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‘hie by some Sickt on Sir H. M, Well- 
wood’s Sermons on Matthew xxiv. 14. 
Mr. Panry’s‘** Strictureson the Origin 
of Moral Evil, in which the Hy ypothess of 
the Rev. Dr. Wiiliems is moestewated, m 
appear to form a rativnal and useful @x- 
position of a suhjcee which has been but 
too, frequenily. examined only to be 
elouded. 
Among the theological works which 
have been published of a smaller size, we 
Mention with the commendation it de- 
serves, * Phe Diunners of the Ancient 
Israelites; containing aox.accownt of their 
Peculiar. Customs, Ceremonies, Laws, Poe- 
daicy, Religion, Sects, Arts, Trades, Ser 
written in French, by CLaupEe FLEuRY ; 
and enlarged: fam the principal writers 
on Jewish antiquities by ‘Ds. ADAM 
CLARKE. 
As’an‘initiatory work, for the benefit 
of the rising generation we cannot but 
recommend Mr. Turner’s “ Words of 
Eternal Life; or, Catechism explained on 
a New and Familiar Plan,” with notes, 
The explanations are perspicuois} and. 
the notes particularly useful. It is, in 
shert, an excellent epitome of religious 
knowledge, for the use of private fami- 
hes. 
In the small list of dicolagicea works 
from the pens of persons engaged in’the 
pursuits of secular life, we see with plea- 
sure, ** Hore Psalnodiee 3. a Popular 
View of the Psalms of Daiid, as Hoidence 
for the Divine Origin Of the Jewish and 
Christian Religions.” ‘The aathor speaks 
ef his preduction in humble ‘terms, as 
adapted to the: edificationof ithe general 
seader only. With us it bears ‘a higher 
character. Prefixed to it are two essays, 
ene on religion, the other on liber- 
tinism; the former consists. of four let 
ters. 
Dr. Booxrr’s “ Doctrinal and Practi- 
cal Ellustrations of the Litany of the 
united Church of Ba gland. and Ireland, 
including the Lord's Prayer,” ae well en- 
titled to that respect which other of iis 
works, both in theology and somite have 
heretofore received. 
We hove not often seen a more ele- 
gant or nervotis pam phiet, then the 
“¢ Hints tothe Publec ond the Legislature 
on the Nefure and 3 pect 0 of Evangelical 
Preaching;” by a BARRISTER. A ‘con- 
Giuation is pgemised in a second part. 
Evangelical preaching is placed by the 
winter among the new systems, m the 
present generation to which the old are 
giving place. ~“ We have a new system, 
(he says), of ecricglture ; anew system of i 
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Retrospect of Dowiestic Literature—Theology, & ee 
gardening; a new system of physic; a 
new system of politics; and, to crown 
the catalogue, we have a new system of 
rebgion, a system which bids dair to ex- 
plode the old, and to answer fully all the 
expectations of those who framed at.” 
‘Among the works which have been 
professedly published in hostility to the 
establishment, we have to mention the 
republication of Mr. War's “ Errata of 
ihe Protestant Bible,” as well as a hittle 
pamphlet, entitled, “ Popular Objections 
to the Established Church, ‘ stated tn a. Let- 
ter'to our Neighbours.” In the lawer of 
these the church of England is boldly ob- 
jected to as unwarrantable in its authority, 
oppressive e and degrading to its ministers, 
injurious to the people, trifling m its. cere~ 
monies,-and incongruous in its offices.” 
“< An Address to the Lower Class of hig 
Parishioners onthe Subject of Methodism; 
From the Minister of their Parish ;” by 
the author of a Letter to a Country ‘Gen- 
‘iba on the same subject, appears a 
be a plain and sensible appeal. 
Another publication has appeared, in- 
ferior to none of the best productions we — 
ave mentioned in this portienof our Re- 
trospect, in the “ Letter to the Gover= 
nors, Legislatures, and Proprietors. 
Plantations; in the British West India — 
Islands: by the Lorp Brsuor or Lon- | 
pon. . Appended is a short sketch of the 
New System of Education. for the Poor, 
inva letter from the: Rev. Dr. Bell to the 
Bishop.) . be 
Lastly, we have to mention, « A Dis- 
sertation on the Propagation of Chris- 
tienity in Asia. In Two Parts. Ta 
which is prefixed a Brief Historical View 
of the Progress of the Gospel in Different 
Nations since its First. Promulgation ; 
idustrated by a Chronological Chart” by 
the Rev. Huen Pearson. Theorigin of 
this work is explained im the following | 
extract from a Ictter of the Rev. Clau- 
dius Buchanan, 1).D. vice provost of the 
Coilege of Fort Wiliain, in Bengal, to 
the Rev. the Vice-Chancellor of the Uni- 
versity of Oxford, dated June 4, 1805. 
*Sre.—l have the honour to propose 
to the University of Oxford, the following: 
subjects of prize- composition. 
‘“ Por the best work in English prose’ 
embracing the following subjects: 
“1. Phe probable design of the Divine 
Providence in subjecting so large a por- 
tion of Asia to the Boitish dominion. 
“if. Thesuty, the means, and the con- 
sequences of ti anslating the Scriptures 
into the oriental tongues, and of promot- 
ng Christian knowledge 1 in Asia. 
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