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of Religion’ has been commenced by Dr. 
Auress, of Itzchoe, much upon the plan 
of thofe that were publifhed with io much 
applaufe, fome years ago, by Kraft, Er- 
nefti, and Déderlein, and promifes to give 
a very infruttive account of the lateit and 
moft valuable additions to the theological 
literature of Germany. 
The great number ef religious contem- 
plations, in imitation of chofe by Sturm, 
which the Germans poflefs, have lately 
received a valuable addition from the pen 
of Dr. RosENMULLER, of Leipzig, who 
has publithed the fir volume of ** Con- 
templations on the leading Doctrines of 
Religion for every Day in the Year.” 
‘The practical manner and the per{picuity 
with which he treats of the moft moment- 
ous truths of the Chriftian Religion, af- 
ford us every reafon to hope, that this 
work, which is to comprehend both the 
dogmatical and the practical part of the 
Chriftian fyftem, as unfolded in the Gof- 
pel, will prove a very acceptable prefent 
to ferious readers of all claffes. 
Profeflor HENSL@R, of Kiel, has pub- 
lithed a new Tranflation of the “ Epifile 
of St, James,” and illuftrated it with ex- 
cellent annotations, chiefly calculated for 
the information ef thofe that are not ac- 
quainted with the language of the origi- 
nal. ‘The whole Epiftle is divided into 
feétions, according to the different fubjects 
of which the Apofle treats. To each of 
thele is prefixed a fummary of its contents, 
in order to enable the reader to furvey 
more eafily the conneftion; and, where 
the context requires it, notes are fub- 
joined, in which every obfcurity is amply 
iluftrated. -“Thofe that are acquainted 
with the learned Profeflor’s exegetical me- 
rits, will furely be impatient to perufe this 
elaborate expofition of one of the moi 
beautiful and praélical parts of the Gof- 
pel. 
CANNABICH’s “ Leirbuch der Chrif- 
lichen Religion” is a very ufeful popular 
work, it being chiefly intended to ex- 
pound the principal tenets of the Chriftian 
religion to trades-people and peafants, a 
_ tafk which the venerable author has ably 
. executed. 
But, whilf the promotior of the caufe 
of religion, amongit the lower clafles, en- 
gages the attention of this end other Ger- 
mah divines, there are others that exert 
their abilities to further it among the 
higher ranks, for whofe inftru€tion the ce- 
Jebrated Dr. Retnuarp has lately pub- 
Jifhed a volume’ of ‘Sermons, delivered by 
this great pulpir-orator at the court of 
- Saxony, in which be exhibits a thorough 
-attained by theologians. 
Retrofpedt of German Literature.— Medicine: 
knowledge of the prevailing fpirit of the 
times, and a degre o knowledce of man 
and of the world, that is but very rarely 
The truly clai- 
fical language, and’ the philofophteal fpi- 
rit, that diftinguiih this volume, cannot 
indeed but render. it acceptable to thofe 
that are not in the habit of reading fer- 
mors. 
The learned Prof. PauLus, of Jena, has 
at length gratified the impatient withes of 
the enlightene* admirers of the Gofpel, in 
Germany, bythe publication of the third 
volume of his elaborate ** Commentary 
on the Gofpels.”” This volume concludes 
his laborious and comparative reprefenta- 
tion of the different acecunts of Jefus 
Chrift, as they are related in the three firft 
Gefpels, whofe authors appear, ina certain 
degree, to have. derived their information 
from one fource. The author of this 
Commentary, in illuftrating this point, 
greatly eclipies all anterior writers on the 
fame fubject, by the erudition, acutenefs, 
and the happy gift of combination with 
which he has treated it. Many of his cri- 
tical obfervations are entirely new, and 
highly deferve the attention of all facred 
critics. } 
De Luc’s * Letters on the Chriftian 
Religion to Teller,” afford an additional 
proct of the fanatic phrenzy, and the Do-~ 
minican fpirit of perfecution, by which 
this author, juftly celebrated for his me- 
rits in natural philofophy, diigraces bis 
talents. He feems, mdeed, obftinately 
determined to convince the literary world, 
that he has compietely attained to the age 
of dotage. | : . 
MEDICINE, 
The conteft between the Brunonians 
and Anti-Brunonians, and between the 
Vaccin'fts and Anti-Vaecinifts, is -ftill 
warmly kept up in Germany; and, as 
the ableft medical writers are engaged in 
this literary warfare, it is not to be won- 
dered at, that but few new works, intereft- 
ing to the wabiaffed lovers of the icienee, 
have made their appearance at the lait li- 
terary market. The numerous periodical 
publications, to which continually new 
ones are added, do indeed contain 2 great 
variety of ufeiul information; but, as it 
would be an endlefs tafk to glean from 
them the heads of the moft generally inte- 
refting aricles, we muti refer thofe that 
with for part-cular informaiion to thefe 
collections themfelves, and proceed to the 
enumeration of the few iateft detoched 
works ‘ha: deferve being noticed in our 
Retrofpeét. 
The learned SommMeRiNG has edited 
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