rage, his
studious inclination and meek behaviour, that 'twas real
principle and not a vanity or conceit that led him into these
thoughts, I am resolved, in case your lordship thinks him worthy
of the ministry, to procure him a benefice as soon as anything
happens in my power, and in the mean time design to keep him as
my chaplain in my family.

"I am, my Lord, &c.,

"SHAFTESBURY."

The second letter inserted in my copy is to Ainsworth himself, dated
Reigate, 11th May, 1711, and written when he was about to apply for
priest's orders. But the bulk of this letter is printed, with a
different beginning and ending, in the tenth printed letter, under date
July 10th, 1710, and is there made to apply to Ainsworth's having just
received deacon's orders. The beginning, and ending of the letter, as in
MS., are--

"I am glad the time is come that you are to receive full orders,
and that you hope it from the hands of our {98} great, worthy,
and excellent Bishop, the Lord of Salisbury. This is one of the
circumstances" [then the letter proceeds exactly as in the
printed Letter X., and the MS. letter concludes:] "God send you
all true Christianity, with that temper, life, and manners which
become it.

"I am, your hearty friend,

"SHAFTESBURY."

I quote the printed beginning of Letter X., on account of the eulogy on
Bishop Burnet:--

"I believed, indeed, it was your expecting me every day at ----
that prevented your writing since you received orders from the
good Bishop, my Lord of Salisbury; who, as he has done more than
any man living for the good and honour of the Church of England
and the Reformed Religion, so he now suffers more than any man
from the tongues and slander of those ungrateful Churchmen, who
may well call themselves by that single term of distinction,
having no claim to that of Christianity or Protestant, since
they have thrown off all the temper of the former and all
concern or interest with the latter. I hope whatever advice the
great and good Bishop gave you, will sink deeply into your
mind."

Mr. Singer has extracted from the eighth printed letter one or two
sentences on Locke's denial of innate ideas. A discussion of Locke's
views on this subject, or of Lord Shaftesbury's contrary doctrine of a
"moral sense," is not suited to your columns; and I only wish to say
that I think Mr. Sing