Catholics, as well as the Protestants, Peer of Parliament, solemnly sworn have always found me equally ready to and believed to be superstitious and give every encouragement, by granting idolatrous. leases and otherwise, to whatever spirit It is not for me to account for the of improvement might have arisen conduct of other landlords to whom you amongst them. But in the present ap- have alluded, but for myself. I have plication I feel I have an important publicly declared my opinions of the duty to perform, independent of and doctrines of the Church of Rome. I above all those ties which bind a land see the bad effects of those doctrines in lord to his tenants; and in giving some the ignorance and superstition of the of my reasons for refusing your request, people, and in the opposition which is I trust that you will be assured that any given by the Romish Clergy, with very expressions I may make use of are few exceptions, to scriptural education, drawn forth from me, not with a desire and to the dissemination of the Word to put a harsh construction on the opi- of God. Living constantly in Ireland, nions of those who profess the Romish I judge not of these things by hearsay; faith, but as the ground for my own I am a constant witness of the truth of conduct in not complying with your them; and were I, by consenting to wishes. I am aware the term of bigotry your request, to give any countenance and illiberality will, perhaps, be applied in forwarding a system which involves to me by some; nevertheless, I had a large portion of the people of Ireland rather incur such a charge, thus falsely in a state of spiritual bondage, even you, made, than to yield on a point, which, my Roman Catholic friends, could not to say the least of it, would expose me shield me from the imputation of the justly to that of great inconsistency, greatest inconsistency. were I to lend my aid to the erection of I am, my dear friends, with much a place of worship, where doctrines regard for some of you, and I trust a must necessarily be inculcated, which I well-wisher of all, your faithful and have, in common with every Protestant humble servant, RODEN. TAVISTOCK CHAPEL ROMAN CATHOLIC LECTURES. We are happy to understand that the Lectures on Roman Catholic points delivered weekly at Tavistock Chapel, on Tuesday Evenings, are numerously attended, and that many of the Romish persuasion listen with the utmost seriousness to the various statements and arguments which are advanced. Lectures have been already delivered by the Rev. Messrs. Bickersteth, Borrows, Jerram, Mutter, Owen, Hon. B. Noel, Sibthorpe, and Webster.We understand the Lectures in February, are to be delivered in succession by the Rev. W. F. Vance, the Rev. Hugh M“ Neile, the Hop, and Rev. B. W. Noel. and the Hon. and Rev. G.T. Noel. Most of the Lectures already delivered, are either printed or in the press. BEVERLEY PETITION AGAINST THE UNITARIAN MARRIAGE BILL. A NUMEROUS meeting of the Clergy took place at Beverley, in Yorkshire, early in January, to petition against those' provisions of the Unitarian Marriage Bill, which go to divest the marriage ceremony of all religious rites, and yet make the clergy the criers and registrars of such marriages, under the magistrate who is to perform them. The clergy present, petitioned unanimously, that they might have nothing to do in the case at all, and that the marriages might rather be performed by the dissenting ministers of that class, than stripped of all religious rites. Some may perhaps consider the latter as a doubtful step, opening the door to other dissenters asking the same indulgence. This is however, of minor importance, since the convenience resulting from the solemnization of marriages in the parish church, will always induce those who have no conscientious scruples to prefer the present mode; and if any have conscientious scruples, they ought to be treated with every possible indulgence, nor be compelled, or even powerfully tempted to do violence to their principles. We fear, however, that conscience has very little to do with the present Socinian attempt. CAMBRIDGE DEGREES. Two HUNDRED AND NINETY-THREE Gentlemen took the Degree of B. A. at Cambridge, on Saturday Jan. 19, after the usual examination, when they were arranged in the following order, according to their respective merits. Cai, Hoge, Qu. Jones, Cai. Parr, WRANGLERS. Gore, Emm. E. Perry, Trin. Baker, Joh. Perry, Trin. Peile, Trin, Dixon, Cath. Qu. Ingham Trin. Handley, Trin. Evans, Joh, Spedding, Williams, Qu. Emm. Job. Bennett, Qu. Thompson, Trin. Overton, Joh. Cai. 1 C.C.C. Selwyn, Joh. Sheffield Qu. Williams, Cath. Sheard, Sid. Snowball, Joh. Smith, Cath Hastings, Emm. C. Smith, Joh. Robinson, Trin. Fisher, Clare. | LA.C. Wellesley, Trin. Romilly, Chr. Kinchant, Trin. Gratrix, Joh. Almack, Joh: Kelk, sen. Jes. Leeke, Qu. Goodwin, C.C.C. Borlase, Trin. Harrison, Trin. Davis, 1 Tr. H. Scaplehorn C.C.C. Cockayne, Joh. Cooper, Pemb. Davis, | Trin. Fitzherbert, Trin. Magd. Layton, Pet. Lestourgeon, Trin. Swann, Joh. Fraser, Qu. Joh. Stokes, Cai. Atherton, Qu.. Boissier, Magd. Tuckett, Joh. Coddington, Trin. Clarke, Qu. Chapman, Joh. Harden, 7 Joh. Broughton, Emm, SENIOR OPTIMES. Morgan, Cai. Heselrige, Qu. Hall, | Burrow Joh. Paley, Corbett, Trin Haymes S Clare Willis, Trin. Wrangham, Magd. Jones, Trin, Cockburn, Sid. Maynard, Cai. Joh. Magd. Dalton, Joh. Pemb. Fitzmaurice Todd, Cai. Joh. James, Chr. Collin, Morton, Emm. Trin. Marriott, Buller, Trin. Cookesley, Simpson, Joh. Trin, Gorton, Chr. Dawson sen. Joh. Wace, Jones, Trin. Joh. Coleman, Chr. Trin. Maltby, Š Pet. Cotterill, Jerrard, Qu. Gilpin, Chr. Trin. Gillies, Cai. Whittington / Qu.. Trin, T. H. Bird, Magd. Trin. Qu. Spencer, Baylay, Trin, Holland, Qu. Peel, Joh. JUNIOR OPTIMES. Wybrew, S Joh. Griffith, Qu. Appleton, Joh. Thornton, C.C.C. | Rawlinson, Tiin. Sid. Shore, Joh. Emm. Trin. Whittington, Clare. Yardley, Joh. Joh. Hayes, Trin. Haslegrave, Cath. Tucker, Qu. Onslow, Qu. Snow, Joh. Ogilby, Trin, Wedgwood, Trin. James, Joh. Kingdon, Trin. Rigg, Pet. Clay, Joh. Harrison, Qu. Houghton C.C.C. | Brockman, Saunders, Joh. Arkwright, 1 Trin. Knight, Trin. Ashworth, Trin, Coghlan, Qu. Robinson, Trin, Hankinson, C.C.C. | Ford, Joh. Bourne, Emm. Watkins, Qu, Povah, Trin. | Proctor, Pemb. Nevile, | Trin, Otter, Pet. Reynard Jes. Tate, Trin. Cordeaux, Cath. | Williams, Chr. Atkinson, Magd. | Cook, Joh. Gorle, Clare. Andrews, Jes. Goodwin, Sid. Кеу, Cath. Bull, Walpole, Trin Simpson, | Hodges, Qu. Turner, sen. Pemb. Charriere, Chr. Stone, Trin. Mickleburg, Trin. Cottrell, Pemb. Cree, Trin. Monck, Trin. Barker, Trin. Manning, Cath. Page, Chr. Trin. Page, Trin. Qu. Trin. Trin. Hope, Sid. Wordsworth, Trin. , Marriner, Emm. Packer, Chr. Smith, Victor, Clare. Fawcett, Astley, C.C.C. Matthias, Beebee, : Joh. | Tyrwhitt, Turner, jun. Pemb. | Young, Becher, Joh. Haden, Wrench, C.C.C. Roe, Robertson, Chr. Hanham, Nugent, Trin. Waite, Langshaw, Joh. Grisdale, Waller, Trin. Rowe, Pratt, Trin. Dolphin, Trin. Weybridge, Johnson, Qu. Palmer, Trin. Stringer, Chr. | Dawson, jun. Joh. Joh. Macdonald, Cai. Sampson, Jes. James, Trin. Joh. Sanford, Trin. Webber, Joh. C.C.C. Trench, Joh. | Ilderton. Trin. Jes. 1 Bedford, Clare. Kyd, Emm. Trin. || Rowland, Magd. | Lowry, Clare. C.C.C. Matthews, ) Joh. Frere, Trin. Drosier. Sid. Rotton, Trin. Trin. Brookes, Pet. C.C.C Kelk, jun. Jes. Trin. Eustace, Trin. Wake, Trin. Money, Olive, REGISTER OF EVENTS. We mentioned in our last Number that reports were circulated of, at least, a partial change of Administration. These reports have proved correct. It is now generally known that the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lords Goderich and Bexley, Mr. Tierney, &c. &c. have retired, and are succeeded by the Duke of Wellington, Earls Bathurst, Melville, and Aberdeen, Messrs. Peel, Goulburn, &c. In consequence of these arrangements, the meeting of Parliament, originally fixed for the 22nd of January, was postponed to the 29th, and it is probable that some days longer may elapse before the Members of both Houses can conveniently enter on public business. We would earnestly call upon all our Readers fervently to pray unto Him, who has all hearts in his hands, to dispose the minds of our Sovereign, his Nobles, Counsellors, and Senators to the adoption of such measures as may promote the glory of God, and the welfare of all mankind. The British, French, and Russian Ainbassadors have left Constantinople, and vigorous, though silent preparations for war are now making in that city. We ca nnot but hope that this awful calamity may yet be averted, especially as the Grand Seignor appears dis posed for peace. A very interesting letter of Mr. Huskisson to the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica, stating the grounds on which his Majesty has been advised to refuse his assent to an Act of the Colonial Assembly with respect to the Slave Population has recently appeared. It deserves especial notice, as declaring that it is the settled purpose of his Majesty's Government, to sanction no Colonial Act which needlessly infringes on the religious liberty of any class of his Majesty's subjects. Notices avd Acknowledgments. Received,-AMICUS HIBERNICUS.-H. N.-D. H. Portsea.-R.-PuÆBE.— A SINNER.--A FRIEND TO PROTESTANTISM, &c. Tbe document alluded to by H. G. was printed at Hull, about the period to which it refers, but by whom we are not able to say. It was transmitted to us by a respectable lay friend in that neighbourhood. CHRISTIAN GUARDIAN, AND Church of England Magazine. MARCH 1828. MEMOIRS OF THE REFORMERS. WHITGIFT. [Concluded from Page 48.] IN 1593, Dr. Bancroft published written to Whitgift about two years bis“ Survey of Discipline,” in before, he had confessed, “ That which he censured Theodore Beza, in his writings, touching the church of Geneva, for taking part in the government, he ever impugned the controversy in England respecting Romish hierarchy, but never inchurch-government. As that res tended to touch or impugn the pectable theologian had rather been ecclesiastical policy of this Church engaged in replying to questions of England, nor to exact of us to put to him by several disputants, frame ourselves or our Church to than sought to obtain distinction in the pattern of their presbyterial the dispute itself; and while he discipline; and that as long as the objected to the form and constitu- substance of doctrine were uniform tion of a hierarchy, had cultivated in the Church of Christ, they may a Christian spirit and charitable lawfully vary in other matters, as feeling towards the favourers of the circumstance of time, place, episcopacy; he complained of this and persons requireth, and as pretreatment to the Primate; who on scription of antiquity may warrant. his part as conscientiously vindi. And to the end he wisheth and cated the zeal of his chaplain, and hopeth, that the sacred and holy sanctioned the arguments of Saravia College of our Bishops (for so he and Sutcliffe, two learned men of calleth them) will for ever continue the English church, who had de- and maintain such their right and nounced presbyterian principles. title in the Church's government, The Archbishop, however, always with all equity and Christian modehonoured and esteemed the Helve- ration.” Yea, so far was he from tic professor as the champion of denying our Church to be a Church, protestantism, and attributed much that often, and in most pithy man. of his disrelish of episcopacy to ner he confesseth, “That as Queen those revolting features which it Elizabeth was the true nursery displayed in Romish prelacy. He mother of the Church of Christ, so sent him presents from his private England and our English church purse, and forwarded collections at was both the harbour of all the different times for the Genevese godly, and the preserver of all congregations. This generous con- other reformed churches." So far duct had much contributed to main - was he also from esteeming the tain that cordiality, which was Archbishop an antichristian prelate, founded on a similarity of sentiment that he never omitted to term him with respect to the doctrines of “A most reverend father in Christ, grace. In a letter which Beza had and his most honoured good Lord." MARCH 1828. M “ The Archbishop,” continues power of the air has been gratified, Sir George Paule, “as from Master by proving, that what appeared to Beza, so from other famous men mortals the calming of the tempest beyond the seas, received many has been merely the shifting of the letters, arguing their great love and wind. On this occasion the Archdue respect of him. At their re bishop had the chief direction in quest and recommendation he re- drawing up Nine Articles, which lieved and entertained in his house, obtained the name of “ Lambeth,” for many years together, divers from the session of the Committee distressed ministers out of Germany in his palace. The Committee and France, who were enforced to itself was composed of Dr. Bancroft, forsake their own countries : some who had been advanced to the See by banishment, others by reason of London, and Vaughan, bishop of wars and extremity which they of Bangor, with Tindal, dean of were put into. And at their de. Ely, Whitaker, president of Queen's parture, he dealt bountifully with College, Cambridge, and some other them; as, namely, Drusius, Reni- learned divines, under the superincherus, Frigevill, and Monsieur tendance of Whitgift. The ArtiBuse, a French minister, who read cles are of decidedly supralapsarian weekly a lecture in Latin in his character, and strongly contrast chapel. And although his French with the Theology of a succeeding pronunciation and want of good age. delivery did somewhat blemish the goodness of the matter which he LAMBETU ARTICLES. handled, yet the Archbishop's pro- 1. “God from eternity hath preperty ever was to cherish and en- destinated certain men unto life ; courage him, and all others that certain men he hath reprobated unto preached before him, and was never death. heard to give the preacher distaste, 2. The moving or efficient cause but rather would commend, or ex- of predestination unto life is not cuse him against other men's cen- the foresight of faith, or of persesures ; saying, if he were young, verance, or of good works, or of better experience would correct his any thing that is in the persons defaults; and if he were in years, predestinated, but only the good he was in that respect to be will and pleasure of God. borne withal ; alledging for buth, 3. There is a predetermined and that some would take exceptions certain number of the predestinate, sometimes rather to satisfy their which can neither be augmented own too much curiosity, than for nor diminshed. any just cause of dislike in the 4. They who are not predestipreacher." nated to salvation, shall necessarily The disputes respecting church. be damned for their sins. discipline subsiding for a while 5. A true, living, and justifying about 1595, another arose on the faith, and the Spirit of God who subject of Predestination. Thus, in justifieth, is not extinguished, faileth the history of the church, contro. not, nor is lost in the elect, either versy has succeeded controversy, finally or totally. the spirits even of good men have 6. A man truly faithful, that is, been embittered, unhallowed fire one who is endued with justifying has been brought into the sanc- faith, is certain with the full assutuary of Jehovah, and the declara- rance of faith of the remission tion of the Apostle has been ex- of his sins, and his everlasting emplified, that “the wrath of man salvation by Christ. worketh not the righteousness of 7. Saving grace is not given, is God." Meantime, the prince of the not communicated, is not granted |