650 
of Marburg, has publithed an excellent: 
Text-book, for Le€tures on Ecclefiaftical 
Hiliory ; which may be confidered as 
new proofs of the zealous emulation 
among the profeflurs of the German 
Univerfities. 
The foilowing likewife deferve to be 
noticed as Contributions towards tle 
Jateft Hidory of the Chureh: the newelt 
Hiflory of the Evangelical Miffions in the 
Eaft Indies; the Uixiieth number of which 
bas awveady been publifhed; and the 
*¢ Erzahlunzen ans der aitern und nevern 
Gefehichte der Evangelifchen Bruder- 
gemeine ;"—Nairatives from the Htltory 
of the Evangehcal Bicthren, which has 
been continued by Rister. The lJatt- 
mention.d wok was printed at Barby, 
‘the feat of the Chief Jatirute of Inftruc- 
tion, belonging to the United Brethren io 
‘Germany. In an anonymous author’s 
«\ Rete durch Sachsen & vorzuglich 
durch die Evyangelifchen Biuderge- 
meinorte,”’ &c.—or, Travels in Saxony 
and Upper Lufatia, particulaily through 
the Eftablifhments of the United Brethren, 
we find many charaéteriftical traits of 
this feét, and a fketch of the religious, 
civil and moral fiate of their communi- 
ties. 
Among the works publifhed relative 
to the Monaitic Orders and Convents, 
many of which have lately been fuppref- 
fed in Germany, there is a remarkable 
one by the Abbot Guiaz, the object of 
which is, to quiet the coniciences of the 
Monks and Nuns who are thus driven 
out into the world; and in which the 
Reverend Author does not fpeak much in 
praife-of Monattic Inftitutions. Srill worfe 
are they treated in a kind cf Romance en- 
titled, “* So geht es in der Priefterwelt 
mit oder ohne Kitten ;? —or, Thisis the 
Way of the World cf Prietts, with and 
without Frocks. 
It is remarkable with how much dili- 
gence Chriftian Morality is now cultivated 
by tie Catholic Divines of Germany. At 
Acgiburg, one beekleller pubtthed no 
feis than three; and at Vienna, two works 
belonging to ih’'s clafs of Theological 
Lite:ature ; viz. in the German language 
GEISSHUTTNER, PFEIFFER and Wan- 
KER, and in Latin, by SCHENKL and 
an anonymous authcr. Nor was it ne- 
gie&ied by the Proteftants: RernHARD of 
Drefien, gave us the fecond volume of 
the fourth edition of his Sytem: Bauer 
cf Altdorf furnifhed bis ‘* Buibiifche 
Moral ;"—-which ccntains an Hittorical 
View of the morality of the Bible; to- 
gether with the ‘* Moral des N. 1." == 
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Retrofped of German Literature. —Theolgy, oye 
or, Morality of the New Teftament. The 
diligent SinseEnis, of Zerbh, gave a 
fkeich ** Des Menfchen im Umkretfe 
feiner Pdichten,"°—of Man in the Circle 
of his Duties ; and from the manufcripts 
left by the late Profeflor Schmic of Jena, 
his nephew, who is fo well known asa 
diftinguithed philofopher and divine, pub- 
lithed ‘© A Chriftiiche Afcetik ;"—or, . 
Syftem of Chrittian Afcetics, as an appen- 
dix to his more extenfive works on mo- 
ralsty, : 
Among the great crowd of Sermons, we 
fhall diitinguith onty a few; fuch as the» 
above-mentioned Ammon’s ££ Chriftliche 
‘Religions Vortrage im Geilte Jefu ;"— 
Chriftian Sermons, in the Spirit of Jefus. 
The ** Neuen Predigten uber Sonn und 
Fefttage Evangelien ;’—or, New Ser- 
mens on the Sunday and Holiday Gofpels, 
by Caxrnapscu, the enlightened fuper- 
intendant of the {chool and church affairs 
at Sonderhaufen. ‘* Predigten fir Den- 
kende Verehrer Jefus ;’——-Sermons for 
the rational Worfhippers of Jefus, by 
DrRaseCKE of Molln. ** Vier Predigten 
uber die Proteftantifch Chriftliche Frei- 
hert ;°\—Four Sermons on Chriftian 
Freedom, in the Proteftant Churches, by 
Harri, of Deflau; ‘* Die Amtereden 
bey verichiedenen Wichtigen Veranlef- 
fungen ;""—Pulpit Difcourles en various - 
importaiit occafions, by Sack, chief 
preacher to the King at Berlin; The 
fourteenth and fifteenth volume of a Col- 
leétion of Sermons, by the late Mr. ZoL- 
LiKOFER, of Leipzig, which are known 
to the Englifh reader from Mr. Tooke’s 
tranflation; and Jafily, STeEInBRENNER’S 
‘* Predigten uber die Kunft dasMenfchliche 
Leben zu Verlangern ;",—Sermons cn the 
Art of Prolonging the Life of Man ; in 
which he adopts the principles and pre- 
cepis of Hufeland. Of other labours of 
lefs known Preachers, there appeared 
many continuations and new editions ; 
a proof, at leaf, that they meet with ap- 
probation in the circle of their refpeGive 
authors 3 or, perhaps, among the weaker 
part of their brethren, who may ttand in 
need of afiiftance, in the compofition of 
thew pulpit-difcourfes. For thefe latter 
in particular, ample provifon was made 
by the publication of a great number of 
Outlines of Sermons, Catecnifms, &c. 
The above-mentioned Tittmann, of Leip- 
zig, likewife furnifhed a ¢* Handbuch der - 
Homiletik ;°° — Homiletical Manual ; 
which branch of Theological Science 
continues to be cultivated with. diligence. 
A young divine, of the name of Nese, dif 
cuffed an interefting theme relative to this 
fubjed, 
