- Chritian truly 
S38 
To the Rev. Mr. Turner, Wokefield. 
“Dear Sin, 
T RECEIVED the account which your ac- 
ecptable: Letter brought me of your fafe arrival 
at ‘home with great pleafure. May God lengthen 
ut your time for the goed purpofes 10 which 
you employ it, with as much earthly comfort 
as is confiftent with that portion of diicipline 
appointed by our heavenly Father to bring forth 
the peaceable and everiafting fruits of righteout- 
nefs. 
The company of fach worthies as Mr. Tur- 
ner.and Dr. Prieftley is one of my luxuries, 
and the. laft fmall tafte I had cf it, will make 
me long till another opportunity affords me a 
fecond courfe: and i had the lefs relith for the 
Richmond, Fuly 135 1769. 
defert (1 mean the rambles) as it was a kind of: 
interruption of that converfation for which I am 
always fharp fet. Friend Lindfey-can talk and 
even difpute on horfeback. In that fituation I 
‘am fue to fall into reveries, and often forget / 
oth myfelf and my company, and for fome- 
thing of that fort, which might look like il 
mannelss I believe, I ought to make an apology, 
3n our pilgrimage to Mafter Buncie’s Cave. * 
Mr. Amory; I find, does not recolle@ mez 
the Anecdote of Rudvert Wilfen and the Ser-~ 
mon belongs to another vourg Clergyman of 
that Day. Andrew had nev & an opportunity 
of feeing any Sermon of mire; I am femething 
doubtful whether in thofe days I was worth a 
Sermen. Foxhunting was then my £ tudy and 
employment, which I purfued ai a xelation’s 
houte in the Country, when ab/fent ore York, 
with great folicitude and afiduity. At that = 
lation’s Houfé however, I found fome old Books 
formerly the property of my great grandfather 
fan Gliverian Jaftice) who at th> reftoration 
faved himfelf, ‘his Family, and Fortune by a 
Match with 2 female Royalitt of Diftindtion, 
whsie name you faw in Catterick Church. 
Thefe books, which, after my {aid Anceftors 
demife, were thrown by among the lumber of 
tae Houfe, I conveyed te my todging Room, 
‘and there became acquainted With the manners 
and Principles of many excellent old Puritans, 
aid thea laid the foundation of whatever ap- 
proaches~ towards mediocrity in my own. I 
was ftruck with their unaffe@ted and difinte- 
rotted Piety and their zeal for the ‘piritual good 
o> mankind. and from them [ learned that a 
fuch muft ever be ima ftate of 
warfare..with the world, and, particularly the 
principaiitics and Powers of it. It-was their 
piety which carried them thro’ their trials, and 
their nonconformity to the Luxury and diffipa- 
tion of the 4ge as well-as to the forms of the 
eftabiifhment that made them more than con- 
querors. I was in good hope you had much of 
it fiill remaining among you, and freely own 
I was extremely ‘hurt to Bee by good: Dr. Prieft- 
Jey that a feventh Da» was become in fome 
meature a day of difipation among fome claffes 
of diffenters. I cannot I own look upon’ a 
ftri¢tnefs in iuch an article in the light of zer- 
roxnefs, and I muft deipair of ever underfiand. 
Griginal Letter of Archdeacon Blackburne, - 
[Dece 
ing my Bible, if the fetting apart a feventh- 
day Sabbath, is not a commandment of a moral 
fendency, and of as indefpenfable obligation as 
any other of that denomination. But of this 
enough, tho’, I hope, not tuo much to be ex- 
cufed by a Man ef Mr. Turner’s fertoufnefs and 
Candor. — 
I have not the remoteft profpe&t of any thing 
which deferves the name of Refo:mation im our 
very uncdifying eftabliihment. But while we 
believe it to * the caufe of Chriftianity—we 
muft prefs towards the Mark as we can, and - 
work our way with fuch talents and Inftruments 
as are fupplied by providence. Pofibly cur 
pofterity may r@ap the benefit of our movings ; 
or pofibly our Candleftick may be removed. A 
fad alternative, which I care ‘not to think ot; 
and yet whither I think, ovr Church-Poli- 
ticians are maffifeftly driving. 
T have fent Dr. Prieftley a fragment for his 
repofitory to be ufed or laid afide at his. dif- 
cretion. I have fome minutes of more things 
which will take fome time to form, more, I ana 
afraid, than I fhall, ot a great while, have te 
beftow upon them, having upon my hands the 
equipment of two pretty large Volames for new 
Editions, which muft be out by Chriftmas. 
I epee the Bithop of €arlifle on Monday 
next, who is-communicative, and may furnifh 
intelligence of future ufe. Should that be the 
cafe, and my leifure permit, Dr. Prieftiey oF 
you fhali have an account. 
I requeft your acceptance of the enciofed 
Pamphiet, which was rather hurried in the exe~ 
cution, and js in many paflages imaccurate. I 
fend a lift of the Prelat Errata to Dr. Priefiley 
with a requeft to communicate them, unlefs E 
can difpofe my fon, before I clofe this Packet, 
te make a copy for your ufe. 
Rambling the other day fer meditation fake, 
and a dinner with an honeft Farmer, a little 
higher inthe Country than you were, I met 
with a Mr. Benn one of your Brethren: but as 
fome of the more orthodox were of the partys. 
we could net have much interefting converiation, 
but I like the Man, and he has promifed to 
eat part of a Pudding with me, when I hope 
we thal! underftand each other perfeétly. 
I write to Mr. Amory and enclofe the 
Ticket in this Packet which requeit you te 
Geliver. 
Mr. and Mrs. Lindfey, 2nd my younger fon 
and daughter are now in Weitmorland, where, 
I find, by a Letter they. fent me yefterday, 
they are enchanted with the beauties and hor- 
rors of Nature. I expeét all but my daughter . 
at home to morrow. I--have had the worthy 
Mr. Lindicy’ s thanks is form for bringing hin 
acquamted with two valuable men. The refit 
of my Family joins in withing every blefiing te 
you and yours with 
D* Sir y* much obliged and 
affectionate Sery‘. 
Fr. BLACKBURNE, 
leafe to add Mr. Amory’s Chriilian name, 
(ecb having enclofed his Letter I don’t re" 
collect) to the direction of the encleied. - 
ORIGINAL 
