ites out of Egypt, being to be drove out in Surprize, and to prepare for their Journey in the Night, by the Light of the Moon, until God did guide them by a Pillar of Fire, Exod 12. 30, 31. And Pharaoh rose up in the Night, and called for Mofes and Aaron by Night, and faid rife up and get you forth from among my People, both you and the Children of Ifrael, &c. And although the Full Moon fell nearly with the vernal Equinox at the Paffion of Christ, which doth not frequently fo happen, is that any Ordinance that we fhould forfake the vernal Epuinox and the true Time and Seafon of the Year to follow the Full Moon when the Equinox cannot be brought to the Full Moon, nor the Full Moon to that? Wherefore, as the Obfervation of New-Moon-Sabbaths, and FullMoon-Paffovers and Festivals, was the Product of Hypocrify, Superftition and Vanity among the Jews, Scribes and Pharisees; fo has it been the Occafion of continual Contentions, Controverfy and Debates in the primitive Churches: And now the Occafion with us of Solemnizing the Commemoration of our Blessed Lord and Saviour's Paffion, Death, Refurrection, Affention, and the Coming of the Holy Ghoft, frequently 5 Weeks beyond their true Times and Seafons. However, I moft humbly submit all thefe Things to the better Judgment of thofe in Authority, and now exhibit true and correct Tables of the Full Moon, EafterDay, and alfo of the Equinoctial Eafter Day, as follow. Which are computed and diftinguished by the Cycle of the Sun, and Cycle of the Moon, called the Golden Number and Dominical Letters. The Cycle of the Sun is a Revolution of 28 Years, in which Space of Time the fixed Feafts of the Year and Dominical Letters return to the fame Course, and is thus found; to the Year of our Lord, add 9, and divide the Sum by 29, the Remainder is the Cycle of the Sun for that Year. Example to the Year 1736, add 9, the Sum is 1745, and the Remainder 9, which is the Cycle of the Sun for that Year, and the Dominical Letters C. The Cycle of the Moon, Golden Number, or Prime, is a Revolution of 19 Years, in which Space of Time the New or Full Moons return nearly to the fame Courfe, and is of excellent Ufe in Defigning the Feast of Eafter, and the other moveable Feasts that depend on it, according to the Full Moon Eafter, and is thus found, to the Year of our Lord, add 1; and divide the Sun by 19, the Remainder is the Golden Number for that Year. Example to the Year 1736, add 1, the Sum is 1737, and the Remainder 8, which is the Golden Number, for that Year Year, the Full Moon, or Eafter limit. Mar. 16th and Eafter, Years, Dominical Letters. Gold. Num. Cycl.of theSun Full Mn Dom Dom Dom, DomDom Dom Dom or Eaft Limit. M. D. 17369 8 Mar. 16 I F M.18 East Eaft. Eaft. Eaft. East. Eaft. Eaft. and Day Sun-Sun-Sun-Sun-Sun-Sun- Sunday day day day day day dav M.19 M2M 21M.22 M 16 M.17 M. 18 4p. 94104. 44. 54. 64. 74. 8 M.26 M27 M 28 M.29 M23 M.24 M.25 M 19 M.20 M.21 M.15 M. 10M.17M.18 17401312 Mar. 314. 24. 34. 44. 54. 6M.314. 1 17411413 Mar. 20 M.26 M.27 M.21 M.23 M.23 M.24 M. 25 174215 14 Mar. 10 M.19 M.20 M.21 M.15 M.16 M.17 M.18 1743 [165] Mar. 28 A. 24. 3 M.28 M.29 M.30 M.31 A. 1 17441716 Mar. 17 M. 19M 20 M.21 M. 22 M.23 M.17 17451817 Apr. 5 A. 94. 104. 11 54. CA. 74. 8 17461918 Mar. 25 M.26 M. 27 M. 28 M.29 M.3CM 31M.25) 1747 2019 Mar. 14 M.19 M. 20 M. 21 M.15 M. M.17M.18 I Apr. A. 2A. 34. 4A. 5A. CA. 7A, 8 2 Mar. 22 M.26 M.27 M.28 M.22 M.23 M.24 M.25 175023 B 3 Mar. 11 M. 1.19 M.20 M.21 M.15 M.16 M.17 M.18 175124 F 4 Mar. 30 A. 24. 3A. 44. 5M.30M.31A. I 1752255 Mar. 19 M.19 M.20 M.21 M. 22 M.23 M.24M 25 A. 94.10A11A. 12A. 13 A. 7A. 8 A. 2 M.27 M.23M.29M.30 M314. 1 M.19 M.20 M.21 M.22 M.16M.17 M.18 A. QA. 10A. 4A. 5│A. 6′ A. 7 A. 8 1748 1749 22 1753 26 1754 27 28 1755280 1756 1757 1758 3 2 2 Apr. 7 7 Mar. 27 8 Mar. 16 F9Apr. 4 1764 90C These are the Full Moon Eafters, according to the Golden Number and Dominical Letters. But the annual Equinoctial Eafters will be as follow according to the Dominical Letters directly. Dominical Letters. 20 21 F Mar. 19|M.20|M. 21|M. M.16 M.17|M.18 N. B. I have Tables Computed to the Day and Hour of the Full Moons, vernal Equinoxis, Birth of Chrift, Paffion and Refurrection of our Lord, for the more exact Celebration to the Year 1800, but those I have omitted. SECTION VI. Of the Original of the Arian Herefy and their Antichriftian Doctrine explained and exploded, in Oppofition to our new Arian Congregation and spacious new Meeting-boufe, now errected and open'd to maintain and preach up that pernicious and deplorable Herefy. HE first that I read of that were Profeffors, and partly Tbroached this Herely, was about Anno 10, when Philetus and Hermogenes taught that Jefus was not the Son of God; alfo Phygellus Hymeneus, and Demas, forfook Paul, made Shipwreck of their Faith, and taught falfe Doctrine, 2 Tim. 1. 15. Cap. 2. 17. Cap. 4. 10. Phygellus was one of the 70 Difciples, and Bishop of Ephefus; Hermogenes was one of the 70, and Bishop of Megara; Demus was alfo one of the 70, he forfook the Truth of the Gospel and became an Idol Priest of Theffalonica, wherefore faith St Paul, Heb. 10. 23, 25, 26. If we Sin wilfully after. we have received the Knowledge of the Truth, there remaineth no more Sacrifice for Sin, but a certain fearful Looking for Judgment and fiery Indignation, which shall devour the Adverfaries. He that defrifed Mofes's Law died without Mercy, of how much forer Punishment fuppofe ye, fall he be thought worthy, who hath troden under Foot the Son of God, &c. Meaning the Heresy of Philetus, Hermogenes, Corinthus, and others, that taught in Afia wicked ̧ and Arian Doctrine, the Seed of Antichrift, 1 John 2. And as ye have heard that Antichrift shall come, even now are there' many Antichrifts, who is a Lyar, but he that denieth that Jefus is the Chrift, he is Antichrift that denieth the Father, and the Son; whosoever denieth the Son, the fame hath not the Father, &c. I write I write thefe Things unto you, concerning them that feduce you A plain and eminent Defcription of the deplorable Arian Herely and its terrible Confequences 1 John 5. 16, 17. There is a Sin unto Death, I do not say that he fhall pray for it, all unrighteoufnefs is Sin, and their is a Sin not unto Death. Now from the Apofiles Time to the Grand Heretick Arious, there were feveral that held and maintained fuch like Doctrine, which for Brevity I fhall omit, and now proceed directly to Arious himself, he was born in Libia, and a Prieft of Alexandria about Anno 330, and hearing Alexander the Bishop, treating curiously of the Trinity, fet hinfeld against the Bifhop, and taught (or faid) that the Son of God had a Beginning of Effence, and that there was a Time when he was not; that God was not always a Father; that the Son was not from everlafting, but had his Beginning of nothing; that the Son of God was of free Will, inclined to virtue, and to vice, that he was a Creature, and that he had his Beginning of nothing, that God made him, which was not of that which is not made, not like unto the Father in Subftance, neither the tru Word of the Father by Nature, or his true Wisdom, but made metaphorically the Word and the Wifdom, which is God, in the which God made all Things, and him too; for which Cause, said they, he was of a changable Nature, as all other reasonable Creatures be, that the Father cannot be exprefs'd by the Son, that the Son knoweth not the Father fully or abfolutely, neither can perfectly difcern him; that the Son perceiveth not the Substance of the Father, as he is, but that he was made for our fakes. That God by him, as by an Inftrument, might create us, and that he had not been had not God been moved to create us. Wherefore the Bishops affembled at Nice, in Number nigh 100, and the Opinions of Arious and his Complices were fully handled in the Prefence of the Godly Emperor Conftantine, and by the common Consent of all pronounced, Arious and his Adherents which uttered thefe Things, and impudently avouched them, together, with all fuch as favour the like fond Opinions, execrablé Words, and blafphemous Sentences, to be held of all Men for ac cufed. Who then that hears of thefe Practifes will not wonder at fo ftrange Blafphemy, and ftop his Ears left the Dregs of fo deteftable a Doctrine fhould annoy the Senfe of hearing? And can, or will, it be fuffered that thefe Arian, infolent, and blafphemous Principles, fhall be publickly preached in our Metropolitan City, and a Meeting-houfe now errected, joyning thereto, for the public Preaching up the fame? Who knows what may be the evil Confequence thereof, which it is humbly hoped will be prevented by thofe in Authority? D2 Wh? Wherefore now confider the deplorable End of that miserable Wretch Arious, that being called before the Emperor Conftantine to recant his Heresy, he said he would fubfcribe to the Nicene-Council, and fwear to his Deceit; fo that he carried in his Bofom his heretical Opinion written in a Piece of Paper, and faid that when he came to the Book he would fwear that he thought as he had written ; (deceitfully meaning the Paper in his Bofom.) Wherefore coming from the Emperor after the Oath he had taken, with great Pomp through the Streets of Conftantinople; he was taken with. a fudden Fear, and with all felt a Lask, and immediately asked were there was any House of Easement? Thither he went and voided out his Guts, and a great Stream of Blood followed, and after that his flender and small Bowels flid out and Blood together, with the Spleen and Liver, and he immediately died like a Dog. Now there then was, and hath fince this Time been feveral Bishops, Priefts and others that have imbibed and imbraced this deplorable Herefy, as well as thefe at this prefent Time amongst us, denying and impunging the Godhead and Diety of the Son of God, and as it were of the Holy Ghost. Wherefore now confider the Doctrine of our new fingle, fangle, modern Arians, and although they endeavour to mingle Falfhood with Truth, let them not prevail, for Truth will speak for itself. As to the Character of this new Arian Preacher I am a Stranger to it. In the Title-page of his Third Letter, he complains of being charged with an Application to the Quakers, and attempts of Conformity to the National Church, in which are alfo his Reasons for making a Tour to Paris, and his leaving the Congregation at Devonshire Square, after his return. He profeffes himself at this Time a Minifter of the Calviniftical Baptist Persuasion. What I have now to speak to, is theDoctrine he now profeffes and preaches, as I find it delivered by himself,in his printed Letter (as he calls it) to the Reverend the Ministers of the Calviniftical Baptist Persuasion Meeting at Blackwell's Coffee Houfe near Queen's-ftreet, London, on the difference which has fubfifted between that Body and the Author, fince his profeffing the Doctrine of one God, and one Mediator; wherein he complains that he was turned down Stairs, excluded their Society, and treated as an Heretic before they had taken any Pains to make themselves acquainted with his Principles, which he, in his Title Page of a Second Letter to them, plainly declares. That |