504 fal/-yearly Retrofped? 
of Scripture,” bya novel interpretation 
ofthe much controverted pafiiges, Brut. 
Vi, 2.6 and xx. 16, 17. ' ‘To obviate 
the objections agamft the fcriptures, 
arifing from the mconfifency of the com- 
mand given to the Jews, ‘utterly to de- 
flroy the men, women, infants, and every 
diving ereature, of feven nations,” with 
the doétrine of the goodnefs of God, Mr. 
B. contiders, that the deftruGion which 
Goad intends the feven nations in the above 
command, is nothing more or lefs, than 
an utter deftruction of their civil as well 
as idolatrous conititutions, as ‘nations; 
not the deftru€tien of every ‘ fleeing 
father, drooping mother, and imnocent 
helpiefs babe,” but the deftruction of 
their power as a people. Dr. GEpDDES 
believes .this ‘‘fanguinary meafure,”” as 
he cails it, “to have been the fabrication 
of fome poferior Jew, to juftify the eru- 
elties of his nation.’? Surely this fubje&t 
is laboured by both thefe gentlemen un- 
necefiarily, as weil as unlatisfaCtrily: 
do we regard it as inconfiftent with the 
geodnefs of God, that-he fhould /afer, 
which is tantamount to command, the de- 
folating eruptions of A®tna, Stromboli, 
and Vefuvius? does he impede the de- 
firu€tive march of the plague and the 
fever? dees he fhelter the head “¢ of every 
drooping mother, and innocent helpleis 
babe,”” from the tempeft and tornado? or 
does he fave from the yawning carth- 
quake, ‘¢ every fleeing father,’” who im- 
plores his protection? Mr. BENjoIN’s 
arguinent proves too much, therefore, 
mole ruit fea. ‘The ways of God are in- 
ferutable; and with fuch an ewzdent pre- 
ponderance of good around us, it is not 
for us to queftion the univerfal benevo- 
lence of his plans, and their natural ten- 
dency to co-operate for the perfect feli- 
city of the univerfe.. Our readers all re- 
member the whizizg, politico-theological 
publication, of that active enemy to fo- 
reign flavery, and that active friend to 
domeftic coerciony Mr. WILBERFORCE. 
Mr. Tuomas BeLsHam has publifhed 
<¢ A Review of Mr..WILBERFORCE’Ss 
Treatife ;* wherein he has oppofed found 
argument to empty declamation, and his 
own liberal and enlarged principles of 
religion, to the fectarian tenets of his 
opponent. Since the deftruétion of the 
Pope’s dominions in Italy, the Rev. 
CuarLes Dausgeny has publifhed a 
book, for which his brows ought at leaft 
to be graced with a tiara! This book is 
intitled “© 4A Guide to the Church,’ &c. 
On the arrogant and erroneous affumption 
that the.church of England is the church 
r 
of Doimeftie Literature. 
th = 
we 
of Chrift, her do€trines are to be leoked 
_upon as infatlible, and her ordinances to 
| DAUBENY, that ma 
ording to. Mr. 
is a bad fubjeét 
and a vad chriftian, who bows not before 
the divinity of /zs_church: fchifm is a 
damnable im, and. toleration a dangerous 
indulgence! Lygo—may all the curies of 
Ernulphus be poured upon the head of 
every ichifmatic and diffenter!—<*¢ Per my _ 
part,’ quoth my uncle Toby, “* I could 
not have a heart te curie my deg fe,” 
Mr. DauUBENY, however, claims a much 
clofer affinity to Dr. Stop, than. uncle 
‘Toby ; peace and ecclefiaitical impotence 
reft with him! Near akin to this chrittian 
muifti, appears to be Mr. JonaTHaN 
BoucHER, who has given us ** 4 View 
of ibe Caufes and Confcqueaces of the Ame- 
vican Rewoluticn, in thirteen Difcourfes, 
preached in North America, betwveen the 
years 1763 and1775.°" The fame rant- 
ing nonfenfe which tyrants have always 
preached, and flaves have always lifttened 
to, about abfolute and unqualified fub- 
iffion to any eftablithed government 
whatever, is copioufly interlarded in thefe 
pompous pages: along and tirefome pre- 
ace introduces thefé difcourfes, wherein 
every one muff be difgufted at the cavalier 
and contumelicus manner, in which Mr. 
JONaTHAN BOUCHER has cendefcended 
to notice the works of thofe party 
writers, deftitute of a fpirit of philofe- 
phical inveftigation,”” who have prefumed 
to become hifterians of the Ameriean re- 
welt. How different in its temper and 
{pirit from the two preceding works, 
is Dr. GILBERT GERARD’s fermon 
‘* On Indifference vith refpe@ to religious 
Truth,” preached before, and, very much 
to their credit, publifhed by defire of, the 
Synod of Aberdeen. In this moft excel- 
lent fermion, not merely the right of pri- 
vate judgment, but the duty of free un- 
fettered inquiry is peyemptorily infifted 
on: ‘JT would lay it down as a principle,* 
fays Dr. G. “« that no man, or no bedy 
of men, has a right to impofe upon others, 
doctrines whofe truth they do not per- 
ceive. It is impoffiole that ali fhould.be 
of the fame fentiments, and never feems: 
to have been the defign of our Maker. 
He loves variety in all his works.” From 
Mr.:-PrRaTrT’s Profpectas of a new Po- 
Lyglot Bible,” it appears that he has un- 
dertaken a work of infinite magnitude 
and difficulty: to purfue the plan which 
is chalked out, demands the moft pro- 
found and various knowledge, the moft 
unwearied diligence, and the moft in- 
flexible fidelity; it is intended to unite 
the 
be held inviolate; acc 
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