Search -
The Looker-on, a periodical paper, by the Rev. Simon Olive-Branch, A.M. (1795)
The Lookeron a periodical paper by the Rev Simon OliveBranch AM - 1795 Author:William Roberts Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: N 27. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IO. ns,1ft aXnXo(; iTnrXExiTsi, xsi £ ff-t:vSeiri; lEa. Aw Tonin us Pi us. All tilings are double, one againft another; and God ha... more »s made nothing imperfecl. Ecclesiastic us, chip. xlii. ver. 24. JLT is fo long fmce the fubject: of Religion has made its appearance in theLooKER-on, that it may furely come boldly forward after fuch an interval, and challenge the attention of the gayeft of my readers. I have promifed to prefent it in its live- lieft drefs;'fo that none of my fair difciples may h'.ufL at its homelinefs, and fo that it may decently enter the drawing-room of a Duchefs, or the levee of a Prince. I have before obferved, that for the fake of the loofe form of the argument, and the variety of difcuffion it admitted, I have chofen to confider thofe analogies on which religion grounds its apology, and thofe beautiful refemblances, in the fcheme of life and conftitution of Nature, to the courfe of Revelation, which develope and vindicate the glorious confiflency of our Alaker's appointments, and the fteadfaft unity of his plans and counfels. In the progrefs of my lucubrations on this fubject-, I fhall keep in view the conduct ofof a book which has ever been my delight fince reading and reflecting have been my occupation— 1 mean the mighty performance of Bifhop Butler, to whofe work if I could turn the attention of any ferious mind, my labours would be indeed recom- penfed. i That I may likewife lay my account fometimes to arreft a volatile and vagrant fpirit, that is fpending itfelf in defultory purfuits, and give it A fteady direction, I mail interfperfe my matter with anecdote and digreffion, as I fee opportunities; and while the main body of the argument marches onward under the conduct of the victorious Prelate, I fhall follow him u...« less