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tion, from the year 1788 to the year 1791 inclu- 

 sive : he was the Pastor of the Baptist congre- 

 gation in Salthouse-lane, from the time of his 

 first coming to Hull, in 1770, until his death, 

 which happened on the 24th of April, 1798. 

 During the early part of his residence here, he 

 published several works on subjects connected 

 with the duties of his sacred function ; viz. 

 " The divine Character of Christ considered and 

 " vindicated, in a series of Dialogues ;" printed 

 at Leeds, in 1773 ; " Satisfaction of Christ 

 " demonstrated, in a series of Dialogues ;" also 

 printed at Leeds, in 1774 ; and " Divine Phi- 

 " lanthropy, or the Love of God, a poetical 

 "Essay;" likewise printed at Leeds, in 1777. 

 He afterwards published in 1779, "The divine 

 " right of a Christian to freedom of enquiry, and 

 " freedom of practice in religious matters, evinced 

 "from the Christian Records;" and in 1789, 

 " Compassion the duty and dignity of Man ; and 

 " cruelty the disgrace of his nature ; a sermon, 

 " occasioned by that branch of British Com- 

 " merce, which extends to the human species, 

 "preached to a Congregation of Protestant 

 " Dissenters in Hull, January 21, 1789;" both 

 of which were printed here. In the year 

 1769, Mr. Lambert fixed his residence in 

 Hull, where he remained until his death, 

 on the 17th March, 1816. During the long 



