62t Betrofpect of Domejiic Literalure — Theology. 



tlui) Ijiirtly n'')ticr Iicrc, is " The Wcjl- 

 Jti'Jian Coiiniioii- Place Jhok" \>y Sir 

 ^V^IIAM Yol^G; ilicwiiig tlic iiiteixTt 

 of flrrat liritain in it» fiiiiar-coloiiics r ;i 

 xvOik iDinpilod Injiii pnrlianiciitary and 

 ol'ii'iai (l<icuiiit';its, to tlie conrKlcratioii 

 ot' \\I\iili, ill Hie < vtciit it (JeltTvcf, wc 

 fliall (1< voio ii fiiiall pdiiioii of anoihcr 

 i"Oti-()l"jK^t ; remark in;; only For the prc- 

 fcnt, lliat it has- rarely been onr lot to 

 ipoak ot' a puliiicntion fi. replete with 

 •1 iia for all who feel iiitere'ftcii in onr co- 

 loiiinl policy. Sure^y, fays Sir William 

 y<uiii<r, a rcprefontatioii of all that, un- 

 der various eircuuiftaneos, is ft- It or fear- 

 ed hy the lirilifli eolonilis, llionld, in 

 tanieft hut nipieetful terms, he made 

 known to thofc who are enabled to quiet 

 then' alarms, and to redrefs their <.'ricv- 

 niK.es. It is hut due, he adds, to the 

 hidi and patriotic charaelcr of the ])er- 

 fons who adiiiinillcr the eNCCUlivc power 

 of tile foxereiL'u liate, to prefume that a 

 elear and jnli e\pu(ition of fu(^h matters 

 ref|uiriti2reliefj prevention, or active re- 

 fcuin, uill he reeei\ed with favour and 

 regard, if ft( forth in terms which fliew 

 it lo he made Tas it profelles to he) with 

 views of henelit to the empire at lame, 

 from an improved condition of its dlftant 

 j-iroviuces, 



TiiF.or.oe.v, 



Ainoncthe firft, iliongh rertaiiilv not 

 nmons: the larjrert, works in this eiafs, wc 

 place the " iJiimniJirfilioii of tin- Kiill- 

 t'lifc of (Jod from the icondrrj'iil Works 

 of Ndlinr ;" tranllaled from the I'lench 

 of I\J. (-'hateai'.hriaud, and dedicated hv 

 -permiflion to the J-ord Hilliop of J^mdatF, 

 by I'kkd) )uc Seiioiir.Tir.. It forms a fniall 

 ■portion of a work which appeared at 

 rarib, in iaO'2, under the title of the 

 *' ( jenius of C'hrillianity ;" which, tiiou!:h 

 depreciated by the philofophic partv, 

 -went throu^di feven editions iu the JlioVt 

 fpace of two years e\en in that eouiitrv. 

 The feiitiments of the \eneiahle and dif- 

 tinjiuidied [irelate to whom it is dedi- 

 cated, are quoted in the tranllator's {irc- 

 faee : " The work (he fays) is not cal- 

 culated for the inli ruction of philolti- 

 phcrs ; but it will enlarge the views of 

 the ijiuornnt, it will arrelt the attention 

 of the ihoiighflef-i, anrl it will s'lve an 

 iuiinille to tlie piety of foher-minded 

 men : there are paHiiges in it w hicli emu- 

 late the eloquence of IJoll'uet." 



" 'i/ip Hinrfuwl F.fufta of Cliriftianitj/ 

 en tfit 'Vniq:Ornl (\)!ict/)>s of Mfinkind, 

 firori-d from llijlor^/ unci f row luirH," by 

 the liiMior 01- Lo.NDO.Nj'will be found a 



very valuable publication. It is com» 

 prized ir. three brief lections : the firll, 

 demonliratiu!: how \ilihly and undeniably 

 Chriftianity has promoted the happiueik 

 of mankind in every domeftic relation; 

 the fc'Oiid, fliewmg that its fieneiieial 

 influence i> no lels evident in the i;reat 

 and iuipottant eoncerns (>f civil and fo- 

 eial life ; and the third, difculliiif^ iiow 

 far a humane philofophy may claim the 

 honourofintroducin^ lhofehup])y changes 

 in the face of huiu.iii all'airs, wiiirh Chrif- 

 tians alcrihe to the operation of cvauge-: 

 lieal j)rinciples and precepts. The work 

 itfelf forms but n fuiall vohinie of no 

 more than 90 pages, written with the 

 fame neatjiofs and perfpieuity, both in 

 Ityle and argument, which have 'fo long 

 cliara6terized the productions of its vene- 

 rable author. 



Mr. CAr.PF.NTEu's " Gcop-aphi) of 

 the A'w Tijlanicnt,'' fcenis to have been 

 principally deficned as a texlibook tor 

 the infiructiun of youth. If the illullrat- 

 ing map'^. iudead of proceeding from 

 Spain eafiward, had began with thu 

 coumry in which our Saviour was born 

 and Chriftianity lirfi preached, and pro- 

 ceeded tlicnce (as from a cenlre) through 

 tile ditlcrent countries in which the gof- 

 pel was propagated, we could ha\e af- 

 forded a tbonger eommendulion to its 

 ))hui. The " Chronological .'luminary of 

 i'Axnfs" adds much to the ufefuhiefs of 

 the publication. 



J\Jr. B Atrs's " Chrijlian VoUtics" is a 

 work which nuiy l>e mentioned witli the 

 higheft, commendation. 'J'he elfect he 

 would wilh it to produce is, " that the 

 feeular politician fliould learn to be a, 

 better C'lirifiian, and the Chriliian to be 

 a better Inbjc^t', than he was belbre.*' 

 The medium for the production of thefe 

 faliitary confequcnces is an expofition of 

 the natura and importance of religion 

 and civil government, and of their mu- 

 tual relations to and dependencies upon 

 each other. 



^\\^. ,1 F. r r nisoN 's " l^<jra Evnnge/icn" 

 inveighs againll the life of iniiriimentjit 

 mulic in Chriliian worlhip; coiiiideriiig 

 it as a remain of popery w hich ought to 

 be removed. 



" A Letter to a Cminfiy Gcnilanfm, 

 on the. Sidijift of Melhoilifm" goes too 

 far in fonie points; though in others, the 

 numbers of the eliablillied church may 

 find it w orlhy their attention. 



Mr. C'l.ow /,'s " I'luin Aiijuem to the 

 Qiifjiioti, M'hi/ do i/ou reixive llic Te/ii- 

 11,0111/ of Huron Swcdoiborg 'i" arc ra- 

 tioiud aiul orthodox. 



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