BY HIS GREAT GRANDSON,

JOHN DODDRIDGE HUMPHREYS, ESQ.

VOL. IV.

LONDON:

HENRY COLBURN AND RICHARD BENTLEY,

NEW BURLINGTON STREET.

1830.

LENO

NEW YORK

C. Whittingham, 21, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane.

CONTENTS.

VOL. IV.

SECTION I.

A BRIEF Consideration of the Effects produced by popular

Excitement, when combined with religious Sentiment; and

more particularly in Reference to its Influence on the Cha-

racter of the Nonconformists towards the latter part of

the Reign of George the Second; with a Continuation of

the Confidential Correspondence of Dr. Doddridge.....

Errata. For Westley read Wesley; for Westlean read Weslean.

LETTERS.-1741.

March. From the Rev. W. Warburton, D. D. .....

Eulogium on the Family Expositor, with other critical remarks.

April 14. From the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D.........

Relative to the appointment of Mr. Orton as Dr. Doddridge's

assistant in the Academy.

May 12. From the Rev. W. Warburton, D. D.

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Animadversions on 66

some pretended advocates for Christianity," &c.

May 28. From the Rev. W. Warburton, D. D.......

a good Levite under the old law."

Domestic allusions; ""

May 30. From the Rev. John Jones

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Remarks on the Liturgy, &c.

June 1. From the Rev. David Fordyce, M. A.

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Particulars relative to Cambridge; a notice of some valuable manu-
scripts which were lodged in that university by Cromwell, &c.

June 25. From the Rev. W. Warburton, D. D. ..

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Mentions an abstract of the Divine Legation made by Dr. Dod-

dridge, &c.

June 25. To Mrs. Doddridge

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Miss Scott; her taste for the elegant arts, &c.

July 3. From the Rev. Dr. Miles, F. R. S.....

Remarks on the Family Expositor, &c.

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July 5. To Mrs. Doddridge..

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July 18. To Mrs. Doddridge....

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Account of a journey, &c.

July 7. To Mrs. Doddridge.....

Amusing particulars; a fair captive, &c.

July 10. To Mrs. Doddridge....

The ordination of Mr. Scott, &c.

Unpleasant news, &c.

Aug. 5. From the Rev. W. Warburton, D. D. ..

His opinion of Dr. Doddridge's Sermons on the Power and Grace

of Christ.

Aug. 22. From the Rev. David Fordyce, M. A.....

Literary remarks, &c.

Sept. 10. To the Rev. Nathaniel Wood, D. D.

Opinion of Mr. Whitfield and of Mr. Orton, &c.

Melancholy thoughts, &c.

Sept. 28. From the Hon. Mrs. Scawen

Oct. 3. From the Rev. John Jones..

A notice of Dr. Warburton, &c.

Dec. 24. From the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. ....

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Personal particulars, &c.

1742.

Jan. 6. From Miss Scott...

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Pious reflections on the recovery of her father from a dangerous

illness.

Jan. 8. To the Rev. Samuel Clark, D. D. ...

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Observations on Dr. Warburton's Divine Legation of Moses, &c.

Jan. 12. From the Rev. David Jennings, D. D.

Remarks relative to his work on Astronomy, &c.

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Feb. 4. From the Rev. John Barker.....

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Laments that the "younger pastors" were departing from the doc-

trines of the Reformation.

Feb. 25. From the Rev. Robert Blair, D. D.....

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Inclosing the manuscript of his poem entitled "The Grave."