lations of God's word into the modern languages of Europe. Luther's excellent versions in the German, did more than all his preaching and writing, to diffuse the simple gospel throughout the continent. In Britain, protestantism was diffused by the same means. The Bible was translated, printed, circulated, read, and understood. A copy of the sacred volume was fixed by royal authority in every parish church, for the perusal of the common people, and publicly declared to be the fountain of truth, the standard of duty.

lars, commentators and translătors, by Gill, Poole, Macnight, Lowth, Green, Geddes, Newcome, Campbell, the two Scotts, Parkhurst, and others, towards its improvement, and for a more faithful and spirited exhibition of the meaning of the HolyGhost. The successful labours of these eminent men have created a taste for biblical literature unexampled for extent and vigour in former times. But strong prejudices did exist, and still exist, in the minds of many scholars against the pursuit of Hebrew learning. This sacred language has shared in the general obloquy of the Jewish people, has been considered rude, uncouth, harsh, anticlassi cal, and barren of returns, even to its most laborious cultivators. To remove these prejudices, to smooth and widen the road of progress, to stimulate the mind to the necessary application, various grammars and lexicons have

The present is the æra of missions, and is distinguished by a new religious phenomenon, a Bible Society, the object of which is the circulation of the sacred scriptures, in all existing versions, and the accomplishment of new versions into those languages in which the wonders of divine mercy have never yet been exhibited. In Russia, in India, in the East,been published, both in Latin and the work of translation goes forward; nor shall it rest, till every nation learn, in their own tongue, the astonishing love of God. The fountain of all these versions is the sacred original. The New Testament makes the Old its basis, and both are written in languages spoken and understood, by a small number of men. The Hebrew, indeed, has ceased from being a living language for many centuries.

English. Some of these, as Taylor's Hebrew Concordance, in the manner of Buxtorf, and Parkhurst's Dictionary, possess peculiar ex cellencies, and have proved of great service to the student. No contempt is intended to be expressed against these and similar works, when it is added, that all of them which we have seen, have one essential defect in their plan as adapted for junior scholars. The derivatives cannot be found in them, but as arranged under their respective roots. This method, so different from what good sense dictates, in dictionaries of other languages, has always created to the young student difficulties, at first almost insur mountable, removeable only by

What can be more important, than a correct translation of God's own book? It is the greatest of human works, and every man who essentially contributes to the advancement of it, should be esteemed a friend and benefactor of the human race. The present authorized version of these king-years of great labour, and occadoms is not faultless, and much has been done by eminent scho

sionally marring his way, when a veteran in the service. One Ile

brew lexicographer has rapidly for all the necessary information? followed another, with improve- This might not have so comments and corrections, and en-pletely removed the difficulties largements and alterations, while occurring to a learner, but would this capital deficiency has been have rendered the work much slightly touched, or altogether more gratifying and useful to the overlooked. This difficulty, join-advanced scholar. This valu

ed to the perplexity of the points and accents, when introduced into the flexion of the nouns and verbs, has damped many an ardent mind, in the noblest and most profitable of all literary pursuits. Mr. Frey has boldly thrown down the inclosure which has been so tenaciously, and so long kept up by the prejudices of learned men, and has intro-sion, placed laterally, both in duced his pupil at once to the sacred garden.

class, for the assistance and en- couched in the following intercouragement of which it is so rogatory: "Is it not possible to admirably adapted. Many of form powerful peace societies, in the youth in England and Scot- every nation of Christendom, land, who are training in acade- whose object shall be, to supmies and colleges for the work port government, and to secure of the ministry, are very unable the nation from war?" He cal to advance so large a sum for a culates on the cordial co-operasingle dictionary. May the rapid tion of "every true minister of sale of this first and expensive the Prince of Peace, and every edition, lead to a work complete Christian who possesses the spiin itself, doing honour to the rit of his Master"-proposes, country which patronized it-re- that a liberal subscription be enflecting credit on its author, and tered into, for supporting printing furnishing new stimuli to the presses, to fill every land with acquisition of a language, in newspapers, tracts, and periodiwhich Moses delivered his law, cal works, devoted to this ob and David sung his psalms-inject-that the subject should be which the prophets transmitted, frequently discussed in the pulpit through successive ages, the his--that particular pains should be tory of the church, and recorded their predictions of "the woman's seed-the Shiloh of Jacob -the star of Balaam-the root of Jesse-Him," who is now" the light of the Gentiles," and who will one day be "the glory of his people Israel."

A Solemn Review of the Custom of War: showing, that War is the effect of Popular Delusion, and proposing a Remedy.

taken to impress on the minds of children, by early education, an abhorrence of war-he expects that the numerous Bible Socie ties will aid the design-that the Societies of Quakers will, of course, give the object all their assistance, &c. &c. The author's style and spirit may be judged of by the following quotation: p. 23.

"If the Christian religion is to put an end to war, it must be by the efforts of those who are under its in

It is neither a

It is

So long, therefore, as Christians acquiesce in the custom, the desirable end will be delayed. Christianity is not, itself, a powerful, god, an angel, nor a man. intelligent agent. only a system of divine instructions, relating to duty and happiness; to be used by men for their own benefit, the benefit of each other, and the honour of its author. Like all other instructions, they are of no use any further than they are regarded and reduced to practice."

THIS is a pamphlet of twenty-fluence. four pages, first printed at Hartford, in America, and now reprinted at Stockport, in England. From the text, 2 Sam. ii. 26, "Shall the sword destroy for ever?" the author has succeeded in proving, in each of the seven sections into which the work is divided, that "war is, in fact, a heathenish and savage custom, of the most malignant, most desolating, and most horrible character;" "the greatest curse, and resulting from the grossest delusions that ever afflicted a guilty world!" The remedy this benevolent writer proposes, is

It is impossible to read this pamphlet, without feeling the force of our Lord's beatitude, "Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God!"

Indeed, novelty in religion must be nearly allied to error; since the most certain and valuable truths, whether of a doctrinal or practical nature, are also the most ancient." Our Sabbaths are to the Christian church, what batte ries are to a fortified city-If the enemy can silence these batteries, the city will soon be taken.

To promote peace on earth, is to a clear, and comprehensive view, prove we have good will toward of the subject it professes to men! How different this to what discuss. Mr. Wemyss remarks our author calls the war trade! in the preface, that "on a subWe have lately been shocked inject so often handled, it would be observing the unfeeling and dar-unreasonable to look for novelty. ing spirit it produces. A genteel young man, under twenty, coming to town on the outside of the coach, said to the writer, "I am about to join my regiment." Are you not apprehensive of the danger to which your profession will expose you? "Oh no!" Then, lowering his tone a little, "I lately lost my poor brother in the battle of Waterloo." My prayer is, Scatter thou them that delight in war!" Very different, indeed, to that of military men!"-You may be assured, that the common toast now given by officers in England is, "War Eternal war!!" Let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just!

We are indebted for a copy of this admirable pamphlet, so happily adapted to awaken the minds of Christians to the evils of the war trade, to the kindness of a friend, who belongs to "The Society for the Promotion of Permanent and Universal Peace." We rejoice to see the well-known names of Thomas Clarkson, William Allen, Charles Dudley, Frederick Smith, and others, as members of the Committee. It is sold by the printer, James Lomax, Stockport, at the low price of two-pence.

A catechetical Treatise on the Patriarchal, Jewish, and Christian Sabbath; with a view to enforce from Scripture Authority, the more careful Observance of the Lord'sday. By Thos. Wemyss, Author of "Biblical Gleanings," &c.Ogles, bds. 1s. 6d.

THIS cheap little book, the result of much labour, contains VOL. VIII.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

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THE Memoirs and Writings of Miss Fanny Woodbray, who died at Baverly, in North America, November 15, 1814, aged 23 years; being the F. W. to whom the greater part of Mrs. Newell's interesting letters are addressed. By the Rev. Joseph Amerson.

In the month of October will appear a new edition of the Rev. Sir Adam

Gordon's Sermons on the Homilies, in and enlarged by the author, and deditwo volumes octavo, revised, corrected, cated, with permission, to the bishop of Lincoln.

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Just published,

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Life of the Rev. Risdon Darracott, of
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Sermons, by the Rev. Daniel de Su perville, formerly Pastor of the French church at Rotterdam: translated from

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Missionary Retrospect and Foreign Intelligence.