“Retrofpe? of Domeftic Livia 7 heology. 623 
fo dead to devotional feelings, as not to 
pafs from the contemplation of the works 
of God to the contemplation of his nature 
and his attributes. Can any one invefti- 
gate with microfcopic eye the wonders of 
the animal and vegetable kingdoms—trace 
with curious fkill the delicate ramifica- 
tions of thofe various veffels which circu- 
late nutrition through the wing of an in- 
feét and the petal of a flower, or examine 
the organization of any animated being, 
without exclaiming in the language of the 
poet 
Thefe are thy glorious works, Parent of 
good, 
Almighty, thine this univerfal frame, 
Thus wondrous fair! thyfelf how won- 
drous then! 
Unfpeakahle ! 
We were glad therefore to fee announced 
a tranflation of M. Lesser’s ‘ Infeéto- 
Theology :” withthe notesof M. LYoNET; 
in this work it is the defign of the author 
to demonftrate the being and perfeétions 
of God from a confideration of the ftruc- 
‘ture and economy of Infeéts. The an- 
notator and the author have cooperated 
in this defign and evinced themfelves men 
of extenfive knowledge and fervent piety. 
When the original of this work was firft 
publifhed the fcience of Entomology was 
but little ftudied in Britain, and the fyf- 
tem of Linneus not brought to perfe¢tion: 
the tranflator fairly urges this circumftance 
as a reafon for the lax fenfe in which the 
word infec is occafionally ufed, and as an 
excufe, that for many terms he has been 
obliged to make ufe either of the Latin or 
French word. Prefixed to this work are 
given biographical fketches of the two 
autt ors. 
N-. HALL and Dr. BARROW have 
bot! publifhed the Bampton Leétures, 
whi .. they delivered before the Univer- 
fity of Oxford, the former gentleman in 
the year 1798, and the latter in 1799. 
In thefe annual fermons much novelty 
cannot be expected: it is not to be pre- 
fumed that at the prefent advanced age of 
Chriftianity much new light fhould be 
‘thrown on the evidence of revealed re- 
figion, or any anfwers be given to the 
objections of unbelievers which have not 
. been again and again urged by its very 
numerous and learned defenders. The 
Bamptonian Lecturers, whofe volumes we 
are now noticing have both fulfilled their 
engagements with refpectability and ho- 
nor: in fighting the caufe of Chriftian 
faith they have been obliged indeed to ufe 
old weapons ; but they have well polifhed 
them, and handled them with much force 
and dexterity of arm. ‘‘ Annotations on 
the four Gofpels.”” This ufeful work is 
compiled and abridged from fome of the 
mott celebrated commentators foreign and 
domeftic: Erafmus, Beza, Grotius, Beau= 
fobre, Le Clerc, &c. among the former ; 
Lightfoot, Whitby, Doddridge, Ham- 
mond, Bowyer, Macknight, &c. among 
the latter. Prefixed to this work, which 
is profeffedly compiled for the ufe of ftu- 
dents, is a copious Introduétion, the firft 
feétion of which gives an account of thofe. 
authors who have written on the Geogra- 
phy and Hiftory of the Holy Land; the 
fecond concerns the ftate and critical ex- 
pofition of the text of the New Teftament. 
A brief account is afterwards given of 
the principal editions of the Greek Tefta- 
ment, alfo a fummaary catalogue of the 
Chriftian fathers from Juftin Martyr to 
Enthymius; and the Introduétion clofes 
with a fhort account of the Jewifh au- 
thors Aquila, Theodotion, and Symma- 
chus; of the antient ecclefiaftical hifto- 
rians and grammarians; and a defcription 
of the temple from Prideaux and Light« 
foot. | 
The learned Dr. WHITE has publifhed 
a little volume very elegantly printed, 
entitled “ Diateffaron, five integra Hiftoria 
Domini noftri Jefa Chrifti, Grace; ex 
IV Evangeliis inter fe collatis, ipfifque 
Evangeliftarum Verbis apte et ordinate 
difpofitis confeéta. Subjungitur Evans 
geliorum Harmonia brevis.” This work 
is faid to be executed with great accuracy, 
and confequently is a prefent moft acceps 
table to the Theological ftudent. 
“« Hore Biblice;” being a conneéted 
feries of mifcellaneous notices on the ori- 
ginal text, early verfions and prefent edi« 
tions of the Old and New Teftament.” 
This volume evinces extenfive reading and 
various learning; it is the production of 
Mr. BUTLER,a barrifter of Lincoln’s-Inn, 
whofe leifure hours have for many years 
been devoted to the ftudy of critica] Divi- 
nity. From this, as from the preceding 
work the biblical ftudent may derive a 
great deal of information: he will find di« 
rections to the beft editions of the Scrip- 
ture in different languages, and to the 
moft important works conneéted with fae 
cred criticifm. 
The Univerfity of Oxford has printed 
at the Clarendon prefs avery {plendid 
volume of high intereft and curiofity to 
the biblical ftudent: ‘¢ Fragmenta Novi 
Teftamenti, e Verfione Egyptiaca Diale@i 
Thebaidice, Sahidice, feu fuperioris 
Egypti.” The publication of thefe frage 
ments of the Sahidic verfion of the New 
AL 2 Teftae 
