Part I

. Act III. Sc. 1.

315. _Jonathan Edwards._ Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), whose _Freedom of the Will_ appeared in 1754. Cf. Hazlitt’s philosophical lectures in vol. XI.

‘_An honest method._’ _Hamlet_, Act II. Sc. 2.

316. _Dr. Channing._ William Ellery Channing (1780–1842), minister of a Congregational church in Boston from 1803. He had visited England in 1822. Hazlitt is here reviewing _Sermons and Tracts_: including _Remarks on the Character and Writings of Milton, and of Fenelon; and an analysis of the Character of Napoleon Bonaparte_, 1829.

320. _In answer to Fenelon._ Channing’s ‘Remarks’ were upon a volume of Selections from Fénelon, published in Boston, 1829.

323. _Bishop Butler’s Sermons._ 1726.

325. ‘_Wise above what is written._’ Cf. _1 Corinthians_, iv. 6.

‘_With authority_,’ _etc._ _S. Matthew_, vii. 29.

326. ‘_As having something_,’ _etc._ _The Advancement of Learning_,

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