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France and Germany; the fifth exhibit- 
ing a statement of the sentiments and 
sects of modern Jews; and the sixt) 
shewing the views of eminent divines, re- 
specting their future conversion to Christ, 
and restoration to their own land. The 
six Sermons by Evangelical Ministers 
which follow, add more to the bulk than 
the value of the work. . Dr. Hunter’s 
Discourse at the end is worth them all. 
Of another work which has been lately 
published, of a different kind, it may be 
quite sutlicient to record the title. “ Let- 
ters to the Editor of the Christian Obser- 
ver, ir Reply to their Observations on a 
Pamphlet entitled, ¢ A few plain Answers 
to the Question, Why do you receive the 
Testimony of Baron Swedentorg 2” by the 
Rev. J. Crowes. 
Among the Sermons, we cannot fail 
to give a conspicuous place to those of 
Mr. Van Mitpert, containing “ An 
Listorical View of the Rise and Progress 
of Infidelity, with a Refutation of its 
Principles and Reasonings.” They were 
preached, at the Lecture founded by the 
Vion. Mr, Boyle, in the parish church of 
St. Mary-le-Bow; and are calculated not 
only to interest but to instruct. The ar- 
guments are selected with judgment; and 
the language they are clothed in is strone 
and unaffected. 
Beside these, we have scarcely any 
Sermons, in an aggregate form, to men- 
tion; detached Sermons, however, have 
been produced by the press in great abun- 
dance. 
“The Duty of Stedfustness in Church 
Communion,” has been ably treated by 
Mr. Pearson. 
Dr. Mattey’s “Sermon” before the 
University of Cambridge, on the import- 
ance of improving the early part of life, 
deserves attention beyond the limits of 
the audience to which it was addressed. 
Nor would we bestow a smaller share 
of praise on Dr. Gasx1n’s Sermon, inti- 
tled, “ The English Liturgy, a * Form 
of sound Words.” 
In Dr. Kwox’s “ Sermon,” however, 
preached ut the Opening of the Philan- 
thropic Society, we confess ourselves to 
have been disappointed. 
Of the remainder of tho 
fallen into our hands, we 
tle either to praise or ce 
are only to be commend 
intentions. a 
CLASSICAL LITBRS Ris 
Among the more valdable works in this 
i: 
section of our Retrospect, we cannot fail’ 
to place the new edition of  Gesner’s 
Montuty Mac. No. 159. ; 
Quantilian,”’ published under the im- 
mediate direction of the University of 
Oxford. The text has been accurately 
collated and cleansed of the numerous ty- 
pographical errors which marked the edi- 
tion of 1738, The editor, we understand, 
was the Rev. J. Carpenter, of Hertford 
College. 
Nor is less praise due to the publica- 
tion of the “ Catalogue of the Munu- 
scripts, and Books with Manuscript Notes, 
in the D’Orville Collection,” purchased by 
the University about three years ago. 
“The Paraphrase of an anonymous 
Greek Writer, (hitherto published under 
the name of Andronicus Rhodius), on the 
Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle,” hasbeen 
translated from the Greek, by Mr. 
Briperman. In regardto the Paraphrase 
itself, though we allow it in many in- 
stances to possess a great share of merit, 
we certainly agree in the observation of 
Salmasius, that it differs from Aristotle 
in many particulars. As a fair specimen 
we shall transcribe the whole of the 
eighth chapter of the fifth book. 
“Tn what manner a man may act un- 
Justly, and still not be unjust.” 
*“ We have discoursed universally, 
therefore, concerning justice and injustice : 
also concerning the just and the unjust, 
and defined the nature of each. But 
since there are certain unjust actions, 
in which, though the agent acts unjustly, 
nevertheless he is not unjust, let us now 
investigate what those actions are. In 
the first place, however, we will show 
that certain things may be done. unjustly, 
and still not be unjust; as, for instance, 
@ man may steal, or commit adultery, 
and yet be neither a thief nor an adul- 
terer. For if any one should steal a 
sword from a maniac, lest he should 
weund himself, such a one steals indeed, 
but nevertheless is not a thief. So also 
if any one commits adultery for the pur= 
pose of enriching himself, he commits the 
crime indeed, but still is notan adulterer, 
but a lover of riches. Tf also a physician 
should deceive a sick person, in order to 
preserve him, he deceives, yet he is not 
a deceiver. It is manifest, therefore, 
that certain things may be done unjustly, 
and yet not be unjust according to that 
particular injustice, the work of which 
he accomplishes. But let us consider in 
a general way what these unjust actions 
are. ‘They are such then as a person 
does unjustly, not for the sake of the end 
which is adapted to that particular injuse 
tice, of which the action is performed, 
but for the sake of some other end, whe- 
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