A Candid Appeal to the Religious Public, in a Letter to the Inhabitants of the Forest of Dean [By I. Bridgman] Occasioned by the Dismissal of I. Bridgman from the Curacy of Trinity Church (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1823. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX. February Uth, 1823. am advised by ray Friends to mention the circumstance alluded to in the Note of page 41, lest my opponents should take the advantage of my silence, and through the want of a substance should grasp at this shadow. It has been insinuated to Mr. Hill, that I made an harangue in the Forest Church in favour of her late Majesty, and that I proposed to resume the subject on the following Sunday. I utterly deny this black and false insinuation, aud state the simple truth as follows. By a coincidence I cannot account for, my mind was seriously impressed with, and I made a sermon on the words of Job ch. 3, v. 21, two days before I heard of the Queen's death. I was so affected by the suitable solemnity of my subject, united with the awful suddenness of her Majesty's decease that I involuntarily exclaimed "and now at length the unliappy Queen is where the wicked cease from troubling and where her weary spirit is at rest " I said no more, my subject was entirely spiritual, and I dwelt wholly on the attacks of Satan the evil one, and his temptations, and then spake of that rest which was provided for the weary and heavy laden Sinner here in the mercy, and hereafter in the glory of the Saviour. I gave notice that God w illing I would preach a funeral sermon for her Majesty on the following Lords-day, I did so in the simplicity of my mind, not imagining that I should give the slightest offence to God or man. I had heard funeral sermons for their late Majesties for the Princesses Amelia and Charlotte, and for the Duke of Kent, and I had not then heard that the "unfortunate Caroline" was to be the first who was to be laid in the silent tomb, without one tear of pity being shed to her remembrance, or one salutary reflection made for ou...