tinues to flourish strong and fair, and seems, like a gallant first-rate vessel of war, sailing majestically under a favourable breeze, steadily pursuing her course, unimpeded by the petty attacks of a thousand little skiffs that may endeavour to impede her progress. Mr. Norris and the Reviewers of the British Critic will, we hope, grow wiser before they die.-DR. JEBBS' Visitation Sermon is applauded.-TODD's Memoirs of Dr. Walton.-BELLAMY'S Critical Examination of the Objections made to the New Translation of the Bible.-WHITTAKER'S Supplement to the Historical and Critical Enquiry into the Interpretation of the Holy Scriptures, and LEE's Letter to Bellamy on his New Translation, are all noticed together; but the article is chiefly a treatise on the various readings of the Scripture. In reviewing EWARTS' Lectures on the Psalms, the Reviewers betray the grossest ignorance when they assert, at the opening, though the Scotch are the most publishing nation at present in the world,' that 'a book of Theology from the North of the Tweed is a rare occurrence.' The work receives a kind of quizzical commendation.

THE ECLECTIC REVIEW notices COPLESTON'S Remarks upon the objections made to certain passages in the Enquiry concerning Necessity and Predestination, and says the learned provost has not met the most formidable objections to which his statements are open,-objections which as a wise and good man, it behoves him attentively to consider, and fairly to dispose of, before he ventures forth again, as an assailant of Calvinistic opinions.'-Of PENN'S MINERAL and Mosaical Geologies, it is said, that the author discovers learning, extent of information, and acuteness." "The volume demands the attention of every geologist, while it will not fail to interest the Bible Critic, and all who attach importance to the bearings of science on the evidences of revealed religion.-BRISTED's Thoughts on the Anglican and American Anglo Churches, is spoken of with approbation, as a candid and intelligent work.-SCHOLEFIELD's Second Letter to the Earl of Liverpool in reply to Norris, is reviewed, and Norris

is severely castigated. When, 'say the Reviewers, 'Mr. Norris proceeds, in so many words, to deny that the Bible Society's labours have generally promoted Christianity, or, that there is any tendency in these labours to promote it throughout the world; when he boldly asks, How can such a society contribute any thing to the propagation of Christianity; when he more than insinuates that the only fruits of the mighty stir which it has been making in every part of the country for upwards of seventeen years,' have been crimes enhanced in gilt, and multiplied in the same degree and proportion; we are ready to ask, is this the language of Tom Paine or of Carlile? Can it possibly proceed from a dignitary of a Protestant church? It is the distribution of the Bible, of which this infatuated man thus blasphemously speaks; it is on a society formed for the sole purpose of distributing the Holy Scriptures, and which has actually distributed nearly four millions of copies, that he vents his malignity. And can such a man ever be a believer in the Scriptures, leagued as he is with the papist and the infidel, in ridiculing and opposing their unrestricted circulation?' So analogous, to say the least, are the essential traits of conduct and character betrayed in the malignant opposition made to the cir-. culation of the Scriptures, that it may seem to be referable to the sovereign dispensations of Providence, rather than to any moral difference in the individuals; that Mr. Carlile is not the dignified reviler of the Bible Society, and H. H. Norris, the half-starved vendor of sedition and blasphemy in Fleet-street.'-Bonar on the conduct of Judas is commended by Dr. Dodridge, as setting the important testimony of the apostate Judas to the innocence of his master, in a most just and beautiful light. In this opinion the Reviewers coincide.-THOMAS JOHNSON'S further reasons for Dissent, are approved.-An Essay on Slander is said to be the vehicle of much sound and wholesome admonition. THE MONTHLY CENSOR reviews the following articles under the head 'Theology:' BELSHAM's Translation of St. Paul's Epistles-Bishop of CalcuT

TA'S Charges-BISHOP OF LLANDAFF's Sermon before the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.-DEAN OF PETERBOROUGH's Trinity Sermon.-BROUGHTON'S Sermon.-WILLIAM'S Funeral Sermon - BOOKER'S Euthanasia.-GLEN on the Sabbath.-CHALMER'S on Duelling.-URWICK on Baptism.-TAYLOR's Elements of Thought.-BAMFORD on School Discipline. The first article contains a good critique on the errors of Belsham. Of the article on Duelling, it is said, 'The discourses are written in a plain, affectionate, and impressive style; and references are given to several very apposite notes at the end of the volume which contain a variety of notes of different moral authors, and others who have expressed themselves against the practice of duelling; and some anecdotes are interspersed extremely well adapted to carry on the inferences proposed to be drawn from the general matter contained in them.

THEOLOGICAL CRITIC.

THE PREACHER; or, Sketches of Original Sermons. vols. II. and III. 12mo. pp. 238, 244.

We cannot say that the best wine is kept till the last, because there is still at least another volume of this work to appear. But it certainly improves in its progress, and proceeds from good to better. Its first and second volumes are excellent, but its third is, in our estimation, still more excellent. We must, however, be allowed to, blame the compiler for admitting any discourses on disputed points that are non-essential. With this exception, we warmly commend his labours. In the first volume we discovered some discourses of the Rev. Andrew Fuller, who was a superior sermonizer among the dissenters; and in the third volume we are much mistaken, if we have not read the productions of another able and living divine of the same persuasion, whose elegant and energetic compositions have raised him deservedly high in the estimation of all whose minds are capable of combining taste with piety.

A general index of texts would be desirable when the work is completed, and if to that index were added the solitary initial of the surname of the author of each plan, it would render them much more interesting to those who can give some guess at their origin.

THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY'S ASSISTANT, containing a Discourse on Prayer in general, also suitable Forms of Prayer for Domestic Worship, with Hymns adapted to Family Devotion; and a Series of Essays on different Subjects, partly original, and partly selected from the best authors. By H. L. POPPEWELL, late of Cambridge. 8vo. pp. 527. This work is divided into four parts, agreeably to the plan in the title. The first contains a treatise on prayer; the second a table of chapters for family worship, and hymns suitably selected for days and seasons. The third prayers, embracing the advantages of variety, being some original by various divines, and some select; and the fourth essays on religious and domestic duties. The plan is good, and the work is, we think, adapted for usefulness, as it will powerfully excite to domestic worship; and while it deprives those of all excuse who plead want of utterance, may by the perusal furnish a variety of expressions to such as are in the habit of praying extemporary.

THE DUTY AND IMPORTANCE OF FREE COMMUNION, among real Christians of every Denomination, especially in the present period, with some Notices of the writings of Messrs. BooтH, FULLER, and R. HALL, on this subject. 8vo. pp. 48.

The subjects discussed in these pages are The Unity of the Church as 'one body'-The one Baptism essential to Communion. The alleged connection be tween Baptism and the Lord's Supper-mutual Toleration among Christians-the question of exclusive Communion, historically considered the assumption of a right of exclusion, and the evils arising from the exclusive principle. The author's aim has been to

condense the principal arguments in favour of free communion, and to prove that all who give evidence that they are sincere Christians, ought to unite toge ther at the Lord's table, without allowing differences on non-essentials to divide them. The object of the work is worthy of a Christian writer, being designed to produce a spirit of love among Christians. The arguments employed are many of them forcible, and the candour which runs through the whole is a happy illustration of the kind of spirit which the writer would wish to promote.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S VADE-MECUM ; or, Outlines of Discourses, select and original, designed to assist Sunday School Teachers in the delivery of addresses. Pp. viii. 98. OFFOR.

This is a very useful little work, and we think admirably adapted to assist the Sunday school teacher in that part of his duty which consists in addressing the children, and which certainly, as it is, in our view, by no means the least important, ought not to occupy the last place in his attention. Any means having in view the imparting of divine truth to the tender minds of children, must meet with the decided approval of every lover of the Redeemer; and it is on this principle that we cordially recommend the unassuming volume before us. Although we presume that the chief intention of the author of this volume is to supply outlines only, yet we think it would have been well if, in those sketches which bear more of the appearance of finished addresses, he had more carefully excluded some words which are certainly unintelligible to children; because there is a danger lest the teacher, in adapting the sketches to use, fall into the error of introducing words unsuited to the capacities of his auditory.-Should the author complete his plan, in which we cordially wish him success, he may perhaps avail himself of this hint.

R. Q.