Retrofped? of Domeftic Lilerature—T heology. 
filled are drawing to a {peedy conclufion. 
The objects are there prefented to the 
view in fo indiftin&t a form, that the most 
penetrating eye can fee men only as trees 
walking.” . 
‘A Commentary with Notes on part of 
the Book of the Revelations of St. John, 
by the late Joun Swopcrass, D. D. 
&c."" The death of the author prevented 
the completion of this work, which evinces 
much learning, piety, and ingenuity. The 
interpretation of the Book of Prophecies 
has bewildered many a found theologian, 
- and crazed many a religious enthufiatt. 
We coincided with the Right Rev. Au- 
thor, whofe opinion on this fubjeét we. 
have juft taken the liberty of quoting, 
Mr. Giipiw, Vicar of Boldre,. has 
publifhed a volume of plain praétical « Ser- 
mons preached toa Country Congregation.” 
It has been the praétice of this very ami- 
able divine to take with him in his walks 
a memorandum book witha text or two 
of Scripture written in it. Without in- 
tending to purfue his fubjeét to any length, 
he ufed to take down fuch reflections as 
naturally flawed from it, and, on his re- 
turn home, methodize and expand his 
matter’as was deemed necefiary. - This, 
far from being a laborious and fevere 
employment, is rather an enlivening 
mode of ftudy, which he firongly recom- 
mends to the younger clergy; for whofe 
inftruétion he has printed at the clofe of his 
volume a few “ Hints” taken from his 
Own memorandum book: ‘ they are mere 
iketches” fays Mr. Gilpin, <¢ though per- 
haps for that reafon they have more {pirit 
than finifned pieces.” 
«©The Libertine and Infidel led to Re- 
flection, by calm Expoftulation, &c. by 
JouN Duncan, D. D.” We know not 
of any work whofe tendency is more di- 
rectly to appeafe fectarian animofity than 
this: the venerable divine who is the au- 
thor of it, is moft fincerely attached to the 
the conftitution and church as eftablifhed in 
this country ; ftill however he is not blind 
to the abufes which exift in both of them, 
and in the character of a true friend, is 
defirous for their total eradication. He 
liftens not to idle tales of the growing 
depravity of the prefent generation; but 
encourages the Chriftian to believe that a 
re-eftablithed and peaceable order of things 
is fecretly advancing to maturity and un- 
forefeen perfection; and that an invifible 
hand is direéting alike the felf-deftructive 
licence of the libertine, and rage of the 
_ anarchift, on the une fide, and the blind 
obitinacy of the bigot, and the adorer of 
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defpotifm, and of all ef@tablifhed abufes on 
the other, to a beneficent purpofe.” 
We ought to have noticed before, that 
a republication has iffued from the Cla-~ 
rendon prefs of ‘* Twenty-two Sermons” 
on various fubjeéts, feleéted from the 
works of the celebrated Dr. Ifaac Barrow, 
The works of this great mathematician 
and learned divine, however antiquated 
the ftyle, will always be refpeéted for the 
abundance and folidity of the matter 
which they contain. It is remarkable thar 
the prefent volume is abruptly ufhered in- 
to the world without preface, and without 
advertifement. 
Mr. Rowland Hill, on whofe journal 
of a tour through the north of Eng- 
land we animadverted in our laf Retro- 
{pect, has provoked fome “ Remarks” 
from Dr. Joun Jamieson. Mr. Hill 
in his work introduced fome fevere obfer- 
vations on the Seceffion Church of Scot- 
land, and on the folemn League and Co- 
venant, &c. to which Dr. Jamiefon has 
replied with much firmnefs and modera~ 
rion, much mildnefs and fagacity. The 
Doétor has with great appearance of fuc- 
cefs, faftened on Mr. Hill the guilt of 
mifreprefentation: the charge is ferious 
but the language in which it is conveyed 
perfeétly becoming. Dr. Jamiefon in the 
courfe of his “ Remarks” combats the 
arguments of his opponent in faver of 
Itinerary and lay preaching, which, the 
Doétor thinks, have a tendency to fow 
feeds of difunion and diforder. Mr. Row- 
LAND HILLin a pamphlet entitled “ Plea 
for Union, and for a free Propagation of 
the Gofpel,”” has publithed a very mafterly 
reply to Dr. Jamiefon’s Remarks and has 
vindicated lay preachers and itinerary 
preaching in a ftyle which dues much ho- 
nor to his zealand acutenefs. The con- 
troverfy between thefe polemic divines has 
been very ably fupported on both fides. 
Mr. Hill has alfo publithed * Extraéts of 
a Journal of a fecond’ Tour from London 
through the Highlands of Scotland, &c.”” 
The Reverend R. PoL wHELE has been 
indifcreet enough to write two vulgar 
“Letters,” to the Reverend Dr. Hawke, 
who is branded as a canter, a crowd 
catcher, &c.*becaufe, zealoutly attached to 
the doCtrines of the church of England, 
he is more than commonly earneft in ims 
preffing them on the minds of his au- 
dience. Pistiie 
The Reverend M. Crowes has pubs 
lifhed <“ Letters to a M. P. on the 
writings of Baron Swedenborg containing 
a full and complete refutation of the Abbé 
Bare 
