1803.] 
Matthew’s Gofpel, from Mr. Whifton’s 
Charge of Diflocations, or an Attempt 
to prove that our prefent Greek Copies 
of that Gofpel ave in the fame order, 
wherein they were originally written by 
that Evangelift ; in which are contained, 
many Things relating to the Harmony 
and Hiftory of the Four Gofpels, 1719.” 
This work, fays Dr. Harwood, is very 
valuable ; it abounds with ingenious re- 
marks, and difplays the critical acumen 
of the author. He prepared for the prefs 
before his death another excellent per- 
formance intitled «* A Newand Full Me- 
thod of ‘Settling the Canonical Authority 
of the New Tefament,” which was pub- 
lithed in 1726, in two volumes, 8vo. 
They were followed by.a third volume. 
In drawing up thefe works, he took 
care, it feems, to con{ult and examine the 
originals, inftead of fatisfying himfelf 
with the quotations of other learned men. 
They remain, as monuments of his learn- 
ing, ingenuity, and indefatigable induf- 
try ; and would have done credit, it has 
been obferved, to the afiiduity and ability 
of a literary man of fixty.. They were 
become very fcarce and bore a high price, 
when, with the liberality and zeal which 
refle&s honour on them, the conductors 
of the Clarendon Prefs. lately re-publifhed 
them at Oxford. Mr. Jones, obferves a 
"judicious, Jearned, and candid author of 
of the prefent day*, has brought together 
with uncommon diligence and judgment 
-the external evidence for the authenticity 
and genuinenefs of the canonical books ; 
and he has, with equal ability and fairnefs, 
{tated his reafons for deciding againft the 
authority of the apocryphal. Inthe pro- 
fecution of this important defign, he has 
. not only quoted, but tranilated, the greater 
4 
part of the contents of Fabricius’s two 
firt volumes: Mr. Jones intended an- 
other and diftingét volume on the Apofoli- 
cal fathers. 
Mr. JoHN Eames is’ a character, to 
which due and full refpeét has not been 
paid in feafon, as only a flight and inci- 
dental mention has been made of him, 
and that not till lateiy, in the biography 
of other charaéterst. He was a native 
of London, and received his claffical 
* Maltby’s ingenious and valuable ‘¢ il- 
luftrations of the Truthof the Chriftian Re- 
ligion.”” p. 37. Sis : 
T Biographia Britannica, Article Amory; 
M emoirs of Dr. Savage, prefixed to his Poft- 
humous Sermons. Dr. Gibbon’s. Memoirs of 
Dr. Watts, and Mr. Chaplin’s Funeral Ser- 
mon for theRev. John Angus. 
_ Monraryx Mac.No. 996 
Account of Mr. Fobn Eames. DAT 
learning at Merchant-taylor*sfchool. He 
afterwards purfued a courfe of academi- 
cal ftudies, with a view to the Chriftian 
miniftry ; yet he never pteached but one 
fermon, when he was fo exceedingly agi- 
tated and confufed that he was fearcely 
able to proceed. Where was alfo, unhap- 
pily, a great defect in his organs of {peech, 
and his pronunciation was exceedingly 
harfh, uncouth and difagreeable. Thefe 
circumftances, difcouraged him from ré- 
newing the attempt, fo that, quitting the 
pulpit entirely, he devoted himfelf to the 
inftruction of young men, whofe educa- 
tion for the pulpit, among Proteftant Dif- 
fenters, was patronized and affifted by the 
Independent Fund. His department in- 
cluded the languages, mathematics, moral 
and natural philofophy. On the death of 
Dr. Ridgely, who filled the divinity chair 
in the fame feminary, he was prevailed 
upon to add to his courfé on thofe (ubjeas, 
lectures in divinity, and to teach the Orien- 
tal languages, afftfted in the other branches 
by a learned colleague, Mr. Dentham. 
Mr. Eames was deemed remarkable, as 
a man of extenfive learning, and a uni- 
verfal fcholar. Dr. Watts once faid to 
oneof his pupils, Mr. Angus: *¢ Your 
tutor is thé moft learned man I ever 
knew.” He excelled, particularly, im 
claffical literature, and in a. profound 
knowledge of mathematics; and natural. 
philofophy. His fcientific learning pro- 
cured him the acquaintance, elteem, and 
friendfhip of Sir Iiaac Newton, to whom 
he was, on fome occafions, fingularly ufe- 
ful; and who introduced him to the Royal 
Society; of which he became a member, 
and was employed by it, in conjunétion 
with another gentleman, to prepare and 
publifh an abridgement of their Tranfac- 
tions. With all thele qualifications, -Mr. 
Eames was remarkable for a diffidence 
and bafhfulnefs,which greatly over fhadow. 
ed and concealed his great talents. ‘* He 
was modeit,?” faid Mr. Angus, ** ‘to a 
fault.””. The writer of this has authority 
for adding, that he was candid and libes 
ral, and a friend to religious inquiry ; but 
through the timidity and modefty of his 
temper; he was expofed to the infolence of 
bigotry, and fuffered oppofition and un- 
eafinefs trom thofe who had not the gene- 
rofity to pay a due deference and refpeét 
to his abilities and learning. Among 
thofe who were formed under him tor the 
fiations,. which they afterwards filled with 
reputation and honour,were Dr.Furneaux, 
Dr. Price, and Dr. Savage: 
leStures, in his’ own courfe of académical 
5 Soe inftruc- 
This latter~ : 
gentleman adopted forme of his tutor’s 
