ing used the most unjustifiable means, in what they thought the caufe of Heaven. It were to be wished that not only our own Church, but that any other Church, profeffing itfelf Chriftian, could efcape the charge of perfecution. In our own time, we are indebted for all that moderation and charity which are to be found in difpenfations of ecclefiaftical concernment not to the letter, nor indeed to the spirit of the establishment itself, but to the better fpirit which, bleffed be God, now prevails among its inembers, and to the general improved temper of the times. And why all figments, of a contrary tendency, now become as fo many dead letters, fhould remain as fo much facred lumber, a reproach to the cause of true religion, and to the civil government under which we live, thofe beft can tell, who tenaciously maintain every fhred and remnant."

From this commencement of our Country Clergyman's addrefs to the Bishop, it is pretty apparent that he is in the fricteft fenfe of the word a Non Con.-Univerfal conformity in religious opinion is certainly rather to be defired than expected; but the dreadful effects of religious controverfy are to well known to perfons ever fo little converfant in hiftory, that no man of fente and humanity would wish to revive it on the icore of trifles. Granting it is abfurd to be over tenacious of Shreds and Remnants, is it not equally fo to be over zealous for retrenching fuch trivial fuperfluities? If the figments complained of are really fo many dead Letters, for goodness fake let them remain defunct, and do not rake into their afhes, left a latent fpark be found to lurk bencath, which may be blown into a flame. But not to forcjudge the caufe, let the parties be heard. His Lordihip, like a truly-christian Eifhop, fays, " it is the duty of the Clergy to preach Chrift and his Golpel." And truly, in fuch times as thefe, when conventicles profeffedly heathen are opened in the very metropolis, and the name of Christ (or nothing but the name), is hardly ever heard from our profetfedly-chriftian pulpits, we think his Lordship would have been wanting in his duty,- had he failed on the prefent occafion to have enforced the propriety of what the great Apof tie of the Gentiles to early recommended; the preaching of Chrift and him crucified.-But, fays our Country Clergy

man,

"We are fully agreed that we are placed in our miniftry to preach Fifis Chrift, and not ourselves. But I do not understand this empha tical defcription of our duty and province to be confined to the mercy not preaching morality, in exclufion of Chriftianity. What shall we fay to the preaching certain dogmata, about which both great and good men are found to differ very widely from each other,—about which no two men may be agreed, and on which, probably, the Chriftian Scriptures may be defignedly obfcure, or doubtful, or altogether filent,-but which yet retain their place in certain church tormularies? Or, may we not be faid to preach ourfelves, when we continually lean to ab

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frufe and metaphyfical doctrines, no way concerned in the edification. of our flocks, and with which the truth of Chriftianity is entirely unconnected? Our Sermons cannot well be too plain; and they ought to be wholly Chriftian. And let me add, that our Clergy cannot any where find a better pattern for the plainnefs of their manner than in the fimplicity of the Gofpel, where all things neceflary to be believed, are fo plain, that he who runs may read; nor can he write his fermons wholly Chriftian, it he diverts his caufe among the fyftems of men, whether they be the judgements of councils, affemblies, fynods, or

convocations.

"To live, my Lord," continues he, " as becometh the Gospel is, confeffedly the duty of Chriftians; and equally true it is that, therefore to preach that Gofpel, must be the proper duty of Chriftian minifters. But, my Lord, the question which immediately fuggefts itfelf is, what is that Gofpel, and where is it to be found -We are, indeed, required to take heed to our doctrine; and this requifition makes it the more needful for us to be ferious and circumfpect in our enquiries. And fhal we then hesitate whether we fhall take up with the figments of human device in preference to the infallible Word of God, or call that Gospel which is no Golpel?-Whether it be right in the fight of God, to hearken unto men, more than unto God, judge ye."

Plaufible and even proper as this plea may be in particular cafes, our fenfible remonftrant cannot be ignorant that it is the general plea of every captious diffenter from established forms, as well as of every turbulent fanatic and crack-brained enthufiaft, who takes it into his head to set up for a reformer. It cannot be denied that this writer hath urged fome of the moft pertinent arguments in favour of perfons diflenting from the established religion, but there is nothing novel in them, nor any thing that has not been repeatedly replied to in a manner equally valid.

S.

The True Principles of Gunnery investigated and explained. To which are added, many necellary Explanations and Remarks, together with Tables, calculated for Practice, the Ufe of which is illuftrated by preper Examples; with the Method of jolving that capital Problem, which requires the Elevation for the greateft Range with any given initial Velocity. By Hugh Brown. 4to. 15s. boards. Nourte.

The art of gunnery received fuch very capital improvement from the late very ingenious Mr. Robins, that it affumed a new alect, and laid claim to a fuperior rank in the world of science to that, which it had before any jeft pretenfions to. Mr, Robins's New Principles were firt publied in the year 1742, and reprinted with his other mathematical tracts by Dr. Wil

fon in 1761.-Profeffor Euler, to whom the public are obliged for many excellent tracts, tranflated Mr. Robins's work into German; annexing copious obfervations and remarks on the feveral propofitions it contained. These remarks, with a paper of Mr. Euler's printed in the Memoirs of the Royal Academy of Berlin, are here tranflated into English, and accompanied with explanatory notes. To thefe are added, a fet of new tables, calculated from Mr. Euler's theory, for finding the length of the curve, described by a projectile in a refifting medium, together with the ordinate and abfciffa, anfwering to every point of the curve, and alfo the time of defcribing the whole or any part of it, and the angle, which the track makes with the horizontal in any point. This theory differs widely from the common, and is illuftrated with examples, calculated im mediately for the use of the artillery.

The explanatory notes of the tranflator, among which are inferted fome obfervations and remarks by Mr. Landen, are ufeful, scientific, and ingenious; but, for the particulars we beg leave to refer our readers to the work itself.

W.

Sappho, a Poetic Rhapsody, infcribed to the fair Patroness of Bath-Eafton. 8vo. Is. Almon.

As we fuppofe this rhapfodift intended to pay a compliment to the fair patronefs in queftion, we take the will for the deed: he is, notwithstanding, the clumfieft panegyrift we remember ever to have met with.

An Elegiac Ode, to the Memory of the Rev. Charles Steuart Eccles, Rector of Birts Morton, Worcestershire. 4to. 6d. Goldmith. It is a pity our young elegiaft did not take time to inform himself about the unfortunate clergyman, whofe untimely death he fo dolefully laments. Mr. Eccles was, indeed, a very worthy benevolent man; who was drowned in the river Avon, in endeavouring to fave a youth from the like fate. His los however, is here particularly lamented as a man of genius, author of the Man of Feeling, and other ingenious pieces; for which the public are indebted, if we are rightly informed, to a gentleman of the name of Mackenzie.

Fashion i

Fashion: or, A Trip to a Foreign C-t. 4to. 1s. 6d. Baldwin.

It is a fashion it feems for the youth of this country, who have more money than wit, to take a trip, as this writer terms it, to the Continent; to expofe their own follies abroad, and thofe, which they pick up there, on their return home. This

writer feems defirous of appearing in the pink of the mode; and yet we think he might have expofed himself as much, and difplayed his folly to equal advantage, had he never croffed the channel.

Madge's Addreffes to Chriftopher Twistwit, Efq; Beth Laureat and Miller's Plumian Profeffor. 4to. Is. 6d. Parker.

As impotent a fatirift as the author of Sappho is an encomiaft.

Memoirs of eminently pious Women. By Thomas Gibbons, D. D. 2 vols. 8vo. 12s. fewed. Buckland.

Heaven forefend that we fhould attempt to depreciate the merit or weaken the force of examples that tend to promote the practice of virtue and piety! But we fear that the many inftances of enthufiafin, to be met with in thefe volumes, together with the fanatic ftile, in which they are recorded, will rather tend to difguft, than edify, the more rationally-pious females of the prefent age. We find, indeed, among these good women, a few, who were as remarkable for their good Tenfe as for their piety: but, barring thefe exceptions, the reft put us in mind of the characteristic defcription of a good woman, by the negative fign-painter of St. Giles's, who in drawing her portrait, left her without a head!

Sermons on the Parable of the Sower. By E. Harwood, D. D 12mo. 3s. 6d. Johnson.

The fermons on the parable of the fower are in number feven; to thefe are added three on the nature, defign, and fpirit, of Chriftianity.

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A Letter

A Letter to Richard Price, D. D. and F. R. S. Containing an ENTIRE REFUTATION of his celebrated Treatife of " Obfervations on Reverfionary Payments, &c. By Samuel Clark. Svo. 25. Laidler.

Poor Doctor Price has met with fo many full confutations and entire refutations, that a perfon entirely ignorant of his merits, would be apt to be ftruck with utter amazement at the reputation he has acquired as well as a calculator as a politician. But, indeed, both the fciences of politics and reverfionary payments are extremely fallacious, for want of fufficient data, on which to build a demonftrative foundation. It is no wender, therefore, if even a better politician and calculator than the Doctor fhould be found tripping, or that a much worfe arithmetician than Mr. Clark fhould pertinently reprehend

him.

A Poetical Epifle to Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knt. and Prefident of the Royal Academy. 4to. 1s. 6d. Fielding and Walker, For poetical Epistle, read pragmatical Epiftle: the latter epithet being by far the more pertinent of the two.

The Affes Looking Glafs, a Fable. Addrefed to the Author of the Affes Ears. 4to. 6d. Waters.

Not altogether fo contemptible as from the provocation might be expected.

Julia de Roubigné; a Tale: In a Series of Letters, published by the Author of the Man of Feeling, and the Man of the World. 12mo. 2 vol. 55. Cadell.

An exception from the general run of novels and romances; and not inferior to the ingenious author's former productions.

The Inamorato: addreffed to the Author of the Electrical Eel. By a Lady. 4to. Is. 6d. Bew.

A contemptible performance, worthy to rank with the other muddy productions attendant on the Electrical Eel,

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