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pihilatk > n for man , he lias then for his greatest affliction the greatest consolation ; his noblest instinct , like all his other instincts , is then gratified ; reason Is then the best gift that could be conferred on him ; all his faculties and powers are then a masterpiece of harmony ; he . is then wise if he diligently cultivates and applies them ; he has then
the strongest inducement to reraaiu virtuous under all the circumstances of life ; the most perfect administration of justice jn the moral world , is then to be hoped for ; the constitution of the earth is then the most sublime that can be imagined ; in short , there is then every where consistency , whereas otherwise
there would be every where contradiction ; consistency between the faculties and instincts of man—consistency in all the arrangements made around him for his benefit—consistency in the whole terrestrial world itself—every where consistency the most complete and the most admirable .
He that can appreciate , can hardly , we think , withstand the force of these considerations . To our own minds they are not all equally valid . In some we discern hints rather than proofs . But as different minds are variously affected by evidence , we wish those who doubt to read the book ; we shall be glad if any come to the conclusion of the author , and incalculably more , if they frame their lives , as he did , in unison with their convictions .
Another work we would send our readers to , Jevons ' s " Systematic Morality , " not doubting that though their faith in a hereafter may not be augmented , they will read iu both an interesting comment on the fundamental truth of jhe Christian system .
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Art . IV . — The Application of the Principle of the Chorus to the , Book of Psalms . By the Rev . tW . K . Burroughs . Dublin . 1830 . The above title excites expectations which the book sdrely disappoints . The author either knows nothing about the
Principle of the Chorus , or cares nothing about its application , for his distribution of the Psalms is altogether arbitrary and capricious , and the real object seems to be the introduction of a commentary , of which the fidelity , as an exposition , is on a par with the truth and charity of its
sentiments . For instance : on Psalm iv . 6 , we arc told , ** The expression finely paints the lost labour of seeking his favour through our own devices , * Who will shew us any good ?* Thus termiuate the various systems of idolatry , the penances and inflictions of corrupt Christian churches ,
the scepticism of the Infidel , the deism of the'Arian , Socinian , and Unitarian ' ; they launch the soul into the broad ocean of eternity , a frail bark , to abide the storms of Almighty wrath , without even one star to jjild the horizon with hope ; no beacon near to shew a friendly port , and no anchor except man's own imperfect and sinful righteousness ? " ( Pp . 30 , 31 . ) And again , Ps . xxiv . 16 , " The semichorus requests a more full
description of this king of glory , of whom alone , of all the descendants of Adam , this exalted character is given . The chorus responds , that he is the well-beloved of the Father , the second person of the everblessed Trinity , manifest in the flesh ; the Jehovah who is to destroy the power of death and lead captivity itself captive . The questions and answers are again repeated ; but the concluding answer is more emphatic as to the essential divinity of Christ . "
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AnT . Y . — The Church , the Whole Church , and Nothing but the Church . London ; E . Wilson . 183 L Mb . Effingham Wilson deserves well of . his country . He keeps shop by the Royal Exchange , and publishes good
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# 36 Critical Notices ;* - * 77 i £ ola # icaZ
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Art . III . —Oriental Customs applied to the Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures . B y S . Burder , A . M . This volume is selected from the larger work in four volumes by the same author , with additions from more recent publications , constituting about onefifth of the whole . The author " has deviated from his former plan , in which the articles were arranged according to
the order of the books of the Bible * without regard to the subjects on which they treat . They arc now disposed in chapters , and referred to particular heads of illustration , preserving in each the order of the Sacred . Writings . " This alteration we regard as a great improve-
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ment . Many of the new articles possess considerable interest . We particularly recommend this book to our youthful readers , and those to whom the -price or size of the original work may be inconvenient . It affords abundance of entertainment and instruction , independently of its subservience to the clear understanding of many parts of Holy Writ .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1831, page 536, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2600/page/32/
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