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sitory, the written word, and the dispensation of 

 its gracious promises to mankind. 



u ' Forget thine own people, and thy father's 

 house. 1 This applies to the ancient Jewish re- 

 ligion, and its typical ceremonies and sacrifices, 

 now no longer necessary. The remainder of the 

 psalm alludes to the churches established under 

 6 the King ' ; to the simplicity and excellence of 

 the Christian dispensation ; and closes with an 

 assurance that the children of the Queen Consort, 

 that is, the church, after collecting the lost sheep 

 of Israel, shall be, as their fathers were, God's 

 peculiar people." 



My uncle concluded by saying, that this 

 beautiful psalm, which is written in such ma- 

 jestic language, and presents such cheering 

 hopes to Christians, Jews, and Gentiles, has been 

 a constant subject of discussion amongst our 

 learned divines ; and advised us to read with 

 attention the excellent commentaries on it by 

 Bishop Home and Bishop Horsley. 



This day is so calm and bright that it 

 is not like winter ; it almost brings to my mind 

 some of our own days at home. Oh ! mamma, 

 if you were but here, all would be delightful. 



We are all going to walk to Farmer Moreland's, 

 except Wentworth and Frederick, who are mount- 

 ing their ponies to visit a friend just returned 

 from Eton. 



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