ing ufed the most unjustifiable means, in what they thought the cause of Heaven. It were to be wished that not only our own Church, but that any other Church, profefling 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 fpirit of the establishment itself, but to the better fpirit which, blefied be God, now prevails among its members, 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, those best 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 ftricteft fenfe of the word a Non Con.-Universal conformity in religious opinion is certainly rather to be defired than expected; but the dreadful effects of religious controverfy are fo well known to perfons ever fo little converfant in hiftory, that no man of fenfe and humanity would wish to revive it on the fcore 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 goodnels fake let them remain defunct, and do not rake into their afhes, left a latent fpark be found to lutk beneath, which may be blown into a Hame. But not to forcjudge the cause, let the parties be heard. His Lordship, like a truly-chriftian Bishop, fays, "it is the duty of the Clergy to preach Chrift and his Gospel." And truly, in fuch times as thefe, when conventicles profeffedly heathen are opened in the very metropolis, and the name of Chrift (or nothing but the name), is hardly ever heard from our profeffedly-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 Apottle of the Gentiles fo carly recommended; the preaching of Christ and him crucified.-But, fays our Country Clergy

man,

"We are fully agreed that we are placed in our miniftry to preech Jefus Chrift, and not our elves. 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 twa men may be agreed, and on which, probably, the Christian Scripti res may be defignedly obfcure, or doubtful, or altogether filent,which yet retain their place in certain church formularies? Or, may we not be faid to preach ourselves, when we continually lean to al

frufe and metaphyfical doctrines, no way concerned in the edification of our flocks, and with which the truth of Christianity 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 Golpel, where all things neceffary to be believed, are fo plain, that he who runs may read; nor can he write his fermons, wholly Chriflian, 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 Gospel, must be the proper duty of Chriftian minifiers. But, my Lord, the question which immediately fuggefts itself is, what is that Gofpel, and where is it to be found?-We are, indeed, required to take bred to our doctrine; and this requifition makes it the more needful for us to be ferious and circumfpect in our enquiries. And shall we then hesitate whether we shall 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 fet up for a reformer. It cannot be denied that this writer hath urged fome of the moft pertinent arguments in favour of perfons diffenting 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 neceffary Explanations and Remarks, together with Tables, calculated for Practice, the Ufe of which is illuftrated by proper Example; with the Method of folving that carital Problem, which requires the Elevation for the greateft Range with any given initial Velocity. By Hugh Brown. 4to. 15s. boards. Nourfe.

The art of gunnery received fuch very capital improvement from the late very ingenious Mr. Robins, that it affumed a new af ect, and laid daim to a fuperior rank in the world of fcience to that, which it had before any juft pretenfions to. Mr. Robins's New Principles were fift published in the year 1742, and reprinted with his other mathematical tracts by Dr. Wil

fon

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 these are added, a set of new tables, calculated from Mr. Euler's theory, for finding the length of the curve, defcribed 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 immediately for the ufe of the artillery.

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

W.

Sappho, a Poetic Rhapsody, inferibed to the fair Patroness of Bath-Eaften. 8vo. 1s. 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. Goldsmith. 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 lofs, 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:

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 displayed his folly to equal advantage, had he never croffed the channel.

Madge's Addrees to Chriftopher Twiftwit, Efq; Bath Laureat and Miller's Plumian Profeffor. 4to. 1s. 6d. Parker. As impotent a fatirift as the author of Sappho is an en

comiaft.

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 enthufiafm, 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 fenfe 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 Server. By E. Harwood, D. D. 12mo. 3s. 6d. Johnfon.

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 " Obfer-vations on Reverfionary Payments, c. By Samuel Clark. Svo. 2s. 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 wonder, therefore, if even a better politician and calculator than the Doctor fhould be found tripping, or that a much worse 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. Addreed 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. 5s. 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 Ecl. By a Lady. 4to. Is. bd. Bew.

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

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