BEAUTIFULLY EMBELLISHED With the following truly ELEGANT COPPER-PLATE ENGRAVINGS: [1. An excellent PORTRAIT and STRIKING LIKENESS of the Right Reverend Sir WM. ASHBURNHAM, Bart. D. D. the prefent LORD BISHOP of CHICHESTER, engraved and drawn from an original Painting. 2. A celebrated Hymn from the Oratorie of Saul, compofed by Mr. HANDEL.] A greater Variety of important and interesting Subjects, conveyed in a delightful Manner, than was ever given in any fimilar Publication whatever, viz. The Whole intended to promote the Caufe of PIETY and VIRTUE, and undertaken By a SOCIETY of CLERGYMEN, of the Diocese of LONDON, Who are honoured with Communications for the proper Accomplishment of their Design, from the CLERGY and others in different Parts of the Kingdom. L O N D Ο N: Printed for the EDITORS; and Published by ALEX. HOGG, at the King's Armas, No. 16, Paternoster-Row, by whom Letters to the EDITORS, Poft paid, are received. Marriages ibid. Deaths ibid. Bankrupts ibid Bill of Mortality 288 EVERAL favours and valuable pieces, hitherto poftponed, shall certainly appear in Txz CHRISTIAN'S MAGAZINE, No. 17, being The SUPPLEMENT, Which will be published on the 16th of JANUARY, and will contain a great variety of articles, two elegant Engravings, and complete Indexes for the VOLUME.!? NUMBER XVIII. for JANUARY, among our ufual and much admired variety of original pieces, will include the character and portrait of the Moit Reverend Dr. Moore, the prefent Archbishop of Canterbury, elegantly engraved. Alfo an hiftory and defeription of the cathedral church of Oxford, with a view of that celebrated building.. We readily fubfcribe to the abilities and pointed wit of Aminto; but having obferved the ill-tendency of his fubject, the indecency of fome paffages, and the extravagance of others, little remains to be faid in his favour. The bumorous and fatyric powers of Senforius are fufficiently difplayed. His fketch of a reverend bufy-body is equally laughable and defcriptive. His conclufion is undeniable, which is all we can admit, "That we are blind to our own faults, and quick-fighted in difcerning the faults of others." A Preceptor need not doubt of our paying a very particular attention to his extracts and judicious strictures; in our eye they appear as mines of gold, which though in fome parts are mingled with dross, yet contain a vein of the richest ore, that will amply repay the labour of an inquifitive fearcher, We think it a pity that certain fculking pick-pockets, who fend us obfcene letters, without paying the poftage, are not amenable to our laws. The encomiums of Serviteur, from Oxford, are very flattering, and we give him full credit for his good intentions; but he will acknowledge it is our duty to repress a misjudging ardour, in difputable points of a religious nature, which frequently hurries us on, without allowing time for a mature deliberation. The friendly and just remarks of a Well-wisher to THIS Magazine deferved our earlier notice, but in a muliplicity of other favours from correfpondents, they have hitherto efcaped our immediate obfervation. Non-con is pleased to bestow upon us fome very warm epithets. His abuse is an honour} we defy his indignation, and fhrink not from his refentment; and should we be obliged to in troduce his name, he may reft affured, it will be done in a manner not the most flattering to his vanity. A Lover of Singularity has fully difplayed his own conceit and vanity; but he would do well to confider, how much his private opinions tend to disturb the peace and order of fociety, which, though friends to the liberty of private judgment and free-thinking, we think is Our indifpenfable duty to maintain. We confefs our obligation to Amicus for his ingenious remarks, which have conveyed to us ormation that we could not have otherwife eafily acquired. The profpect he has laid be us is exceedingly flattering, and, by the means of his affiftance, we hope to obtain a more extenfive view. A poor Curate has favoured us with obfervations equally candid and intelligent. He difcovers an intimate acquaintance with the heart, and we shall give a ferious attention to his falutary maxims and useful leffons. The Effay of B. L. has, agreeable to his request, paffed under our ferious confideration. The matter is good and useful, but the ftile is deficient in grammatical propriety, to corroc which would take up too much of our time. In our opinion, the poetical epiftle of Senex is a mere juvenile attempt, as it is, in fome places, defective in point of harmony and diction, and, in others, the fentiments are weak and puerile. A Soliloquy and Rhapsody, by a Son of the Quill. We do not remember to have ever seen any thing more contemptible than thefe two ridiculous attempts at wit, in which the most eonfummate impudence vies with the most fenfelefs obfcenity. Under confideration W. W. of Bristol. Matt. Snave. An anfwer to an enquiry refpect ing the Locality of heaven, by P. A.; Puis; Amelia; Cappa; A Librarian; Calvin's adve cate; Prefbyter; A Lover of Truth; Glio; Stilling fleet; One of a Thousand; Invefligator; Candides Orthodox A. Z. And a number of other kind communications from friendly correl pondents. TheRight Rev SirWASHBURNHAM, Accurately Drawn & Engraved from an Original Picture. taken from the Life. Published by AlexHogg N16 Paternoster Row, Jan. 1.1784. ? MODERN CHRISTIAN BIOGRAPHY. nefs of converfing at his public table with his clergy, who are remarkable for their good sense, fociabi lity, and humanity, among whom we cannot refrain from mentioning, as friking instances, the worthy D. of CHICHESTER, and residentiary WEBBER, who was the duke of Richmond's domestic chaplain, at Goodwood. In the course of our biographical ftrictures, we have had occafion to notice our flender ftock of materials, and the obfervation is particularly applicable to the account of the life now before us: however we fhall endeavour to fupply this defect with fome particulars within our own knowledge, and with others which have been tranfmitted to us, in an obliging manner, by a friend of the bishop of Chichefter. With regard to his lordship's immediate predeceffors, his grandfather, Sir Denny Afhburnham, was created a baronet by king Charles the |