But does not his total depravity of man, under all circumstances, belong to that faith? "It has been attempted of late," he says in a note, "to identify thefe doctrines with Calvinifm;" and to it they certainly belonged originally. Much worfe is the attempt to identify them with the Church of England. That church holds not, nor never held, the abfolute depravity of those who had been regenerated by baptifm; a doctrine which leads to the expectation of a new regeneration, befides baptifm; a new birth, independent of baptifin, and a thousand fanciful errors. If Mr. Simeon is not fo far from us as complete Calvinifts, he is nearer to them than we are. But he has certainly failed in his attempt to prove that the church is with him. ART. 30. The Plaufible Arguments of a Romish Priest, from Scripture and Antiquity, anjwered by an English Proteftant. By Thomas Comber, D.D. Late Dean of Durham. The third Edition. To which is added. A Sermon against praying in an unknown Tongue. By the fame Author. I 2mo. 176 PP. Is. 6d. York, Printed; Rivingtons, &c. London. 1806. There are few undertakings which we more cordially approve, than the republication of found and approved tracts in Divinity. Dr. Comber's arguments against the Roman Catholics have before received the higheft fanction in their favour, by being put on the lift of books difperfed by the Society for promoting Chriftian Knowledge; and though this might feem to offer a reafon against republishing in another way, yet, if the new edition fhall ferve to recall attention to them, the public will benefit by the event. It appears, alfo, that this edition must proceed from fome defcendant of Dean Comber, (probably the fame who pub lished memoirs of him a few years back *,) because the fermon fubjoined is faid to have been accidentally difcovered among the Dean's MS. papers. The fermon is, like the other works of the learned and pious author, full of ftrong argument, and valuable research; and the editor has performed a very laudable office in drawing it forth from its concealment. It is fuppofed to have been written about the year 1685, but the arguments in it will be valuable, fo long as the Romish church fhall adhere to the errors of praying in an unknown tongue, and shall endeavour to convert Proteftants to their faith. No apology can be required for bringing forward fuch works. at any period; whether (with Dr. Middletop, in the motto) we confider civil liberty as endangered by popery, or look to interefts of a more exalted nature. See Brit. Crit. Vol, xiv. P. 206. Z 3 ART. ART. 31. Security in the Divine Protection. A Sermon, preached in the Chapel of Berwick (Salop) on Thursday, December 5, 1805, being the Day appointed by Proclamation for a General Thanksgiving. By S. Butler, M.A. Late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, Head Master of Shrewsbury School, and Chaplain to the Earl of Denbigh. I 2mo. 24 PP. 15. Eddowes, Shrewsbury; Longman and Co. London. 1805. This difcourfe, which is eloquent as well as patriotic, is dedicated with peculiar propriety to the bifhop of the diocefe, the brother of two heroes, then foremoft in the rank of our defenders by land and fea; Lord and Admiral Cornwallis. The former, fince its publication, unhappily the fubject of a national regret, fimilar to that experienced from the death of Nelfon; the latter ftill preferved to his country's love and hopes. We have fo often had occafion to commend the fermons of Mr. Butler, that it might perhaps be fufficient to fay, that this deserves to rank with its predeceffors. We cannot, however, refrain from inferting a fpecimen, which will not improbably incline our readers to think that this is even fuperior to the rest. "Whether fuch will be the fate of that fcourge of Europe,' whom it has pleafed the Almighty to raife from the most contemptible obfcurity to the plenitude of human greatness, the event alone can determine. Thus far, however, we may without prefumption afirm, because we must acknowledge it with gratitude to the divine protection, that we have hitherto been the barrier between him and univerfal empire. While the iron yoke of flavery bowed the necks of fome, the weaknefs of exhausted refources cramped the energy of others, and the narrow, crooked maxims of felf-interefted policy blinded the reft of the European powers to their real interefts, and fhut out all that generous indignation against an oppreffor, and that lively fympathy for the oppreffed, which nothing can extinguish in the breast that is warmed with the vital fpark of genuine liberty-while the reft of Europe, I fay, nervelefs and appalled, faw the coloffus of France, wading in blood upon the earth, and rearing its front above the clouds, England flood forth, and ftood alone, the champion of her own freedom and of the liberties of the world. She rebuked the pride, the defied the threats, the crippled the arm of her gigantic and ferocious enemy. She hath called to the nations from far to break his bonds afunder, and caft away his cords from them to her they look for deliverance from the galling yoke of wanton infult and perfidious protection; in her unthaken valour, in her inflexible conftancy, in her untameable freedom, in her inexhauftible refources, the hopes of all the civilized world, where Gallic defpotifm and Gallic corruption have not broken the hearts of men, are centered and repofed." The whole fermon is certainly compofed with peculiar energy of language, and juftnefs of thought. MISCELLANIES. ART. 32. The Clergyman's Affiftant, or a Collection of Acts of Parliament, Forms, and Ordinances, relative to certain Duties and Rights of the Parochial Clergy. To which are prefixed the Articles of Religion, and the Conftitutions and Canons of the Church of England. 8vo. 290 pp. 45. 6d. Prefs, Oxford. 1806. Clarendon This is a very useful book, published for the advantage of the clergy, at a very reasonable price. Its plan cannot better be explained than in the words of the introductory advertisement. "The following collection is grounded on a former publication of the fame kind, [we prefume," the Clergyman's Vade Mecum" in two vols. 12mo.] containing the thirty nine articles of the Church of England, and the conftitutions and canons of 1603, together with extracts from feveral Acts of Parliament, which either grant fome privilege, or impofe fome injunétion or reftraint on the clergy or church, or are provided for the maintenance of religion, &c. The original plan is now very much enlarged, by giving the acts in queftion more at length, and by adding others, efpecially fome recently paffed of very general ufe, to which the parochial clergy muft often have occafion to refer." "There are added fome ufeful forms, now generally received in practice, taken chiefly from Ecton's Liber Valorum, or Bacon's Liber Regis, together with rules for the information of thofe who have occafion to apply to the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, corrected to the prefent time." We have only to add to this account, that the collection is judicioufly made, and that the poffeffion of this fingle volume, will, for the ordinary ufe of the clergy, fupply the place of many coftly and extenfive works. ART. 33. The title of this little book induced us to commit the task of reviewing it to a trio of Juvenile Critics, during their midfummer holidays and finding, on an infpection of the book, that their account is judicious, we fhall not hesitate to adopt it. : The view, with which this little work was undertaken, is thus explained: "Example has always been faid to make a deeper impreffion on the mind, than precept; and to fearch into the motives and merits of thofe celebrated actions, which are held out as examples, and compare their relative excellence, may ferve to fix the impreffion ftill deeper. Young people, therefore, cannot too foon be taught to make fuch examinations and comparisons : for, Z 3 for, while it muft neceffarily tend to ftrengthen and confirm their moral principles, it will cultivate their minds, and quicken and invigorate their understanding." P. ix. If we do not find novelty in thefe obfervations; yet we find truth and juftice, which are far more important. The plan of the work (in few words) is this: The young men of the party, in the christmas holidays, produce examples from ancient authors of fome moral excellence, chofen for the fubject of each evening's conversation: the young ladies do the fame, from modern hiftory; the merits of each example are then examined; and it is decided, to which of them most praife is due; the head of the family, Sir Hubert, and his lady, kindly joining in, and regulating the debate. This controverfy is carried on with good humour and liberality on both fides and it generally leaves the fuperiority with the moderns; as might be expected from the politeness of the champions for the ancients. The fubjects are,-fraternal affection, filial affection, humanity, friendship, juftice, temperance, religion, honour. Among the many fentiments which pleafed us, in this well-defigned little book, the following moft forcibly attracted our notice. "Nothing can be more injurious to the cause of religion, than to reprefent it as an enemy to mirth and cheerfulnefs." P. 150. We, juvenile critics, (and feniors fo) not only confider cheerfulness as confiftent with, but as promoted more strongly by religion, than by all other means whatever. To be affured, that GOD is our friend, and kind father; who never, for a moment, lofes fight of us, and our true welfare; and who is well pleased to fee us innocently rejoicing, while we live in filial fear and love of him; certainly this affurance, derived from his own word, is a folid ground for cheerfulness. It may warrant us in hailing with joy every rifing fun; in going through our daily task of improvement, with alacrity; and in committing ourselves to refreshing fleep, with ftrong feelings and expreffions of thankfulness to HIM, who hath preferved us throughout the day, and who will continue to watch over us, while we flumber infentible and defenceless. ART. 34. The Remarkable Cafe of Potter Jackfon, (Formerly Steward of the Echo Sloop of War) giving an Account of the moft Cruel Treatment he received from Captain Livefly, (Commander of the Lord Stanley Slave Ship) and his Chief Mate; by Affaulting, Imprisoning, Puting in Irons and Cruelly Flogging him: which caufed Blood to burst from his Eyes and Breaft, and large Pieces of Flesh to come from his Back, occafioned by the Unmerciful logging he received of Upwards of one Thoujand Lafbes. Written by binef. With the Trial before the Right Hon. Lord Ellerborough, in the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, Londen, on Thursday, July 10th, 1806; when the Jury re turned turned a Verdi, Five Hundred Pounds Damages!! 8vo. 31 pp. 1s. Printed for and Sold by the Unfortunate Suferer, at R. Butter's 22, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street. 1806. The lamentable cafe above defcribed, appears to have been proved with every pofible aggravation; and we cannot help being concerned, that a criminal inftead of a civil profecution was not inftituted against the witches who tormented this unhappy fufferer; though, as he wonderfully furvived, no adequate punishment could, even by that mode, have been inflicted. As it feems uncertain, from the abfence of the defendant, whether or not this poor man will receive the damages awarded to him, we hope his mifery will be foothed by the contributions of the charitable. He has, however, been ill advised to name in the advertisement, among the inftances of recorded cruelty, the conduct of a late Governor in the Wet Indies, whofe cafe is not yet, we believe, finally decided, and whom many perfons deem an honourable and injured man. ART. 35. Poems and Plays. By William Richardson, A. M. 2 vols. The poems of Profeffor Richardfon were publifhed in a fingle volume in 1801, and then received from us the praise to which they are fo well entitled. They are now, by various additions, The principal acceffion augmented to twice their original extent. is the Tragedy of the Indians. The fcene is placed in North America, and the period of the action is that of the taking of The chief intereft is excited by the Quebec by the British troops. perils of Sidney, an Anglo-American, at that time captured by the Indians, and Maraino, his fifter, who had been carried away by them when an infant, and educated among them. Some of the fituations are striking, as where Maraino is enjoined to fay her brother, but on the whole the drama does not appear to riva the Maid of Locklin, which we noticed before. The following ode, of the Indians about to facrifice Sidney, has much poetic fire and animation. "ift Indian. Spirits of the dead, that fly All athwart the midnight sky 2d Indian. By your melancholy groans, * See Brit. Crit. Vol. xix. p. 478. That, |