or two pieces in a modern collection? Moft perfons of reading are in poffeffion of felections of poetry, yet this does not hinder them from purchafing the entire works of an author who pleases them. We fhould not be very well pleased at feeing an edition of Gray's poems without his elegy, nor with the reafon affigned for omitting it, that it is to be found in every colection of the Beauties of Poetry. What I would take the liberty of recommending to Mr. Clapham is to publifh Skelton's fermons complete, and uniform with them his Deifm Revealed, and a volume of his Tracts, fo that either of the articles may be had separately. As to his Senilia, I can affure Mr. Clapham that he will be very much disappointed if he expects to find any thing in the volume fit for his purpose. There may be a few ingenious thoughts scattered here and there, but the whole book is the picture of an old man fond of garrulity, but who has outlived his judgment. Skelton when he published his Senilia, had forgotten the archbishop in Gil Blas. I am Sir, REMARKS on the SCRIPTURE MEANING of the WORD CUP, THI FOR THE ORTHODOX CHURCHMAN'S MAGAZINE. HIS word is often taken in Scripture in a proper, and in a figurative fenfe. In the proper fenfe it fignifies a common cup, out of which people drink at meals; or, a cup of ceremony used at folemn and religious meals,* as at the paffover, * Among the ancients, as a learned author observes, there was always some hereditary bowl, with which they made their libations to their gods, and entertained strangers. Thus Virgil, Æn. i. v. 732. Hic regina gravem gemmis, auroque poposcit, Implevitque mero pateram; quam Belus et omnes A Belo soliti. Immediately after which she begins her offerings: so likewise Statius. Theb. lib.i. Signis perfectam auroque nitentem Iasides pateram, famulos ex more poposcit, 278 On the Scripture meaning of the word Cup. paffover, when the father of the family pronounces certain bleffings over the cup; and after having tafted of it, makes all the company, and his whole family, drink out of it. In the figurative fenfe of the word, it is generally taken for the afflictions fent by God. To drink of the cup, implies, to endure those punishments which God hath determined we fhall fuffer. Thus Ifaiah,* Stand up, O Jerufalem! who haft drunken at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; and the pfalmift, In the hand of the Lord there is a cup-the dregs whereof all the wicked of the earth fhall wring out and drink. In the fe, and the like paffages, God is compared to the master of a feaft, who was used to diftribute portions of meats and drinks to the feveral guefts, as he thought fit; as Jofeph to his brethren, Gen. xliii. 34. In the fame fenfe men are faid to be made drunk with forrow, with affliction, and the wine of God's wrath: expreffions, which are all confequences of this first metaphor, cup. It is derived from the custom observed at entertainments, to drink round, and in the fame cup. Such perfons as refused the cup in their turn at feafts were not endured. Let him drink or be gone, was a kind of a proverb amongst them. When the fons of Zebedee desired of our Saviour, that they might have the first places in his kingdom, and be feated at his table, one on his right hand, and the other on his left; he anfwered them, are ye able to drink of the cup that I fhall drink of, &c. ‡ In Jeremiah li. 7. Babylon is called a golden cup, because of her great riches and plenty; and it is faid of the woman arrayed in purple, or of the anti-chriftian church that she had golden cup in her hand; which may denote the enticing means and fpecious pretences whereby the allures people to idolatry; particularly by fenfuality, luxury, and affluence. The cup of bleffing is that which was bleffed in entertainments of ceremony, wherein the company drank round. Thus our Saviour, in the laft fupper, bleffed the cup, and gave it to all his apoftles to drink. The cup of falvation mentioned in the pfalms is a cup of thanksgiving, which, while the people drank, they bleffed the Lord, and were thankful to him for his mercies. The phrafe is taken T from the common practice of the Jews in their thank-offerings * Chap. li. 17. § Rev. xvii. 4. cxvi. 13. Mat. xx. 20, &c. + Ps. lxxv.8. rings, wherein a feaft was made of the remainder of the facrifices, and the offerers, together with the priefls, ate and drank before the Lord; after which, among other rites, the master of the feast took a cup of wine into his hands, and folemnly blessed God for it, and for the beneficence which was then acknowledged; and then gave it to all the guests, of whom every one drank in his turn*. We find the continuation of this practice in the third book of the Maccabeest, where the Jews of Egypt, in the feftivals which they made for their deliverance, are said to offer cups of falvation. The Jews at this day have cups of thanksgiving which are bleffed in their marriage ceremonies, and in entertainments made at the circumcifion of their children. Some commentators believe the cup of falvation to be nothing else but the wine poured upon the victims facrificed upon thankf givings, according to the law of Mofes. See Exod. xxix 40. Num. xv. 5. xxviii 7, 14. The cup likewife, in the ftyle of fcripture, fometimes denotes portion, as Pf. xvi. 5. The Lord is the portion of my inheritance, and of my cup; because at meals every one had his cup, which was filled with wine as often as he wanted: or the pfalmift speaks of thofe cups which were drunk in the way of ceremony, and by every one in his turn. "GOD is mine inheritance, and my cup: I will have "no fhare in the inheritance, the feafts, the facrifices, the "portions, the fociety of the wicked: GoD alone is fufficient "for me: he is my portion and my cup; I defire nothing "further." * See 1 Chron. xvi. 2, 3. + 3 Mac. vi. 27. Extracts. ARCHBISHOP LAUD'S DEVOTIONS, WITH REMARKS. (Continued from p. 123.) CONSECRATIONS AND ORDINATIONS. 1 Tim. 5. 22. LORD, I am now at thy altar, at thy work, keep me that I may not lay my hands fuddenly upon any man, left I be partaker of other mens sins, but that I may keep myself pure in Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. 2 Tim. i. 6. Lord give me grace that as oft as they come in my way, I may put them in remembrance whom I have ordained, that they ftir up the gift of God that is in them by the putting on of my hands, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.-Collect for 5th Sunday after Trinity, for the Church.-Coll. for 16th after Trinity, do. 22nd Sunday. FOR HIS EPISCOPAL CHARGE. O God, the paftor and governor of all thy faithful people, look down in mercy upon me thy fervant, whom thou hast been pleased to appoint chief paftor of the church of Canterbury. Grant I moft humbly befeech thee, that I may profit those whom I am fet over, both by (my) DOCTRINE and (my) EXAMPLE; that I, together with my flock, committed to my charge, my come (at laft) to eterna! life, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. ST. AUG. ST. AUG. lib. 22. cont. Fauft. c. 22. de Mofe. O my God, my moft merciful Father, let thy grace work fo in me, that I may be (truly) humble in the refufal of every great office, and yet obedient to undertake it, that I may be faithful in the poffeffion, and courageous in the adminiftration of it; (that I may be) watchful in ruling (them,) earneft in correcting them, fervent in loving them, patient in bearing with them, prudent in governing them; that in behalf of those who are under my care, I may wrestle with God when he has a controverfy, and fand in the gap, when he is angry, through the faith and merits of Jefus Chrift our Saviour. Amen. Ifa. lv. 10. O Lord, as the rain cometh down from heaven and returns not thither, but waters the earth, and makes it bud and bring forth, that it may give feed to the fower, and bread to him that eateth; fo let thy word be that goeth out of thy mouth; let it not return to me void, but accomplish that which thou wilt, and prosper in the thing whereto thou haft fent it, that the people committed to MY charge, may go out with joy, and be led forth in peace to thy fresheft waters of comforts, in Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. O Son of God, thou which takeft away the fins of the world, have mercy upon me in THIS heavy charge. Amen. AT LAYING THE FIRST STONE OF A CHAPEL. Hammerfmith Chapel, March 11, 1629. O Lord, merciful and gracious, this thy people are preparing to build a place for thy fervice; accept, I humbly befeech thee, their prefent devotion, and make them perfect both in their prefent and future duty, that while thou giveft them eafe to honour thee, they may with the greater alacrity go on in thy fervice. And now, O Lord, I have, by thy mercy and goodnefs, put to my hand to lay the firft ftone in this building; 'tis a corner ftone; make it, I beseech thee, a happy foundation, a durable building. Let it rife up and be made, and continue a houfe of Prayer and Devotion, through all ages; that thy people may here be taught to believe in Jefus Chrift, the true corner flone, upon whom they and their fouls may be built fafe for ever. Grant this for the merit of the fame Jefus Chrift, our most bleffed Lord and Saviour, to whom with the Father and the Holy Spirit, be afcribed all power, majefty, and dominion, this day and for ever. Amen. Vol. XIII, Churchm. Mag. for O. 1807. UPON |