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Teftament were announced, fo long fince 
as the year 1778 by Dr. Woide, who 
proves that complete tranflations both of 
the Old and New Teftament were made 
‘in the Coptic and Sahidic dialeét. He 
lived to continue the work fo for as to 
« print the fragments of St. Luke’s gofpel, 
‘and to prepare for the prefs the MS. of 
the fragments ef St. fohn’s; but he died 
in May 1780. After his deceafe, the de- 
legates of the Clarendon prefs, entrufted 
the completion of the work to Dr. Forp, 
and under his care it now makes its ap- 
pearance. : 
Mr. Gisporne, already known and 
refpected as amoral writer, has continued 
his very ufeful labours in the caufe of 
virtue. He has publifhed, principally for 
the ufe of young perfons, of either fex, 
during the courfe. of public or private 
education, * A familiar Survey of the 
Chriftian Religion, and of Hiftory as 
connected with the Introduétion of Chrif- 
tianity, and with its Progrefs to the prefent 
time.” The fiyle of Mr. G. is obje&ti- 
enable ; it is very diffufe and deviates too 
much from fimplicity to be generally in- 
telligible by thofe for whom his prefent 
work is particularly intended. Novelty of 
remark is not to be expected in a work of 
this fort, which, however, both from its 
obje€t and execution, merits high appro- 
bation. 
We have before noticed the controverly 
between Sir RicHarD HILL and Mr. 
Daupeny: each of thefe gentlemen 
thinks the other a fchifmatic: the latter 
has publifhed an << Appendix to the 
Guide to the Church,” in which ke has 
labored to maintain more firmly the prin- 
ciples advanced in that work, and to an- 
fwer the objections brought againft thofe 
principles by Sir Richard in his letters 
entitled “ An Apology for brotherly love.” 
The divine has now a decided advantage 
over his antagonift in being more calm and 
temperate, in the debate: he has alfo 
brought to his affiftance no fmall thare of 
erudition. Sir Richard Hill however 
yields not a tittle; and as a reply to his 
antagonift, has publifhed a pamphlet en- 
titled ‘¢ Reformation—Truth reftored— 
&c. &c.”” in a feries of letters which may” 
probably produce a rejoinder from the 
divine. Gentle reader! as a fupplement 
to Reformation—Truth reftored,—the 
worthy baronet has alfo favoured the 
public with “ Daubenifm refuted, and 
Martin Luther vindicated.” They who 
are defirous of entering more deeply into 
the merits of this fpiritual controverfy, 
muft confult the publications themfelves. 
§ 
Retrofpeet of Domeftic Literature—T heology. 
Mr. Daubeny has alfo publifhed—“« A 
Letter to Mrs. Hannah More on fome 
parts of her late publication,” entitled 
‘¢ Stri€tures on Female Education.” The 
learned minifter here fhows himfelf alfo 
to be a critic of no mean acutenefs; but 
we muft be excufed from entering inte 
the minutiz of polemical divinity. 
Mr. BipLake’s fecond volume of 
‘“¢ Sermons on various Subje¢ts,’’ contains 
many which have been publifhed before at 
the requeft of the feveral congregations 
to whom they have been addreffed : in this 
honorable teftimony to the preacher's 
merit we heartily join. The general ob- 
jeét of thefe fermons is to inculcate prac- 
tical piety, and enforce the duties of mo- 
rality. Mr. B. “ ftudioufly avoids eve- 
ry thing of a controverfial nature, think- 
ing the pulpit ill adapted for difputation, 
and efteeming life fufficiently difcordant, 
without that moft anomalous and difguft- 
ing fury, religious animofity.” Happy 
would it be for fociety were this fenti- 
ment univerfally adopted ! 
Mr. PALMER of Hackney, has pub- 
lifhed ‘“* An Apology for the Chriftian 
Sabbath, &c.” intended as a defence of 
Mr. Wilberforce’s «* Praétical View, &c.”” 
The objeét of Mr. P. is to prove that the 
Sabbath is a divine inftitution of perpetual 
and univerfal obligation, Inthis well-meant — 
attempt Mr. P. has certainly failed ; if he 
had enlarged in his able manner, on the 
moral advantages of a Sabbath, we fhould 
have coincided with him; but when he 
attempts to prove that the perpetuity of a 
a Jewith inftitution is ob/igatory on Chrif- 
tians, we cannot accede to his conclufions. 
Mr. Wilberforce’s ‘ Praétical View.” 
has called forth che pen of a Layman, who ~ 
has publifhed a feries of ‘* Letters” te 
that gentleman on the doétrine of here- 
ditary depravity, which he oppofes with 
much ingenuity and force of argument. 
The Bifhop of CHEsTER’s “ Charge” 
to the Clergy of his Diocefe, does honor to 
the Right Rev. Prelate’s underftanding : 
we fee nothiag of that intemperance and 
illiberality which have occafionally dif- 
graced fimilar performances. The Bifhop 
takes occafiun to notice the idle dreams — 
of certain vifionaries, who are continually 
applying the fcripture prophecies to the 
cecurrences of the prefent times. Weare 
pleafed to hear this learned divine ftate 
himfelf to be of opinion, that “ from the 
prophetical books, to which the extraordi- 
nary €vents now pailing on earth natu- 
rally turn the attention of every religious 
mind, no expectation can reafonably be 
deduced, that the prophecies yet unful- 
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