A Greek Harmony of the Gospels; in which the Arrangements of Newcome, Townsend, and Greswell, are incorporated. The Verbal Parallelisms occurring at different periods of the Evangelical History, are placed in juxtaposition; their Chronological situations being either preserved or distinctly pointed out. With Notes, designed chiefly for the Use of Students at the Universities. By the Rev. RICHARD CHAPMAN, B. A. London: Rivingtons. Pp xiv. 236. 80. 1836. 4to.

OUR pages have of late years introduced to public notice various English Harmonies of the Gospels, which are well adapted to enable English readers advantageously to study the evangelical history for themselves. Mr. Chapman has here furnished "Students at the Universities" with a commodious Greek Harmony, which is admirably calculated to facilitate the critical study of the Gospels, by exhibiting at one view what is peculiar to each, and what is common to all or any of them; to prove the consistency of the Evangelists in their common accounts, and also to point out the order of events in the Gospel-narratives. He has, we think, accurately exhibited the historical parallelisms. In his arrangement of the history of our Lord's resurrection, he has chiefly followed the plan developed by Mr. West, and indicated in his well-known Treatise on the Resurrection; but Mr. Chapman has also introduced the scheme of Archbishop Newcome, together with the principal arguments which have been offered in support of it. The Notes are avowedly a compilation from Professor Burton, Dr. Townson, Archbishop Newcome, Dr. Whitby, Messrs. Greswell and Townsend, and other eminent critics and commentators. They supply much varied and useful information to those who cannot have access to large libraries. A Table of Contents and an Index terminate this volume, which we cordially recommend to all Biblical students, whether at the Universities or elsewhere; and especially to candidates for Holy Orders, as a truly valuable help to the study of the

THE historian of the celebrated ἀνάβασις to Oxford appears in these Lectures as the advocate of Calvinism, and not only so, but of the proposition that the Articles of the Church are Calvinistic. We have always said, we care very little about speculative Calvinism; we doubt not Mr. Dillon may be as good a Christian as those who would most strenuously combat the monstrous doctrines he attempts to elicit from the forms of our Church. We have only one observation for his ear,-The cause of truth can never derive effective support from misquotation. He is welcome to argue, that when the Catechism instructs a child to say of Christ, "who hath redeemed me, and all mankind," the Church does not mean all mankind, but only a part; he is welcome to suppose, that an elementary exposition of religion takes for granted propositions which, if true, no plain adult, much less a child, could ever dream of; but he is not welcome to misquote, as he does, the words that follow in the Catechism. He gives them, "God the Holy Ghost who sanctifieth all the elect people of God," instead of, "who sanctifieth ME, and all" &c. The real words would not suit Mr. Dillon's purpose, as it is evident the Church teaches every baptized child to apply them to itself; but this is no reason why he should make them speak a meaning directly opposite to that which they manifestly bear. Such arguments can do no good, but rather weaken the cause they are designed to serve.

A Turbulent Spirit Unreasonable Wicked, and Dangerous. A Sermon preached in a Work-house, where a scene of insubordination and tumult had recently been exhibited. By A NORFOLK CLERGYMAN. London: Roake and Varty. Pp. 24. A WELLTIMED discourse, written in simple language, and the arguments urged with great christian firmness and judgment. The Sermon is well calculated for distribution in those parts which are unfortunately fruitful in turbulent spirits.

A Discourse, preached in Salisbury Cathedral, on King Charles' Martyrdom. 1836. By the Rev. W. L. BOWLES, Canon Residentiary of Surum. Salisbury; Brodie: London; Rivingtons. Pp. 21. 1836. OUR indefatigable author has here given us a Sermon full of information, and full of interest. The only regret we have is our inability, for want of space, to quote at large from its pages. We, however, trust that our readers will purchase the sound and able discourse for themselves.

The Rule of Faith: its Divine Authority, Interpretation, Sufficiency, and general Design; exhibited in the Language of the Original Record of Scripture, with a Literal Translation in parallel columns; and Notes, exegetical and illustrative, including the more Valuable Annotations of recent German Writers. To which is added, a Bibliographical Guide to the principal Works in Systematic Theology, which have appeared in Germany and Holland during the last Century; also, various Disquisitions by De Wette,Reinhard, Neander, Hahn, Storr, Tittmann, Jahn, Winer, Stuart, and others. By the Ren. N. MORREN, A. M. Minister of the North Parish, Greenock. Edinburgh: Clark. London: Hamilton and Co. Dublin: Curry and Co. 1835. Pp. xvi. 208, 80. 8vo.

THIS copious title-page fully exhibits to the reader an idea of the contents of the volume, which is complete in itself,

though it forms the first volume of a large System of Biblical Theology, which we hope the author will be encouraged to finish. It is a capital improvement of the "Dicta Classica," or Collections of Proof- Texts of Scripture, which are so common on the continent. It is divided into four chapters, which again are subdivided into sections, consisting of one hundred propositions, which discuss the divine authority of Scripture, its interpretation, sufficiency, and general design. Under each proposition the original texts of Scripture are given, accompanied with translations, in which the author has, in many instances, judiciously retained our admirable authorized version. At the end of each section the notes are given they must have cost the author great labour; and they present the results of the researches of the most eminent foreign critics in a clear and compendious form. Mr. Morren has studiously guarded his readers against the unsound reveries of the modern German Neologians, many of which are ably refuted in the dissertations which are comprised in the Appendix to this beautifully printed volume. The author has given abundant proofs of his intimate acquaintance with foreign theological literature; and while we are writing this article, we observe with pleasure that he has announced a translation from the German of the most important portion of Rosenmüller's "Biblical Geography," which forms part of the very useful and cheap publication,-"The Biblical Cabinet, or Hermeneutical, Exegetical, and Philological Library," eleven volumes of which are now before the public.

The Holy Bible, with Notes. By the Rev. H. CAUNTER, B.D. Illustrated with 144 Engravings, by Drawings from Westall and Martin. London: Churton, 1836.

THIS work is neatly printed: the marginal references are copious; and the notes, as far as we can judge from the specimen before us, appear to illustrate well the text. Of the engravings we cannot say much.

"Paul" shown to be no "Unitarian ;" but Unitarianism proved to be Antiscriptural in its Origin, Doctrines, and Tendency; being an Answer to Mr.Rowntree's "Reply" to the "Reviewer Reviewed ;” in which his fallacious Statements are refuted, and his critical Pretensions exposed. By the Rev. W. B. CLARKE, A.M. Minister of Longfleet. London: Rivingtons. Poole: J. Sydenham. 1836. Pp. 94. 8vo.

WE have here a noble champion in defence of the Saviour's divinity against the Unitarians, alias Humanitarians. From the title we are given to understand that several pamphlets have passed between Mr. Clarke and Mr. Rowntree upon this important subject. Our author, in the present "Answer," evidently displays much reading, and does not, like his opponent, trust to second-hand authority. The illustrations of Scripture passages are many and just, and the whole will well repay an attentive perusal. One passage which is taken from Dr. Burton we cannot forbear quoting, inasmuch as the Unitarians are so ready to quote the Ebionites as advocating the very same doctrines with themselves.

66 Never," says the late learned Dr. Burton (Enquiry into the Heresies of the Apostolic Age, p. 240), never, conceive, was there a more unfortunate and fatal alliance formed, than between the We Ebionites and modern Unitarians. find the Ebionites referred to, as if they agreed in every point with the Socinian or Unitarian creed: and yet it may be almost asserted, that in not one single point do their sentiments exactly coincide." "So far," (continues this powerful reasoner)" from the Socinian or Unitarian doctrine being supported by that of the Cerinthians or Ebionites, I have no hesitation in saying, that not one single person is recorded who ever imagined that Christ was a mere man." (P. 246.) The Ebionites are appealed to by the Unitarians as denying the divinity of Christ, which they never did. "So convinced were they of Christ's descent from heaven, so wholly irreconcilable was it with their creed to question or deny it, that they would not BELIEVE EVEN AN INSPIRED APOSTLE, when he said that Christ was born of a human mother! What shall we say, then,

of those men who follow the Ebionites in mutilating the Scriptures, but with a purpose which would have filled the Ebionites with horror and contempt?"-Pp. 22, 23.

The Divine Origin, Appointment, and Obligation of Marriage. A Sermon, preached on Sunday, March 20,1886, in the Church of St. Stephen's, Walbrook. By the Rev. GEORGE CROLY, LL.D. Rector of the Parish. London: James Duncan. 1836. Pp. 40. 8vo.

WE have seldom met with a discourse which so fully and so clearly treats the comprehensive subject of the "Divine Origin of Marriage" as this before us. The arguments are, to our minds, quite sufficient to convince any one who is seeking after truth, of the destructive and revolutionary principle of the "civil contract," for which so many are now most ignorantly clamouring. But though marriage is shown to demonstration to be of divine origin, yet the interference of human laws to the regulations of its forms is not denied.

In this instance, as in matters of government, and all others, it leaves the details to human wisdom, satisfying itself with establishing the principle. Thus, from the very nature of marriage, it is important that it should be marked by some ceremonial, for it is important that it should be recognised by society; that in the eyes of men it should have the evidence of being a true, permanent, and virtuous union; that it should submit itself to the responsibilities of the laws, and thus be entitled to enjoy the privileges which belong to their protection. By a common impulse, this ceremonial has, in nearly all nations, been combined with religion. But, whether an impulse so universal is a remnant of those high traditions which have floated to us across so many ages of strange and fluctuating memories, like the fruits and verdure of some unstained clime, thrown by the ocean upon our sterile shore; or an instinct, for which we have to look only into the human heart; nothing can be clearer than that it has substantial reason on its side, and that no solemnity can be dispensed with, which presses the reverence for marriage sacredly on the mind of man. -P. 23.

We strongly recommend this sermon to all our readers.