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morals revelation makes no difcovery. 
The principles of Unitarianifm have been 
briefly explained, in a fermon delivered 
in Philadelphia, by Dr..PriisTLey ; 
and its {pirit defended againf& the infinua- 
tions of Mr. Fuller, in a feries of letters, 
by Dr. Toutmry, entitled, “The Prac- 
tical Tendency of the Unitarian Do&rine 
confidered.”’ In defence of Natural Re- 
ligion, a work of great originality and 
ingenuity has been written, in French, 
by M. Sr. Pierre, which Dr. Hun- 
TER has introduced tothe Englifh reader, 
in a handfome ttanflation,-undeér the title 
of *‘ Studies of Nature.” The principal 
objeét of this work is to eftablifh, by an 
appeai to phenomena, the do€trine of an 
intelligent defigning caufe of the uni- 
verfe, Whatever may-be thought of 
this writer’s theory of the tides, and of 
fome other fpeculations adyanced.in this 
work, we have no doubt that his nume- 
rous and curious details in natural hif- 
tory, his. elaborate illuftrations. of the 
doétrine of final caufes, and his glowing - 
fentiments of benevolence and piety, will 
render his work highly acceptable to a 
numerous clafs of readers. The funda- 
mental principles of natural religion are 
alfo fupported, with great ability and elo- 
quence, by Mr. Carpe, in a feries: of 
‘< Difcourfes on the Providence and-Go- 
vernment of God.” Of a more milcel- 
‘Janeous kind, but chiefly direéted_to the. 
purpofes of efiablifhing the Chriftian 
faith, and correéting the prevalent mdif- 
ference to religion, ts, avolume of “ Ser- 
mons,” by Bifhop HINCHCLIFFE, of 
which the leading charaéters arc, manly 
folidity .of thought, and chafte fimplicity 
oflancuage. Another more popular vo- 
lume of “ Sermons” has been prefented 
to the public by Dr. Hix, of St. An- 
drew’s: they difplay more fplendor of 
fancy, than depth or precifion of judg- 
ment; and more attachment to the efta- 
blithed fy tem, than ardour in the purfuit 
and propagation of knowledge. A poft- 
humous volume of fermons by Dr. Grr- 
LESeIJE have little to recommend them, 
except their orthodoxy. A moft laboured 
apology for things as they are, in the pre- 
{ent national eftablifhment of religion in 
this country, “has. been delivered in the 
“ Bampton Le&ures? of the prefent year, 
by Mr. Gray, under the ttle cf * Ser_- 
the 
Reformation of the Church of England 
was eftablithed :” in thefe difcouries it ts 
difficult to fay which is mofi to be ad- 
mired, she imgenuity with. which ar- 
suments of doubtiul validity are exhi= 
bited, the caution with which probiema- 
mons on the Principles.on which 
wy} 
Politics. 
guage, 
tical claims are afferted, or the diligence 
with which trite ideas are'decorated with 
the -artificial. clothing of ‘ftudied Jan- 
Some of -the burthenfome and 
{uperftitious appendages of ancient reli- 
gious <eftablifaments are, with ‘more 
zeal than judgment, defended, in Sir 
ApbpamM Gorpon’s “ Sermons. on the 
Fafts and Feftivals of the Church of 
England.”’ -The BisHop of RocHgs- 
_ TER; in his lait «* Charge to the Clergy” 
of his diocefe, betrays ftrong apprehen= 
fions, that, between. the zeal of infidels 
and. the: indifference of Moralifls, the 
church is in danger. The fingle fermons 
of this periad require no diftinét notice = 
moft of thofe which have been preached 
on public-occafions, have been levelled 
againft the ihcreafing fcepticifm and infi- 
delity. ot the age. 
mons,” for the ufe of young divines, are 
-publifhed. by Mr. Simzon, who has: 
lately given. a new tranflation of ** Clau- 
de’s Effay on the Compofition of a Ser- 
ROHS?” gests ae Sra ae gues: 
. POLITICS. 
The effe& of the prefent grievous re- 
ftri€tions on the freedom of difcuffion is 
evidently perceived, in the prefent ftate 
of political publications, On the general 
principles of policy, we have to announce 
the firft introduétory volume of a liberal 
work, by Mr. Macavtay, entitled, 
“ Rudiments of Political Science.”* ** The 
Origin of Duties and Rights in Man,’” is 
a. fmall traét, which confounds religious 
and ,civil obligation, and makes every. 
right poffefied by. man a grant conferred 
by God. Dr. Bisset’s * Sketch of 
Democracy,” is an artful and partial re- 
prefentation of the ancient republics of 
Greece and Rome, adapted to bring into. 
difcredit thofe principles which gave ex- 
iftence and vigour to Grecian and Roman: 
liberty. On particular queftions, relative 
to the prefent ftate of public affairs, the 
publication, which, beyond all compa-. 
rifon, has attraéted the largeft fhare 
of public attention, 1s, Mr. Burke's 
«< Two Letters on the Propofals for a 
Peace with the Regicide Direétory of 
France.’ Concerning this publication, 
aftér the full difcutfion, and complete re- 
futation, which it has received from va- 
rious quarters, we fhall only fay, that 
while we heartily accede to the ape 
pleufe univerfally beftowed on its literary 
merit, with refpect to the fpirit by which 
it was. di€tated, were we not convinced 
that the writer is labouring under a {pe- 
cies of invincible phrenzy, we fhould 
think it our duty, as Britons, and as 
men, to pour forth the moft indignant 
expreffions 
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