[41] Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, second Marquis of Northampton (1790-1851), was a poet, a scientist, and a statesman. He was president of the Royal Society from 1838 to 1849. [42] Besides the writings here mentioned Perigal published a work on _Geometric Maps_ (London, 1853), and _Graphic Demonstrations of Geometric Problems_ (1891). [43] See Vol. II, page 5, note 18. [44] James Ferguson (1710-1776) was a portrait painter, an astronomer, and a popular writer and lecturer on various subjects. [45] In the old ballad of King Alfred and the Shepherd, when the latter is tempting the disguised king into his service, he says: "Of whig and whey we have good store, And keep good pease-straw fire." _Whig_ is then a preparation of milk. But another commonly cited derivation may be suspected from the word _whiggamor_ being used before _whig_, as applied to the political party; _whig_ may be a contraction. Perhaps both derivations conspired: the word _whiggamor_, said to be a word of command to the horses, might contract into _whig_, and the contraction might be welcomed for its own native meaning.--A. De M. [46] This was p. 147 in the first edition. [47] St. Augustine (354-430) was bishop of Hippo. His _Confessiones_, in 13 books, was written in 397, and his _De Civitate Dei_ in 426. [48] "He was wont to indulge in certain Punic subtleties lest he should weary the reader by much speaking." [49] John Milner (1751-1826), bishop of Castabala, a well-known antiquarian. [50] It will be said that when the final happiness is spoken of in "sure and certain hope," it is _the_ Resurrection, generally; but when afterwards application is made to the individual, simple "hope" is all that is predicated which merely means "wish?" I know it: but just before the general declaration, it is declared that it _has_ pleased God of his great mercy to _take unto Himself_, the soul of our dear brother: and between the "hopes" hearty thanks are given that it _has_ pleased God to deliver our dear brother out of the miseries of this wicked world, with an additional prayer that the number of the elect may shortly be accomplished. All which means, that our dear brother is declared to be taken to God, to be in a place not so miserable as this world--a description which excludes the "wicked place"--and to be of the elect. Yes, but it will be said again! do you not know that when this Liturgy was framed, all who were not in the road to Heaven were excommunicated burial service read over them. Supposing the fact to have been true in old time, which is a very spicy supposition, how does that excuse the present practice? Have you a right _always_ to say what you believe _cannot always_ be true, because you think it was once _always_ true? Yes, but, choose whom you please, you cannot be _certain_ He is _not_ gone to Heaven. True, and choose which Bishop you please, you cannot be demonstratively _certain_, he is _not_ a concealed unbeliever: