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M. Volney, in anfwer to his book called 
Ruins, or a Survey of the Revolution of 
Empires. Although this philofophic in- 
fidel had brought no arguments againf 
chriftianity which the many able de- 
fenders of our religion had not often- 
times refuted, ftill the celebrity of M. 
Volney, as a writer, feemed to demand 
attention, and the fhrewdnefs of his fo- 
phiftry to require deteétion. This tafk 
has been undertaken by Mr. Roberts, 
and executed with confiderable ability. 
~The author of “ Apeleutherus,” a 
work which we noticed in our laft re- 
trofpect, has received a fevere and well- 
merited caftigation in fome ‘ Curfory 
Remarks ” which an anonymous writer 
has thought it worth his while to make 
on his performance. 
We are happy to announce a new 
edition, revifed and enlarged, of Mr. 
Cowes’s “Sermons,” to whichare add- 
ed, Philanthropic Traéts, confifting of, 
f. An effay on the fiate of the poor, 
and on the means of improving it by 
parochial {chools, friendly focieties, &c. 
4I. Rules for forming and conducting 
friendly focieties, to facilitate their ge- 
neral eftablifhment. 
The Rev. SipNEY Situ has pre- 
fented to the public ‘Six Sermons, 
preached in Charlotte Chapel, Edin- 
burgh;” they poffefs much vigour of 
thought, and difplay uncommon powers 
of eloquence: fome of them are on poli- 
tical fubjeéis, and here we think the 
author makes lefs allowance for thofe 
who think differently from him than is 
confiftent with an enlightened liberality. 
The text of the third fermon is taken 
from Luke vil. 48. ‘ Daughter, thy 
fins are forgiven thee :” it was preached 
before the Scotch Magdalen Society, and 
is one of the moft pathetic and affeéting 
tompofitions that we have read for many 
a day : the picture exhibited to the con- 
gregation, of a forlorn and houfelefs fe- 
-tnale, finking with her broken {pirir to 
the grave, is a highly-finifhed painting, 
and muft have excited the moft lively. 
fenfib:lity. We hope to have many op- 
portunities of noticing the productions of 
this eloquent divine. 
Mr. Hamitron Reip has given to 
the public an account which makes us 
fhudder, of the **Rife and Diffolution of 
the Infidel Societies in the Metropolis, 
&c.” ‘That attempts were made to dif- 
feminate the principles of democracy in 
the years 1795, 1796, and 1797; by vas 
Retrofped? of Domeftic Literature-—Theology: 
ity,’ in a feries of letters addreffed to 
rious leétures, debating focieties, &c. we 
knew full well, but that efforts fhould have 
been made to propagate atheifm in thefe 
focieties, would have exceeded our belief, 
if the gentleman who has fubfcribed his 
name as the author of this pamphlet had 
not declared himfelf to have been an eye- 
witnefs to moft of the proceedings of 
thefe focieties, and an ear-witnefs to their 
miferable impieties. Mr. Reid, it feems, 
was feduced, and for a time involved in 
the dangerous delufion which he here 
explodes : moft heartily do we felicitate 
him on his efcape, and congratulate the 
public on the annihilation of thefe odious 
affemblies, all the members of which we 
hope may be brought to fee and confefs 
the enormity of their former proceedings. 
JoserpH GuRNEY BEVAN has pub- 
lithed, «‘ A Refutation of fome of the 
more modern Mifreprefentations of the 
Society of Friends, commonly called 
Quakers: with a Life of James Nay- 
lor.’ ‘Lo this work is added, a well. 
drawn fummary of the hiftory, doc- 
trines, and difcipline, of the Friends. 
Mr. JERNINGHAM has tranflated 
“ Seleét Sermons,’’ from the French of 
Boffuet, to which he has prefixed, an 
effay on the eloquence of the pulpit of 
England. The eloquence of the original 
is well transfufed into the tranflation. 
Mr. Horne’s “Brief View of the 
Neceffity and Truth of the Chriftian 
Revelation,” isa little work which may 
very advantageoufly be intrufted to young 
perfons. Mr. FELLowes’ “Anti-Cai- 
vinift, in two plain Difcourfes on Re- 
demption' and Faith,” muft by every fen- 
fible unprejudiced man, by every max 
who loves pure and rational chriftianity, 
and abhors religious cant, be read with 
the utmoft pleafure. Mr. BREwsTER’s 
** Meditations of a Reclufe,” chiefly on 
religious fubjeéts, evince the author to be 
a zealous chriftian, and a good man. The 
fame may be faid of Dr. NaAPLETON, 
whofe “Sermons for the Ufe of Schools 
and Families” are well calculated to the 
end which the writer had in view. The 
firft volume has appeared of “¢ The Pub- 
lications of the Religious Tra& Society.” 
The volume contains twenty-feven traéts 
by various authors. We queftion not the 
excellent motives of the members of this 
inftitution, but the gloomy tenets which 
are inculcated rob religion of half its ufe- 
fulnefs, by robbing it of all its lovelinefs. 
Numerous fingle fermons have been 
publifhed ; among the beft of them are: 
Dr. Foster’s * Vilitation wai 
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