negligence in sharpening our weapon. But we do beg our readers to pause before they wholly condemn us. They very well know that plain speaking is now much wanted, and that they themselves confess the want. They know equally well, that few can be found who are willing to speak plainly. When therefore any at length appear, who do so speak, they should not be too hastily condemned. A state of things is possible, in which people may be fully sensible go on from that great plainness is wanted, and yet be so unaccustomed to it, that when they have it they shall be rather offended than pleased : and this is our state at the present time. When at the point of death, men speak the truth who never spoke truth before. Now such, in respect to the editorial function, is our condition. We have our end continually before our eyes. We Number to Number, constantly sensible that each may be our last. We wish to speak therefore, if not as dying men, at any rate as dying editors. ditors. Is our extinction to be immediate? Then let our last words be truth. We place upon the cover our usual notice of the next Number : intending, by the very form of that notice, a public, but we hope not presumptuous, declaration and avouchment, that we humbly refer it to a higher and better decision than our own, whether we are to proceed or pause. If the Lord will, our work goes on. If it be his pleasure that we should desist, still let his enemies and ours, against whom we have drawn the sword, know this, that we hold it still : and let our friends also be assured, that we are still the adversaries of the uncircumcised in purpose of heart; and that though there may be a suspension of hostilities, there is NO PEACE. London, October 1, 1829. ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page Church of Rome, Gathering out of, 183 Churches of England and Rome, 394 56, 378, 516 389 concerning, now generally pre- 99, 110, 113 Continent, Religious state of 301 Craft of Satan .483, 497, 505 Abraham, the first Gentleman.... 140 Advertisements, Improper, in Re- ligious Periodicals..... 365 366 Antichrists, False Christs and 437 Apollos, mighty in the Scriptures Application of Prophecy to the Jews 427 Arminianism 230, 304 119, 121, 256 373 65 Barmen Missionary Paper and So- Beasts of Blasphemy and Deception 437 Bible, Bagster's Comprehensive .. 500 Bible Society 363 Bigot, The, No. I.“ 69 Brunswick Clubs, ought we to join? 87 Bull of Clement XI.against Quesnel 281 to the Church of Rome.... 188, 402 E. Emancipation, Roman Catholic, not the Act of the British Nation 222, 379 England unchristianized by Act of Parliament .... 314, 509 Errors of the Press 23 150 97 Expulsive Power of a newAffection 511 401 F. 437 103 233 387 Oldenbarneveld . 121, 123, 255 Orientalists, Modern ........ 368, 490 O‘Sullivan, Rev. M., Digest of 313 .... 251 76 Hagar, the first Sentimentalist.... 144 Handwriting, Fac-simile of modern 129 Handwriting, Modern Jewish.. 54, 155 Hebrew, Test of proficiency in Language, Supposed po- 78, 110 High Churchmen, pretended, Con- duct of, &c. ......179, 197, 389, 402 Holland, Letter on the State of Re- Horbe Hebraicæ 76 Palm, Professor van der (r) 354, 483 307, 347, 394 Penal Statutes, should not have Petitions, A few Sketches of 313 106, 110 Perceval, Hon. A. P., Christian 389 Pope, Feudal fealty to the 457 404, 519 469 Predestination and Election 377 Priesthood, Roman-Catholic 323 Prophecies, On the Study of the 417 . 1.J. 225 62 155 easy way of acquiring ...... 48, 155 Jews, and Jewish Literature (r) .. 32 Jews in England, Distress of..163, 169 of, urged. 166 Notices and Reviews of........ 173 Quesnel's Preface to the Holy 262 Quesnel's condemned Propositions 273 K. 129 R. 181, 351 47 Religion, Right of, to interfere in Religious Anniversaries of 1829.. 346 Contra- 121 139, 225 Revolution, Progress of, in this Rosæus 258 83 Rogers on the Thirty-nine Arti- Sarah, the first Lady... 149 Scriptural Coincidences. .286, 408 Texts of doubtful Meaning ...... 136 Thoughts on various Subjects, by a Throne, in Danger from the tolera- tion of Blasphemy.. 22, 72, 237, 517 453 54 50 27 373 Simple Exhibition of Truth ... 510 ...oc U. Uncertainty of Roman-Catholic Doctrines 333 University Intelligence : Cambridge 126 Oxford .. 125 ERRATA. 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