xt7qjq0stw34_4134 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7qjq0stw34/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7qjq0stw34/data/1997ms474.dao.xml unknown archival material 1997ms474 English University of Kentucky The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center. Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. W. Hugh Peal manuscript collection Isaac Watts letter to Philip Doddridge text 43.94 Cubic Feet 86 boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 22 items Poor-Good Peal accession no. 11453. Isaac Watts letter to Philip Doddridge 2017 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7qjq0stw34/data/1997ms474/Box_40/Folder_90/Multipage14040.pdf 1736 August 14 1736 1736 August 14
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Peal accession no. 11080. Includes a transcript, a summary of the letter, and biographical clipping.
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Newington Augt; 14 1756
Dear Sir
Permit me to let you know that almost all the Par-
ticulars in your letter are Mistaken. Mr Wight was not 0; New-
ington; but of Newingtonegreen & unknown to me; His Execo is
not Mr Legg of Gornhill, but Glogg or Clegg a Banker in Lom-
bard Street; and one Mr Speed, both of the Church of England,
and I know them not: The 3d in Mr Paice a Dissenter, but I have
already recommended such Numbers unto him that I am quite a-
shamed; however, I have transmitted your Letter the day in
which I received it, to the Post; to go to Tunbridge Wells
where Mr Paice now is, also I believe he has seen it.-The
Petitioners I suppose are and will be 30 or 40 to one yt will
partake of the Legacy, so that I have no hope of Success: and
two days ago the Execrs put out an Advertisement that they
will receive no more PetitiOns.~
I have now read a great part of your Paraphrase, & still
think it is done with Care and much Judgement. I cannot have
it read to the Family, because mg'Servt at every turn sticks
at some words , and at some Corrections, and cannot read them
so 4,.currently without Interruptions as Family-Worship re-
quires.~
I find no faults, but such small ones as might perhaps be
mention'd if you were reading the Manuscript to me, but not
worth noting down; '
As for the remarks that are worthy of your notice they are;
contain’d in these few Querysv ,,
.1: The I exceedingly approve of your Title (viz) the Family
Ex ositor, yet I would Query whether a long Greek Motto out
of a Heathen Philosopher in the Title page of a Book written
for Familys; is so proper as some English sentence out of the
Bible, such as Nehem= 8?8? So they read in the Book distinct-
1y and gave the Sense and caused them to understand the read-
ing , . '
2; Upon the same foot_I_Query whether many Greek & Latin
words such as- Symbol; Tranguillity,‘ Victim; Pregnét, and
many others were not better changed into words more intelli-
gible to private Familys?
3; Whether the Practical Remarks, which you call Imprgygr
ment or Reflection were not better thrOWn into distinct Par-
agraphs, and either Distinguished by 1, 2, 5,-or at lest by
such kind of Expressions, a On ye first verse I remark, &c
On ye 9th verse I remark &c. Or thus, On Heroderlaughter of
the Infants I observe, &c. or the travel of Christ into Egypt
I remark, &c$ Or from the Song of Simeon or the Prophecy, we
ma(y1 learn, or I infer, &c3 Or in any other manner that you
please, so there are but rests and pauses, and such distinct-
ions of your severell Remarks and of the Subject from which
they are drawn that may give a very distinct Idea of each In-
ference to the hearers, and may assist their Memory: whereas
this seems too much to be neglected by the whole Improvement
running on as it were in an harhngue from one End to the otherth
4. I would ask whether the insertions in ye blank Page were
not much better placed just over against the place where they
should come in?
Since I despair of making any other sort of Remarks than these
I would not withold the Msst any longer from your hand, or the
2. \
hand of any Friend to whom you shall recommend it, since so
far as I can see it is so well done that it will receive no
Improvement by abiding with me}
I am glad your Daughter is growing into health. May her Life
be spared for your comfort! I am also glad Mr Bulkeley ap—
pears a promising Lad: May Divine Grace under your Care fit
him for ye Service of our Ld. I have no advice for you about
taking houses, having never been a housekeeper. You need bet-
ter Counsellors than I am. May Grace be ever wth you to fit
you in Soul & Body for your great & important work, & bless
it with Divine Success. Wth Salutations to Mrs Doddridge, I
am, Dear Sir
Ybur affect Bror & humble Servt
To the Reverend I Watts
Dr Philip Doddridge
Northamton
(On the back are numerous stenographic (?) notes, and an entry
in pencil reading Copy of the letter in the Baptist Magazine
May 18'55) It is known that Doddridgo wrote in a system of
shorthand.
Isaac Watts (1674—1748) English clergyman and hymn writer.
Bulkley. Charles (1713~1737)g oaptist.minieter; educated at
Northampton academy; i736; presbyterian minister at Welford.
Northamptonshire and Colchesterj joined the general baptists;
minister of that denomination in London, l745~37, published
yhiiosognical tracts and sermons. '
Philip Doddridge(1702—1751), the English non-conformist divine
was born in London, and died in Lisbon, where he had gone to re-
cover his health; From 1729 he was pastor of the independent
congregation at Northampton; The manuscript of the work which
Dr Watts has remarked upon in the letter was The Family Egpos-
lfigr_; published in 6 volumes from 1759 to 1756.
'(Collection of Captain F. L; Pleadwell)