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Newspaper
Weekly Register
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 02, 1799
Page
2
An allegorical passage compares Satan to a spider weaving nets to catch souls. It warns that temptations appear harmless, hide in plain sight, and can be rebuilt after being broken. The message urges vigilance and haste to avoid parley with evil.
The text discusses a universal or Catholic Church as God’s dispersed body across the earth, gathered from the old world, Jews, spirits of the faithful, and the living and unborn, all written in the book of life, alongside a visible church defined by outward works, doctrine, sacraments, and sanctification.
Archibishop Leightom quotes from Ephesians to show that true joy comes through faith in Christ. Without the Mediator and God’s promises, joy, hope, and love falter. with Christ the faithful find comfort, salvation, and blessed assurance.
A comparison notes a soldier guarding a wall who, upon spotting an enemy advance, informs his commander rather than fighting alone. The passage links this to the Christian practice of relying on prayer and divine aid rather than self strength, trusting God to handle the threat.
The text notes a potato starch uses beyond eating, claiming it can make a white wash mixed with chalk and water for ceilings. It argues potato starch yields a durable, less odorous white compared with animal size, which fouls air upon decomposition.
A devotional poem pleads for divine inspiration and heavenly fire. The speaker seeks God as prop and guide, asks for forgiveness and strength, and desires a victorious death and entry into heaven, envisioning Christ’s right hand and lifelong praise.
Publication note for a 1799 edition of William Mavor's Youths Biographical Mirror titled British Nepos. It discusses the work as a juvenile primer, praising its aim to enliven reading and foster virtue and curiosity. Notable subjects listed include Alfred the Great, Chaucer, Drake, Shakespeare, Walsingham, and Bacon, with emphasis on British history and morality.
A 1799 promotional and review excerpt for Dr Mavor’s The Lives of Illustrious Men, noted for a collection of British biographical sketches. It lists figures such as Earl of Clarendon, John Milton, William Penn, Marlborough, and Pitt, praising its didactic aims for youth and the virtue portrayed.
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