European Magazine, For AUGUST 1791. [Embellished with, 1. A PORTRAIT of DR. JOSEPH PRIESTLEY. And 2. A VIEW of Page - 121 Tour in England and Scotland, Natural, Economical, and Literary Oldys's Life of Thomas Pain, the Author of "Rights of Man;" with a Defence of his Writings 124 The Peeper, No. XXVI. On Education 126 Controverfy between Mr. Paine and M. Emanuel Syeyes Anecdotes of Dr. Adam Smith 129 --- 133 An original Letter from the Rev. Dean Swift to the Rev. Mr. John Towers, Prebendary of St. Patrick's, at Powers. court, near Bray 136 Obfervations, Natural, Oeconomical, and Literary, made in a Tour from London to the Lakes in the Summer of 1791 ibid. 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JOSEPH PRIESTLEY was continued in that persuasion fifteen or six born, if we are not misinformed, at teen years; and yet in that tiine I was Field-head, near Birstall, about féven well acquainted with Dr. Lardner, Dr. miles from Leeds, in the year 1728 or Fleming, and feveral other zealous Soci1729. His father was a merchant and nians, especially my friend Mr. Graham. manufacturer, and he received the early The firit theological tract of mine (which part of his education from the Rev. Mr. was on the doctrine of Atonement) was Scott, a Diffenting Minister in the neigh- published at the particular request, and unbourhood. The principles of the Sect to der the direction, of Dr. Lardner; and he which he belonged, and in which he re-approving of the scheme which I had then mained some years, were those of Calvin. formed, of giving a short view (which was These, however, he has totally renounced; all that I had then thought of) of the proand having published a narrative of what grets of the corruptions of Christianity, he led him to the several changes of his opi- gave me a few hints with respect to it. But sions, we deem it the most proper to give ftill I continued till after his death indifit in his own words. posed to the Socinian hypothetis. After "* Having been educated in the strictest this, continuing my ftudy of the Scriptures, principles of Calvinism, and having from with ihe help of his Letiers on the Logos, niy early years had a serious turn of mind, I at length changed my opinion, and be. promoted, no doubt, by a weak and fickly came what is called a Socinian ; and in conftitution, I was very sincere and zea- this I see continually more reason to aca icus in my belief of the doctrine of the quietce, though it was a long time before Trinity; and this continued till I was the arguments in favour of it did more than about nineteen ; and then I was as much barely preponderate in my mind. For fucked on hearing of any who denied the the arguments which had the principal divinity of Christ (thinking it to be no- weight with me at that time, and parthing less than impiety and blasphemy) as ticularly those texts of Scripture which so any of my opponents can be now; 1 long retarded my change of opinion, I therefore truly feel for them, and most refer my readers to the Theological Reposincerely excuse them. sitory, Vol III. p. 345. " About the age of twenty, being then “ I was greatly confirmed in this doc. in a regular course of theological ftudies, trine after I was fully satisfied that man is I saw reason to change my opinion, and of an uniform composition, and wholly became an Arian; and notwithstanding mortal; and that the doctrine of a sepawhat appeared to me a fair and impartial rate immaterial foul, capable of sensation tudy of the Scriptures, and though I had and action when the body is in the grave, nobias on my mind arising froni fubicribed is a notion borrowed from heathen philoCiteds and confeffions of faith, &c. I fophy, and unknown to the scriptures. * Letters to Dr. Horney, in Answer to his Animadversions on the “ History of the Cor. ruprions of Christianity," 310. M2 |