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chancellor of the univerfity, the king nominated Dr. 
Law to the vacant fee of Carlifle. This recommendation 
was made, not only without any folicitation on his part 
or that of his friends, but without his knowledge. With 
this bilhopric, he held the mailerlhip of Peter-houfe and 
the reftory of Gray (lock in commendam. In 1774, he pub¬ 
lished a valuable traft, entitled, “ Confiderations on the 
Propriety of requiring a Subfcription to Articles of Faith.” 
This was anfwered by Dr. Randolph, of Oxford ; in re¬ 
ply to whom, “A friend of religious liberty” published, 
in the fame year, “A Defence of the Confiderations ;” a 
traft pretty confidently afcribed to Dr. Paley. In or about 
the year 1777, he gave to the public a handfome edition, 
in four vols. 440. of the works of Mr. Locke, with a life 
of the author, and a preface. Mr. Locke’s writings and 
ch a rafter he held in the higheft efceem, and feems to have 
drawn from them many of his own principles. It was 
obferved, however, by fome of his firm friends, that the 
department which he had undertaken in this edition had 
been too haftiiy executed to anfwer their expeftations. 
About the fame time, he publilhed new editions of his 
two principal works, with confulerable additions, and fome 
alterations. Iri particular, as he had by gradual progref- 
fion advanced into the Arian lyltem, in this edition he 
appears to have renounced the pre-exiftent doftrine. 
Dr. Law held the fee of Carlifle almoft nineteen years ; 
during which time he only twice omitted fpending the 
fummer months at Rofe Caftle, a feat belonging to his 
fee ; with which fituation he was much pleafed, not only 
on account of the natural beauty of the place, but be- 
caufe it refiored him to the country, in which he had 
fpent the bell part of his life. In the year 1787, he paid 
this vifit in a ftate of great weaknefs and exhauftion ; and 
died at Rofe Caftle about a month after his arrival there, 
on the 14th of Augult, and in the 84th year of his age. 
The life of Dr. Law was a life of inceffant reading and 
thought, almoll-entirely direfted to metaphyfical and reli¬ 
gious enquiries. The tenet by which his name and writ¬ 
ings are particularly dillinguilhed, is, “ that Jefus, at his 
fecond coming, will, by an aft of his power, reftore to 
life and confcioufnefs the dead of the human fpecies, who, 
by their own nature, and without his interpofition, would 
remain in the ftate of infenfibility to which the death 
brought upon mankind by the fin of Adam had reduced 
them.” He interpreted literally that faying of St. Paul, 
s Cor. xv. aj. As by man came death , by man came alfo the 
reJurrcEiion of the dead. Upon his own mind this opinion 
bad no other effeft, than that of increafing his reverence 
for Chriftianity, and for its divine founder. He retained 
it, as he did his other fpeculative opinions, without lay¬ 
ing, as many do, an extravagant ftrefs upon their impor¬ 
tance, and without pretending to more certainty than the 
fubjeft allowed of. No man formed his own conclufions 
with more freedom, or treated thofe of others with greater- 
candour and equity. He never quarrelled with any per- 
fon for differing from him, or confidered that difference 
as a fuflicient rcafon for queftioning any man’s fincerity, 
or judging meanly of his underllanding. He was zea- 
loully attached to religious liberty, becaufe he thought 
that it leads to truth ; yet from his heart he loved peace. 
But b.e did not perceive any repugnancy in thefe two 
things. He was a man of great foftnefs of manners, and 
of the mildeft and moll tranquil dilpofition. His voice 
was never raifed above its ordinary pitch. His counte¬ 
nance feemed never to have been ruffled ; it preferved the 
fame kind and compofcd afpeft, truly indicating the calm- 
nefs and benignity of his temper. He had an utter dif- 
like to large and mixed companies. Next to his books, 
his chief fatisfaftion was in the ferious converfation of 3 
literary companion, or in the company of a few friends. 
In this fort of fociety he would open his mind vvith great 
unrefervednefs, and with a peculiar turn and fprightlinefs 
of exprelfion. His perfon was low, but well-formed; his 
complexion fair and delicate. Except occafional inter¬ 
ruptions by the gout, he had for the greateft part of his 
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life enjoyed good health ; and, when not confined by that 
diltemper, was full of motion and aftivity. About nine 
years before his death, he was greatly enfeebled by an at¬ 
tack of the gout in his ftomach; and in a Ihort time after 
that loll the ufe of one of his legs. Notwithftanding his 
fondnefs for exercife, he refigned himfelf to this change, 
not only without complaint, but without any fenfible di¬ 
minution of his .heerfulnefs and good-humour. His 
fault was the general fault of retired and lludious charac¬ 
ters, too great a degree of inaftion and facility in his pub¬ 
lic ftation. The modefty, or rather balhfulnefs, of his 
nature, together with an extreme unwillingnefs to give 
pain, rendered him fometimes lefs firm and efficient in the 
adminiftration of authority than was requifile. 
Befides the articles already mentioned, bilhop Law pub- 
liflied, 7. Some Angle Sermons, preached on public occa- 
fions. 8. The Nature and Neceflity of catechifing, with 
fome Remarks thereon, 1746, 8vo. 9. A Defence of Mr. 
Locke’s Opinion concerning perfonal Identity; in Anfwer 
to the firll Part of a late Effay on that Subjeft, 1769, 8vo. 
afterwards Inferted at the end of the firll volume of his 
edition of Mr. Locke’s works. 10. Obfervations occa- 
fioned by the Contell about literary Property, 1776, 8vo, 
Gen. Biog. 
LAW'-DAY, f. A leet or flieriff’s tourn.—Keep leets 
and law-days, and in feflions fit. Shakefpcare's Othello. 
LAW'A, a town of the illand of Borneo, fituated on- 
a river of the lame name. Lat. o. 40. N. Ion. no. 42. E. 
LAW'A, a river of the illand of Borneo, which runs 
into the fea in lat. o. 39. S. Ion. 109. 30. E. 
LAW'ENBLTRG. See Lauenburg, p. 294,5. 
LAWEN'D, f. in the military language of the Otto¬ 
man empire, the appellation of cavalry, called alfo deliba- 
ches. Their arms are Ihort fabres, piftols, mulkets, and 
lances. They wear a kind of cap, which is a long cy¬ 
linder of black felt, nine or ten inches high, and without 
any projecting rim. Their faddles are made in the Eng- 
lifli manner, of a Angle Ikin ftretched upon a wooden 
tree; in the relt of their accoutrements and clothing, they 
refemble the Mamalukes. Their ragged clothes, their 
rufty arms, and their horfes of different fizes, give them 
the appearance of banditti more than of foldiers ; and, in 
reality, they have firll dillinguilhed themlelves undei^fhe 
former character, nor have they much changed their ha¬ 
bits by adopting their fecond occupation ; for, after ex- 
ercifing the trade of robbers, they feek employment, as 
well as an afylum, in the fervice of the pachas, and are 
ever ready to execute the orders of their mailer in the ex¬ 
peditions which he commands, and in the extortions 
which he direfts. They follow him in war, perform the 
office of light troops, and fight without order and with¬ 
out dilcipline; they Hop and bring back to battle the 
runaways; and frequently precipitate themfelves into the 
enemy’s ranks, with a boldnels which allonilhes, and 
which fometimes determines the viftory in their favour. 
When a pacha is difgraced, or when, from any motive, 
he difmiffes his delibaches, as they are without pay, and 
without refources, they then commit the moll terrible rob¬ 
beries ; they fpread themfelves over the fields, the vil¬ 
lages, and even the towns ; they rob indiferiminately, lay 
all under contribution, and Hop and plunder the cara¬ 
vans, till they are called into the fervice of fome other 
pacha, or till fome impofing force has put them to flight 
and difperfed them. 
LAW'ENSTEIN. See Lauenstein, p. 295. 
LAW'ER KIRK, a town of Scotland, in the county 
of Perth : fifteen miles fouth-eall of George-town. 
LAW'ERS, a river of Holland, which feparates Gro¬ 
ningen from Well Frielland, and runs into the lea ten 
miles eaft of Dockum. 
LAWES (William), the eldeft fon of Thomas Lawses, 
a vicar-choral of the cathedra! church of Salilbury, and a 
native of that city, was placed early in life under Cope- 
rario, for his mulical education, at the expenfe of the earl 
of Hertford. His firll preferment was in the choir of 
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