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seceders were right, as to the general fact of such admissions; if wrong, rationally, in thinking that any incompetency could be corrected by the people,-theologically and historically, in thinking that such correction was ever in this (or indeed in any Protestant-in any Christian) Establishment, left to the people's arbitrary veto.-Far, therefore, from keeping down the standard of secular and sacred erudition in the English Universities to the low level of clerical sufficiency in the English Church, it ought to be the zealous endeavour of all well-wishers of Religion and Learning, to work out an effectual reform in Church and University, by elevating in both the standard of competency, and in both securing to merit its legitimate preferment.

LARGO; August 1853.

ADVERTISEMENT.

IN preparing for the press this (the third) edition of Sir W. Hamilton's "Discussions," the text has been carefully revised and corrected by the Author's son; the Addenda to the second edition have been inserted in their proper places; and one or two references which appeared important, have been supplied, (see the footnotes on pp. 632, 634, 637.) A few verbal alterations, and some additions, have also been made, in accordance with MS. jottings by Sir W. Hamilton in a copy of the volume which he was in the habit of using. (For example, see pp. 631, 638, 659.) With these exceptions (and apart from the difference of paging) no change has been made upon the edition of 1853.

EDINBURGH, September 1866.

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