crimination is no juftification of the party that ufes it; and the principle of driving men to heaven by any particular road, ftill remains to be juftified. It is fmall confolation to a convicted heretic, delivered over to the fecular power, that the doctrine by which he expires in tortures, is fhuffled from one to another, while the fad effects of it are inforced. But is, or is not, the court of inquifition, a canonical exercife of catholic power? Has not this fhocking tribunal its fecret dark feverities, and public celebration of acts of faith? Perhaps its canonical authority may be explained away with the reft; but does not the judicial power exift and act? Again, our Catholic friend gives us the following curious note. • Cardinal Bellarmine's treatife on the indirect power of the pope over the temporalties of kings, was condemned by the clergy and parliament of France, and publicly burnt by the common hangman: and whoever now should dare to advance fuch a doctrine in Paris, would receive a lodging in the Baftile; and yet the French are Papifts." This Writer, however, has not told us how the court of Rome relifhed the cardinal's moderation, in allowing this power to be only indirect; nor how a man, who fhould dare to difpute the pope's power in Rome or Madrid, would be lodged! Though Mr. Coghlan now chufes to claim the French nation as brother Papifts, he well knows, that they are not univerfally accepted as Papifts of the most found orthodox ftamp; and that on other occafions, the Gallican church would be as readily difowned by the catholic churches of other countries, as it is now convenient to acknowledge it. Art. 31. A Letter to the Reverend Mr. Browne, Author of Sunday Thoughts, &c. On the Downfall of Antichrift: Wherein is confidered the Opinion of the Right Reverend the Bishop of Bristol, concerning the Seven Churches, in his Lordship's Differ tations on the Prophecies of the Old and New Teftaments. By the Reverend A. Maddock, of Creaton, Northamptonshire. 8vo. 1 s. Matthews. 1779. The particular topic on which this Writer contends with the Bishop of Bristol, regards the epiftles to the feven churches. His Lordship has obferved, that " the main fubjects of this book are comprifed in fevens; feven churches, feven feals, feven trumpets, and feven vials." But he contends, as many others do, that the Leven epiftles to the churches are not prophetical of fo many fucceeding periods and states of the church, from its beginning to the end of the world, but only defcriptive of each particular church to whom the epiftles are addreffed. This point Mr. Maddock difputes, and his aim is to prove the contrary. The epiftles to the feven churches, he apprehends, are prophetical, and do most strikingly divide themselves, and, in general, fix their own periods. Thefe periods, he accordingly confiders, much in the fame way that fome other writers on this book have done before him, fuppofing, that we are now in the Sardian ftate of the church, which commenced at the reformation, but is waxing old and wearing away, to make room for the Philadelphian ftate, now about to appear, in which, it is faid, will be the glorious millenium. The epiltle to the church of Sardis, our Author obferves, is to ftrongly characteristic of of the reformed churches at this day, that' little more need be done, than to read that epiftle to see our own likeness. • We have the name, it is added, speaking of the English church, of a purely reformed church, which protests against the errors of popery, doctrinal and practical, but are we not dead as to faith and good works? We ftill have a name to live as a true church of Chrift in our articles, homilies, and liturgy, but are we not dead as to the practice of all religious duties? And are we not ready to return into the bofom of the Popish church ?-This church ftate draws near to its period. Thefe wars, which are a just punishment for our unbelief and apoftacy, are introducing a glorious ftate in which brotherly love will prevail, &c.' But before this feafon, it is farther faid, how full of trouble and bloodshed will the nations on earth be! The dark and bloody way to the Philadelphian church-ftate is folemnly awful and very affecting.' We will not prefume to controvert with our Author, any of his pofitions. We believe he means well, but how ftrange is it, that men of piety and learning fhould, so often, bewilder themselves and others in this book of the revelation! Art. 32. Fifteen Sermons on felect Subjects; from the Manufcripts of the late Reverend Thomas Broughton, A. M. Prebendary of Sarum, and Vicar of St. Mary Redcliff and St. Thomas, in Bristol. By the Reverend Thomas Broughton, A. M. of Wadham College, Oxford; and Vicar of Tiverton, near Bath. 8vo. 5 s. fewed. Cadell. 1778. The hint for this publication, we are told, was fuggefled by feveral of Mr. Broughton's late parishioners, among whom he refided upwards of thirty years; they expreffed their wishes to become poffeffed of fome of thofe difcourfes, which they had often heard from the pulpit with particular fatisfaction: Some fermons they pointed out to him, and others the Editor felected, efteeming them edifying and ufeful. The fubjects are as follows: The Example of Abraham's Faith; the Eloquence of Chrift; the Parable of the Sower, in two parts; the good Samaritan; the Parable of the rich Man and Lazarus, in Two parts; the Parable of the Ten Virgins; the Theory of Man; Hope in Chrift; the Joys of Heaven; the Repentance of a Sinner matter of joy in Heaven; the Duty of loving our Enemies; the argument from Miracles; the Converfion and Ministry of St. Paul.' Thefe difcourfes are fenfible and practical. SCHOOL-BOOKS. Art. 33. Arithmetic and Measurement, improved by Examples and plain Demonftrations: wherein are laid down the different cultomary Perches, and other Measures, used in the several Parts of Great Britain and Ireland. Suitable to all Artifts; but more especially those who are employed in Building, Gardening, Surveying Land, &c. To which is added, the Ufe of an Inftrument called a Tangent Rule, for the taking any given Distance within a Quarter of a Mile. Revifed, corrected, and improved. By William Davidfon, Architect, and Land-Surveyor. 12mo. 2 s. 6d. Hogg. The Author of this performance moves in a humble fphere; but is labours may not, perhaps, on that account, be a jot lefs ufeful. We are all fo fond of inftructing men of genius and fcience,-that is, of of giving to those who already are poffeffed of abundance,-that we utterly forget the artifan, the mechanic, and the labourer, who, in truth, ftand moft in need of our affiftance, and through whom our knowledge and learning would often find the shorteft road to public utility. It is on thefe confiderations, that we think the Author of this little tract deferving of commendation: we may add, that his book is of a moderate price, which is no unimportant point at this day; and that the matter which it contains, is laid down in a manner fo plain and eafy to be understood, that we think every perfon, even of the meanet capacity, must comprehend it. Art. 34. Arithmetic in the first four fundamental Rules. With a Collection of ufeful Tables, &c. By J. Bettelworth, Master of the Academy in Quaker's Buildings, Weft Smithfield. 8vo. 3 d. Hogg. Ufeful, particularly to thofe who never learnt, or have forgotten, for want of practice, the rudiments of arithmetic. We are always glad to fee, and to encourage, thefe little cheap things, calculated for the accommodation of those who cannot afford to purchafe dear books. SERMONS. I. Preached at Taunton, May 26, 1779, before an Affembly of the Proteftant Diffenting Clergy. By the Rev. Sir Harry Trelawney, Bart. A. B. Published at the request of the Minifters. 4to. Buckland, &c. Rational, candid, benevolent, and pious. If the clergy would all preach in this ftrain, men would never cut one another's throats to prove themselves the true difciples of Jefus Christ,—who held throatcutting in the utmost abhorrence. II. Compaion to Men's Souls the greatest Charity; and the Neceffity of a Subfcription for the Support and Relief of Miffionaries.-Preached and published for the Benefit of the incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts; in confequence of the Lord Bishop of Worcester's circular Letter to the Clergy of his Diocefe. By the Rev. Francis Rufford, B. A. Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford. 4to. 6d Fielding and Walker. Those who are intimately acquainted with American affairs, feem, generally, to agree in opinion, that the money raifed here for the propagation of the Gospel in that part of the world, was never better employed than at this time, when it is fo much wanted for the relief of thofe mifionaries, &c. who are fufferers for their inflexible attachment to this country. The account of Mr. Crawford's Experiments and Obfervations on Animal Heat will be given in our next. The well-written letter of Eugenius, from Salisbury, in behalf of Mrs. Cowley's play of ALBINA, is acknowledged; but it has not induced the Reviewer of that tragedy to alter his opinion of it. THE MONTHLY REVIEW, For NOVEMBER, 1779. T 5 9. ART. I. Selecta quædam Theocriti Idyllia. Recenfuit, variorum Notas adjecit, fualque Animadverfiones, partim Latine, partim Anglice fcriptas, immifcuit, Thomas Edwards, S. T. P. 8vo. in Sheets. Cambridge printed, and fold by Woodyer. 1779. O thofe who wish to have an intimate acquaintance with the works of the Sicilian Bard, this felection will prove a very acceptable prefent. Dr. Edwards evinces a critical knowledge both of his author and the language in which he writes; and if he has not cleared up every difficulty, and elucidated all that was obfcure, it is not through want of labour or of attention. The original text confifts but of about 350 lines, and yet the notes are extended through upwards of 250 pages, befide two or three-and-twenty pages more of Addenda, Corrigenda, Collationes, &c. When, however, the variety of matter which is comprehended in the notes is confidered, and when it is obferved also that those notes are profeffedly written in ufum juventutis academicæ, many of whom may possibly stand in need of every affiftance, we are not to wonder that our Editor has been fo particular and minute in, many of his animadverfions. Left his readers fhould be furprised to find fome of the notes in Latin, and others in English, he acquaints them, in his preface, that they were written at his leifure hours, fometimes in one language, fometimes in the other, as chance or inclination directed him; and that he knows of no purpose it would have answered to have printed them uniformly in Latin or in English. With all due deference to the Doctor's opinion in this matter, we must beg leave to diffent from him. Editions of an cient authors ought to be for the benefit of the learned world in general, and not to be confined to the advantage of a partiVOL. LXI. cular Y cular country. Were every editor of an ancient author to write his notes fometimes in Latin, at others in his vernacular tongue, it would frequently happen that the advantages to be reaped from them would be extremely limited. Had Reifke, Heinfius, Scaliger, &c. adopted the fame mode of editing that Dr. Edwards has chofen, it is not impoffible but the Doctor himself might, in many inftances, have been unable to have availed himself of their affiftance. But our objection to Dr. Edwards's English notes rests not here the notes themselves, we mean with refpect to the style in which they are expreffed, are highly exceptionable. As a proof of our affertion, we will give an extract from a note on a paffage in the fourth Idyllium: If I rightly understand the Poet's reprefentation, Battus and Corydon are talking at fome diftance from the olives. Battus accidentally turning his head, fees the calves browsing He inftantly cries out, on the trees. βαλλε καλωθε τα μοσχία, τας γαρ ελαίας Τον άλλον τρωγοντι τα δυσσοα and whilst he is uttering the firft words, he and Corydon both fet a running together; and when he has uttered the remaining words, both fet a hooting together : Σπθ', ο Λεπαργος Σπθ', ο Κυμαίθα, &ς. Whity goes away before Battus gets to the olives: he therefore ftops running, and ftands ftill. Cymatha ftays where the is, and firs not an inch. Corydon therefore continues running towards her; and fwears he will be the death of her, if she does not take herself somewhere elfe: εκ εσαν εις ; Ηξω, και τον Πανα, κακεν τελος αυτικα δώσων, Ει μη απει τετωθεν Whilft he is faying this, fhe runs away: he follows her; both whilft he is faying it, and after he has faid it. Having followed her, as far as he thinks neceffary, he returns; and goes to the place, where Battus is ftanding. But fcarce is he there, when he fees her coming to the plants again : Ιδ, αυ πάλιν δε αποθέρπει Upon this Battus fets out; determined to drive her to fome purpofe, and by a good drubbing give her enough of meddling with olive-trees, &c.' read Our Poet is fuch an excellent painter here, that one cannot Σιτθ', ο Κυμαίθα, ποτι τον λόγον without feeing the hurry and bustle, the two ruftics are in." |