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marks on the Christian Minister s Reasons for administering Baptism by Sprinkling, &c., 1772 ; &quot; and about three years after he published a second volume, entitled, &quot; An Answer to the Christian Minister s Reasons for Baptizing Infants, &c.&quot; His works have been published with a memoir by Mr. William Jones (1824) ; thirty-four hymns, written by Dr. S. Stennett, are given at the end. Five others, by him, have been found in &quot; Rippon s Selection,&quot; for which he probably wrote his hymns.

Three hymns in the &quot; New Congregational Hymn Book,&quot; Nos. 527, 741, and 804, are by Dr. Samuel Stennett ; they are given at the end of his works : without displaying special poetic genius, they are good and useful.

&quot; On Jordan s stormy banks I stand.&quot; No. 741.

Dr. Stennett, who was just arriving at manhood when Dr. Watts died, has evidently followed him in this hymn, which bears a close resemblance to Watts

&quot; There is a land of pure delight.&quot; No. 742.

But Dr. Stennett says less of fear, and is bolder in confidence. Compare the last verse of each hymn.

��WILLIAM SHRUBSOLE. 17291797.

&quot; Arm of the Lord, awake ! awake !&quot; No. 918.

THIS fine missionary hymn, which is found in many collections, is the work of the Rev. William Shrubsole, of Sheerness. It is the only hymn by him in the &quot; New Congregational Hymn Book.&quot; It is given in &quot; Dobell s Collection,&quot; 1806, from a &quot; Missionary Collection.&quot; 1780 is the date assigned to it. Hymn 910, erro neously attributed to him, is by the Rev. Matthew Wilks. Charles Wesley has a hymn, founded on the same passage as Shrubsole s, Isaiah li. 9, and beginning with the same line. Mr. Shrubsole s principal work was &quot; Christian Memoirs ; or a

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