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brought upon him some rude attacks from Whiston, Sykes, and others; but it gave occasion also to a more full investigation of the primitive doxologies, as bearing testimony to our Lord's Divinity; and thus became a seasonable and useful topic of discussionc.

Soon after Dr. Waterland had published his Defence of the Queries, the Bishop took the opportunity of testifying his high opinion of the author, by appointing him to preach the Lady Moyer's lecture, then recently foundeda. Lady Moyer's will bears

< The two ablest tracts in this short controversy were supposed to be written by Dr. Wm. Berriman, and were entitled, 1. A seasonable Review of Mr. Whiston's Account of primitive Doxologies. 2. A second Review in answer to Mr. Whiston's second Letter. 1719. d The following is an extract from the will of the Lady Moyer, or, as she is therein styled, "Dame Rebecca Moyer, late "of the parish of St. Andrew Holborn, in the county of Middlesex, widow.

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My now dwelling house in Bedford row or Jockey field I give to my dear child Eliza Moyer, that out of it may be paid "twenty guineas a year to an able Minister of God's word, to

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preach eight sermons every year on the Trinity, and Divinity of "our ever blessed Saviour, beginning with the first Thursday in "November, and so the first Thursday in the seven sequel "months, in St. Paul's, if permitted there, or, if not, elsewhere, according to the discretion of my executrix, who will not think "it any incumbrance to her house. I am sure it will bring a blessing on it, if that work be well and carefully carried on, "which in this profligate age is so neglected. If my said daughter "should leave no children alive at her death, or they should die "before they come to age, then I give my said house to my niece Lydia Moyer, now wife to Peter Hartop, Esq. and to her heirs "after her, she always providing for that sermon, as I have "begun, twenty guineas every year."

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date, Dec. 16, 1722, and was proved, Feb. 21, 1723. It appears, therefore, that she had endowed this lecture about three or four years before her death, Dr. Waterland being the first who was appointed to it; and as his sermons were published in

There is a list of the preachers of this lecture at the end of Mr. John Berriman's Critical Dissertation on 1 Tim. iii. 16. (which is the substance of the lectures he preached) down to the year 1740-1; and in a copy of that book in Sion college library, there is a continuation of the list, in MS. by Mr. John Berriman, to the year 1748. In the year 1757, they were preached by Mr. Wm. Clements, librarian of Sion college, but he did not publish them till 1797. In the year 1764, or thereabouts, the preacher was Benjamin Dawson, LL. D. who printed them under the title of, An Illustration of several Texts of Scripture, particularly wherein the Logos occurs. 1765. Dr. Thomas Morell, author of the Thesaurus Græca Poesews, is supposed to have been the last. Mr. Watts, the present librarian of Sion college, (to whom the reader is indebted for the information here given,) heard him preach one of them in January 1773. One of these lectures Dr. M. published, without his name, in April 1774. It was written against Lindsey, and entitled, The Scripture Doctrine of the Trinity justified.

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In the Gentleman's Magazine for 1804, p. 187, mention is made of a Mrs. Moyer, who "died at Low Layton, Feb. 1804, "the widow of Benjamin Moyer, Esq. son of Lawrence Moyer, "merchant, who succeeded as heir of his uncle, Sir Samuel Moyer, a rich Turkey merchant, Sheriff of Essex, in 1698, "Bart. 1701. died 1716. His widow Rebecca, sister of Sir Wm. "Jolliffe, Knt. founded the lecture, for a limited number of "years.' This does not however appear to have been the case; no limitation being mentioned in Lady Moyer's will. But since there is no compulsory obligation in the will to perpetuate the lecture, the probability is, that in course of time (perhaps immediately after Dr. Morell's turn expired) the property fell into other hands, and the lecture was no longer continued.

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1720, it is probable that they were preached in the preceding year. No mention is made in the will of vesting the appointment of the preacher in the Bishop of London. But from Dr. W.'s expression in his dedication to the Bishop, that the sermons were "drawn up and preached under his Lordship's in"fluence," it may be inferred, that Lady Moyer herself had consulted with the Bishop, and requested his recommendation of a fit person. Certainly, no appointment could be better suited to Dr. W.'s pursuits, or better calculated to reflect credit upon the institution.

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In the dedication of this work, the author takes occasion to compliment the Bishop on his "truly primitive zeal against the adversaries of our com"mon faith;" and speaks of "the attempt to introduce, by a private authority, new forms of dox

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ology, in opposition to these now in use, as justly to be abhorred by all that have the honour "of our blessed Lord, and of our common Christianity, near at heart."

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The Preface contains remarks upon two pamphlets; one entitled, Modest Plea continued, &c. the other, Unity of God not inconsistent with the Divinity of Christ, &c. Of the former of these it is observed, that the author does not offer any particular scheme of his own, though he evidently adopts that of the Arians; that he constantly avoids coming to the pinch of the question between Catholics and Arians; that he never attempts any proof of God the Son's being a creature, never undertakes to justify creature-worship, nor endeavours to clear the Arian scheme of the difficulties with which it is

charged. His ambiguous use of the term necessarily-existent is also noticed; as well as several evasive modes of expression, by which the reader is left in doubt what the author's real sentiments and persuasions may be, although the general tendency to Arianism is manifest. The latter of these pamphlets hardly seems to have been worthy of notice, nor such an one as Dr. Clarke himself could have read with satisfaction. Dr. Waterland treats its absurdities with good-humoured pleasantry, as the reveries of "a grave, sober writer, who ingenuously speaks his mind, without any doublings or disguises."

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The eight sermons contained in this volume, Dr. W. says, "may be looked upon as a Supplement to "his Vindication of Christ's Divinity, before pub"lished;" avoiding, as far as possible, repetitions of former arguments, unless for the purpose of giving them additional strength; omitting also entirely the argument from worship, as having been before distinctly and fully considered. The topics, however, which are brought forward, are of the first importance. With the exception of that of the divine worship paid to our Saviour, they comprise every thing requisite to establish his true Divinity, and to shew that this doctrine does not impugn the Unity of the Godhead. The work, therefore, though regarded by its author as supplementary only to his former volume, is in itself an entire and perfect treatise, didactic rather than polemic, and such as may be read with advantage by every student in theology; exhibiting, within a moderate compass, a luminous and comprehensive view of the subject.

It has accordingly obtained a more extensive circulation, perhaps, than any of the author's other writings; and within these few years has been reprinted from the University press at Oxford; circumstances, which render it less necessary to dwell upon its particular merits.

Scarcely had Dr. Waterland completed this portion of his labours, than he was again called into action by an opponent of no ordinary powers. Dr. Whitby, to whose earlier studies in theology the public had been indebted for an excellent commentary on the New Testament; and who, at that period, had shewn no bias to sentiments at variance with the established Creed, became a convert to Dr. Clarke's opinions, and advocated them with considerable warmth. Besides other tracts of this tendency, he published, in the year 1718, a small volume, entitled, Disquisitiones modesta in clarissimi Bulli Defensionem Fidei Nicene. This work he dedicated to Dr. Clarke; acknowledging, however, that he had not yet entirely satisfied himself as to the correctness of Dr. C.'s view of the doctrines in question; but was desirous of shewing that the controversies then agitated on the subject of the Trinity could not be decided by any clear and certain evidence from the writings of the Fathers; and that Bishop Bull, in endeavouring to prove the conformity between modern orthodox believers and the AnteNicene Fathers, had wandered from the truth, and laboured in vain. This position he purposed to establish, by proofs that many of the opinions adduced by Bishop Bull from these Fathers, in defence of the Nicene faith, differed not from those of persons

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