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Art . IV . —Observations en the True Canon and Creed of Christianity ^ In Dialogues between a Christian of the Ancient School , and a Modern ; with an Appendix , containing Reflections and Historical Evidence . Robertson and Co ., Edinburgh . 1828 . 12 mo . pp . 147 .
This little work is , we have reason fo believe , the production of one who is not by profession a theologian , but who , while following other pursuits , has devoted no small share of time and talent to the study of the Scriptures . He is a member of the National Church of
Scotland ; bat "• he wishes always to keep In mind , that he is a member of . the Catholic Church of Christ , which is superior to , and which includes all , other churches ; and that in this character , as a Christian , he has duties to perform , and sentiments of love to cherish , towards all who bear his Master ' s name . " —Pref . p . viii . The " Christian of the Ancient School "
is supposed to be one of the apostles , permitted to visit the earth incognito , to learn by personal observation the existing state of Christianity . The chief communication made by the stranger to his companion , whom he accidentally meets on the Salisbury Crags , and with whom he converses on matters
of Christian theology , seems to be the following , that the Epistles are not of the same authority with the Gospels as the ground of our religious belief . We should be deposed to put the case differently , though we should probably differ but slightly from this author as to the eredenda of religion . It is incumbent on the advocate for the canon of the New
Testament to shew that the epistles are consistent in doctrine with the biographical notices of the Saviour contained 5 n the four gospels ; otherwise the admitted authority of the gospels would seem to destroy the credit of the epistles . This , however , we think can
he done , and has been done by solid and rational divines , notwithstanding the apparent discrepancy arising out of the local circumstances in which the epistles were written j and therefore the ground of the distinction assumed by our author , as if the evangelion and the aposto-
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¦ * lion did not teach the same doctrine , we apprehend raay be effectually removed . It was the design of Lord Bolingbroke to set them in opposition . The same has been done in our own times , by a writer of no mean reputation ; but we feel assured that a sufficient refutation of these theories may be found in a work to which we have recently referred , * though we do not wish to be understood as assenting to all the opinions of the excellent and learned author . Believing that the author of this volume earnestly seeks to discover Christian truth , and that he possesses talents which , under good direction , may lead to the attainment of it , we wish well to his exertions , and to the sale of the present treatise .
• Mr . Belsham ' s Exposition of St . Paul ' * Epistles .
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Art . V . —The Cypress Wreath . By Mrs . Cornwellfiaron Wilson . 12 mo . pp . 159 . London , 1828 . Smith and Co . Mrs . Wilson ' s book breathes sorrow with delicacy and true feeling . She avoids trick or artifice , and her success in appealing to the heart is consequently powerful and pure . But the contents of the volume are not all sombre . We shall
quote some verses which , though grave , are less mournful than those which give its propriety to the title , " Pilgrim !—who hast meekly borne All the cold world ' s bitter scorn , Journeying through this vale of tears , Till the promised laud appears , Where the pure ijn heart shall dwell ; Thou dost bless the Sabbath bell !
Idler . ' following Fashion ' s toys , Seeking , ' mid its empty joys , Pleasure—that must end in pain , Sunshine—that will turn to rain ; What does whisp ' ring Conscience tell ,
When thou hear ' at the Sabbath bell ? Poet ! dreaming o ' er thy lyre , Wasting health and youthful tire ; Wooing , still , the phantom Fame , For , at best , a fleeting name ; Burst the phains of Fancy ' s spell , Listen ! ' tis the Sabbath bell !
Critical Notices.
CRITICAL NOTICES .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1828, page 481, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2562/page/49/
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