Christian Church, History of, by Rev. J. C. Robertson, 210. Christian Sepulture, by l'Abbé Cochet, Christianity favourable to mental ac- 250. Church of England contrasted with Churches, internal arrangement of, 490. Codex Vaticanus, Dr. Tregelles on the Commentary wholly Biblical, Bagster's, Comprehensive History of England, Correspondence, 154, 419. Criticism, a course of developed, on D Daniel and Ezra compared with the De Burgh, Rev. W., on the Apocalypse, Desert of Sinai, by Dr. Bonar, 218. E Ecclesiastical History, Lectures on by Egyptian Dynasties, No. II., 305. English Bible, supposed errors of, 130; Exodus and Leviticus in Septuagint, Ezekiel's Temple, its design unfolded, F Flowers of Friendship, by the Rev. R. G Grammatical Exegesis, on, 493. Greece and Assyria, connexion of early Greek common in Palestine, 65. H Harmony of the accounts of the last Harmonizing Gospels, a chapter on, by Heathen World, its state in relation to Hebrew Works, modern, 238. History, its human agency exalted to Hug on the language of Palestine, 65. I India, religion of, by Rev. C. Hardwick, Inspiration, Jewish opinions on, 178. J Jehovah, right pronunciation of, 210. Jonah, book of, in four Semitic dialects, K Kaffir Language, 243. Kitto, Dr., Life of, by Dr. Eadie, 456. L Land's Joannes Bischof von Ephesos, Library of Biblical Literature, 471. M Magi, time and place of their visit to Maimonides, account of his More Ne- Manetho's Egyptian Tables, 308. Musical Instruments of Scripture, 237, Rare Books and their prices, 492. Reformation needed in the Sixteenth Resurrection of the Saints after Christ's Roman Catacombs, 475. Royal Society of Literature, proceed- S Sabbath, origin of the word, by Mr. H Sanchoniathan, dynasties of, 341. Scriptures how far designed for perpe- Sheol, signifies sometimes the grave, Shiloh, on the coming of, 33; the pro- phecy fulfilled in Christ, 34. Song of Songs, by C. D. Ginsburg, 465. 226. Spanish New Testament, 236. Syrian MSS. in the British Museum, Syrian Tombs described by Maundrell, T Taylor, Jeremy, his Holy Living and Tent and the Khan, by Dr. Stewart, 455. Tetzel and indulgencies, 5. Testimony of the Rocks, by Hugh Teyler's Theological Prizes, 176. Truth Seekers, Helps for, by Rev. Turkish and English Dictionary, by Typology of Scripture, by Dr. Fair- V Vey Language, the, 243. W Wesleyan Methodism, History of, by Westminster Review on errors of Eng- Winslow, Rev. G. E., on the Apoca- Words of the Lord Jesus, by Stier, 223. X Xenophon as an historian, and as the Y Yahveh Christ, the Memorial Name, THE JOURNAL OF SACRED LITERATURE AND BIBLICAL RECORD. No. IX.-APRIL, 1857. LUTHER.a In every great movement affecting the destinies of mankind, and in which men are the actors, there are two elements quite distinct in their nature, although inseparable in their operation : the actuating and controlling mind, and the instruments by which its designs are accomplished. God and man are the two great agents in history, the former working in secret as to his immediate influence and ultimate intentions, and therefore liable to be overlooked and undervalued; the latter occupying the most conspicuous place in the eyes of mortals, and on this account apt to receive more credit for wisdom and more honour than properly fall to his share. Those who are the spectators of this drama of life in which the INVISIBLE prompts and regulates the scenes, form notions of what is going on more or less correct as they are more or less spiritual and religious in their mental habits; the pious recognizing the divine hand, which, though unseen, is really present everywhere; the thoughtless and vain only beholding the minor agents and giving to them their unreasoning applause. a The Life of Martin Luther. By Henry Worsley, M.A., Rector of Easton, Suffolk; late Michel Scholar of Queen's College, Oxford. In Two Volumes. London: Bell and Daldy. 1856. 8vo, pp. 840. The Table Talk of Martin Luther. Translated and Edited by William Hazlitt, Esq. New Edition, to which is added the Life of Martin Luther, by Alexander ChalWith additions from Michelet and Audin. London: H. G. Bohn. 1857. 12mo, pp. 492. mers. VOL. V.NO. IX. B In only one great historical movement do we find the divine element overshadowing the human, so as to shine with its own effulgence, and that is in the combined operations of our Lord and Saviour and His disciples in the founding and early extension of the Christian Church. It is remarkable how, in the first and most important scenes in the evangelical history, CHRIST occupies almost the whole field of vision, and how the inferior actors retire to an humble distance; or, in other words, how the light surrounding our Lord's person and work seizes the attention and turns it from the disciples and ministers who are yet his active instruments in forwarding his designs of love and mercy. There are indeed a few indications of this reverence for the "Author and Finisher of the Faith" ignobly leaving that object for inferior ones, as when the Corinthians became partizans, and said, "I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ;" but such instances are of rare occurrence. The rule, in relation to the early Church is, that Jesus Christ was magnified as all in all, and his apostles only as his ministers who did his pleasure. Thus in the documents which are the records of Christianity, we find four exquisite characters of our Lord drawn by four different pens, but we look in vain for any designed exhibition of the excellences of Peter, James and John. This peculiarity arose from the fact that in the case of our Lord's contemporaries, the most useful men, and the most endowed with gifts, had "no glory by reason of the glory which excelled," and cast them into the shade. Paul was fervent in his labours, and John was loving in his spirit, but Jesus when recognized as divine, had qualities which far surpassed theirs. How could the moon and the stars attract notice, when the Sun of Righteous, ness was above the horizon, and shining with meridian splendour? But soon that Sun lost its brightest beams in the thoughts and remembrances of men, and, as years rolled on, the lesser lights in the intellectual firmament began to twinkle, then to attract more and more regard, and at last were invested by the frail minds of the beholders with a splendour which living apostles and evangelists never seemed to have. We do not blame human nature for this :-the process was natural, and the result inevitable. Those who had never seen the Lord in the flesh could not think of Him as those who had been blessed with that vision; and generations removed by centuries from the actual times of the Theophany, could never be so engrossed by the "Apostle and High Priest of their profession," as those who lived in them. This receding of the living Christ, and this coming into greater prominence of the subordinate agents in the establishment of his |