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    His 7 o The Publishers* Circular W ; «5....

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    Books Keceived :— From Messrs. David Bry...

    - — I Fulfilment of Scripture Prophecy' are among the I most effective in the volume .

    From Messrs . James Nisbet & Co . —* John I W son ycliffe "Wray : . a Qui The nce popular ntenary preacher Tribute / , by who J \ J is ack a t I present the 1 minister iUJ WJk of the chapel — once —r-w known *» sw —— as

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    II claiming for the Rector of Lutterworth that he II II devoted fta * 7 nt . Ad his liia life life and and consecrated consecrated his his powers Dowers to to the the

    promotion- of the highest interests of the people . Mr . Wray dresses his narrative in a picturesque

    fashion ; illustrations are plentiful in his pages , and he quotes many effective verses , so that , although it is an oft-told tale which he has to tell , he contrives to invest it with a certain amount of

    ^ ori TVycliff — ginali e ty ' s . ' Poor Recalling ^^^^~_ Priests ^ a - ^ a . the / Mr mission Wray a A suggests and aims m ^ that of

    . I no better monument could be reared in his honour as the result of the ffl quincentenary » "W ^^ celebration of

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    evangelical religion among the rural poor : — A rural mission of earnest evangelists , something after t the would fashio do n much of the to city missions the unshadowed in London and light elsewh of ere the ,

    I Wycliffe Gospel which which was was into ' s h so so onoured dark dear dear places carry to to name , his his and by heart heart would doing , and and worthily the which which self-same perpetuate did did work such such

    -wonders in his own day . , MrWratakes a gloomview of the state of

    ( r * eli Thoug . gion hts in y for England the Times in his , ' y for last he assures chapter us headed , that

    I ' Popery , waning ¦¦ in other lands before the advan-I I clog of thoug light ht of is civilisation gathering and its the energ unshackled iesfurbis s hi tep ng

    I its weapons , , and ripening its plans , for the ll ^¦« priestcraft re m ^ ^^ - establishment ^^ 9 ** ^ ^^«^ ^* iw ^ m ^* * and m * m * m ^ ^ mm the ^ r ^^^ ^^ of galling hk m * m Eng mm ^ v ^ vh « aK land jv fetters > ^^ ^^ ^ ^ 1 in ^ ^ ^ i ^ of ^ the ^ ^^ a V V dominant bonds ^ » ^^^ ^ ¦ ¦ " ™ i ^^ — of ^ " ^

    eccleaiasticism , and she is even now heard occasionally to boast , through the lips of her leaders , El that her feet are once more on the steps of her

    II ancient throne . ' Holding this forecast to be II El justified admirers by of the Wycliffe signs to of " ' the gath times er round , he . and calls up on ho all ld

    the old Protestant banner . ' I From Messrs . Kegan Paul , Trench ., & Co . — I Selected Prose "Writinof John Milton / With

    gs I Introductory Essay by Ernest Myers . No volume I of the Parchment Library has been more worthy 1 mm of -mr ^ m the m mm ¦— - honour —^ _— —» - _ -v _ of - ^ ^ dainty w-w <^ — ^ mj presentation W : ^"'*** ^^ ^ " ^ ^» ^ ^ " W ^ ^^ »** tha ^ Lf « bi ^^ J ^ n Bat this ^ f »^ <» W ^

    I selection from the comparatively little known prose pages of the great poet , and , reading them h I with hia verse in i ¦ full ¦ recollection mm their flfr importance bbft rf

    w m <¦ ^ v ^ . ^ ^^^ ^ " ^ w ^~ - - ^ — ^ ' ^ ^^ m mm ^ m ^ v ^^ ^^ ^ ^ mr ^^ ^ i ^ # * ^*» ^ — , V ^^^ ^^ r ~ ^ J ^ ^»^^« H ^ ^^ fl ^ ^^^^^ m ^ mi ^^ ^^ becomes evident . 'Much of his poetry / aa Mr . I Myeie says in his interesting introduction , ' was I I d directly irectlv or or indirectl indirectlv y affected afffiotod b bv his hi « interest inh « rp > Hfr . in in

    public affairs , and his prose y works are the exp - ¦^ ¦ ¦ ¦ prmm licit ^ - ^ wmt - ~ r expression -w y— — —— - -- ¦ ~ ~~ - — ¦ - of ¦— ^— that — — — - ¦¦•— ^ r interest — m * m » * r -mr ^ mj * v * r » r , y ' so a ^ 1 * # - that * W « M « WV ^ rf tru ^ a » ^^ e ^ . ^

    lovers of his poems will find fresh light thrown upon them by his pamphlets hero reproduced . Striving for what ¦ he held \ to ¦ be mr -m * the SJ | princiles l

    I « _ r a ^ a r » a r ^ I m . ^^ ^^ m i ^^ ^ m m —^ ~— m m -mr mt - * mmmm ^* r m \ ^ ^ r ^^ m- h £ mm , M » J ^^^ 1 p B ^ - « ^^ «^> |^ of civil , domestic , and reli gious liberty _ _ , Milton ^__^ ^ here _* argues in their favour , and the reading of his vi v ^— gorous ^ hk ^ v ~ v ^ ^ p ^ ^^ - ^ ^ manly ^ v- ^ v-v ^ m ^ v ^ b ^ ^ m m essays ^^ ^ . v *«^ * J Tvv is " ¦ * ™ p mmr leasant ^^ ^ v ^ ¦ r ** mw m ^^ rmw ^ w ^ m" and mw ^ ^^ m vmmm invigorating « H *^»« V ^ ^ ak ^^ p ^ V » ¦ Y ^^ mm fff ¦ Bk ,

    even if we cannot always yield assent to his conclusions . In his introduction , Mr . Myers gives us aa indication of the standpoint from II which he mwm -wmm personall mr * - » mmv m » mm mm f views the mm- m ~ m * m ^ m- question -mmu •* mmM ^ m & A 4 t of mWi religious fcf

    ll liberty who v v mmmw ^— ^ , m'mmmw in , Milton and ^ m * v ^ condemns ' s day ' y , m * soug ^ r w w ^^ the ht unwi 4 to rm dam mmw sdom ^ ^^ ^ mr the ^ m of mr mm river * mWB those ± * " ^^ A « ' of Puritanism by using the Established Church

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    within character ^ mr m * mm ^* m ^ m ** mr ^ mr ^ m' ^ mr the ^» of ^ r n atural ¦ the ^¦ » ^^ Eng ^^ limits ^^^ ^^^ W ^ Z 9 lish ^^ ^^^^ assigned people m \ - ^^ ^ LJ ^^ ^^ . ' to As mmtm it rnvmrnr b to ™ m y >^^^ the the mm m mW ^ i I ' of the Church then

    position and policy or now , Mr . Myers says : . forcible Its position imposition at all of times its claims mast unbefitting be such as and renders perilous any . The sects fmMmt * KmWJ gain Qb *« Ak by r * -, attacking ^ jmg it « r it can v ^^ wb ^ onl 4 lose by

    attacking - ¦ . A . A V cJ ^^^ VmJ them may . However j w active «|« w «»« a * q in its , ^ w own VM work y J iVOv it has U V II is is to aroid to to sit sit aggression still still , - to to cherish cherish and even its its proselytising best best elements elements . , , and and Its strength to to , trnst trn < t ""

    ritual that whose its , it desire 3 tolerant soholarly for eclecticism religious traditions , rest its , may noble has win been offices over wearied to and it chaste those , or outraged h bj the exaggerations tml of otber W ¦ krfb forms ¦ ! of Christi

    X ^ V * VAKM ^ ^*\ J » *** Jt VmWmm ^ mT ^** m . mjmifmm , jmy X ^ rjk I « W * V *«> J ^ mT mm . ^^ »^>^** . ****•¦ am < * a ^ 4- \«/ XiJ , 4 JQul ^ - auity Laud . it Wh made en , a it false forsook step which the Bpirit could of only Hooker lead for to painful that of defeat aggression aggression . Presby , , and and terianism with witu llik ik , with e e result result still . . less To To excuse a a certain certain , made extent exten a like t .

    therefore countrymen , Hilton . Priest is and the Presbyter spokesman alike of he the forbade bulk of in the his , name hex But realisation his of own England ideals of to were her fetter choice naturally by force ideals such her for as free the the development time bulk being of his , .

    countrymen adopt . Of his could controversial hardly as pamphlets yet comprehend those , on much Church , less matters AUUVW 4 U come m ^ mfmmm \ mw m ^ dislike the V « . AV ^ nearest AAV of ««& VW U to mmW ^ mT expressing W 4 A |/ 4 . ^ W « AAJ ^ popular ^/ V ^« AIMV feeling JLVVfAlXlKl .

    But broader Milt grounds on ' s than practical a dread of episcopacy the return was of based Papist on storied abuses . windows He rejoiced and -without pealin scruple in the + the service u % ^& charm high of and the

    U anthem V ^ " ^ J . fc ^*^ he V cl W abhorred mmm ear mY *—** ; V * * for VJ VMA these that >* |^ Vk he * associat AfkftBQ had g organ mjr mm only ion ^ m ^^ mi ^ mm . , m of admiration mm » - * - worldly *• V ^~ V ^^ and rank AAAQ & . A love and 1 >» t \* . weal in an th established with spiritual episcopal functions Church which mmm seemed The m . m * -mmT to taint be inrolTed of gain

    sullied rn . rn . mi *^ . H ¦ m religion m" *** mr ^ JW M ^»** J < A «^ as VI « much W ~ m ^ , mm + ^ jmmWmmT as £ r * mW the ¦** * m ^ taint ^ M ^ . V * - . w of force «^ . * 0 m * mWmw ~ -+ mf V * i ^ H < l m , Having lB - 1 T * m . M ^ m ^ \ mm ^ thus V ~ m-m * ** m . mm * 9 sketched * f mm ^** ** hf *** m ^ mm * . m * *»~ m ^ Milto MM , « AV «^ n * J ' s « V ¦ attitude - «^ ^ mtmrn V *¦• ^^ ^ # m ** regard mm , ^_^" -9 mm **

    to religious liberty , Mr . Myers discusses his conception of domestic liberty and civil liberty , and sums mimm % *^ mm ) mmw up mmr his mmmmi theory mm * mm as to ' the iras irr ultimate mi object mm' mm-

    m ^^ mrm ^^ mmmm ^ m ^ r m ^ v ^ ' ^ . ^^ mpr mmr m >^ m ^ m ^ m ^ mwrmw mmr ^^ ^^ p ^^^ mr ^ p ^ . ^^^*^ ^ r ^^ m mr ^ mr of all political and Bocial machinery' to be \ to allow and foster the development of noble personalities N ^^ > JM a- ^ «^ IB ** ^ " ^ V , ' ^ link ^*» e *^ d ^^ b ^ " ^ y mj * a <^^ ll »^ " possible p ^ ^^ ^* Bi * — ^^ ^ - ^^ « social W *^ »» ^ s ^^ charities ^ g- ^^ - — mm mt — mw m — w — , j _ ^^ _ ^_ _^ '

    ret preserving ^ . the individuali . ^ ^ ty so much cherished ^ ^ by his countrymen ! ' Mr . Myers holds , as we think VA 4 * AAAlk rightl mm , W fc « » a V * y « , * that V / 4 ^^ V » # 'to V'W comp * # N ^ **» Wf lete ^^ v >* our ^^ *^ fc fc conception ^^^^•^^^^^ f * w » - »«—

    of Milton ' s life and urork and genius , some acquaintance with his prose works is needful , ' and also that' "without some such , conception already derived from his w © should hardly have

    read UUl Z V his VU prose MJLXm ' m-MJk . ' AmmmJLkmJ His poems LS \ S critical W J ~ ftJ . CV WW estimate OUVUIV 4 of 1 AMAVI the 1 . J merits - - and demerits of the poet ' s prose is conveyed ir

    the following interesting passage : Ui of - himself UUUWIL In the first he UO has 11 place U 0 here LltJiO prose but UUb is the U uncongenial 11 O use UBV of OA . his UltS to left IClb him hand UHUUi ; as . he This j . ^ says ..- — is m — « ^ m A ^& ^ h that a m \ m AM 4 I * tt — - ^ d JH A ^ fc

    not to bo explained merely by ^ saying ^ * English prose for lor Milton was himself iiiuisen as might yet ( t hardly _ as a » sorely indeed uiueeu created have . now now , hewn and ana for , again again after out a he ue Bacon more does uot » it ) and ; perfect n if his » Hoo *» in heart " style v « the ** r ,

    had work been of writing in the poetry work of writing prose But it as is not "was merely wnicn which the is in fortn a ne ha sense ; wnces writes it uncongenial is the are are matter obj oojecxs ects to of him aeemea deemed Jiilton . The ' s by Dy prose him nim objects -writtngB w to Indeed be w » of ' jba tne - for * i

    utmost needful , importance but rudimentary . But preliminaries they are of to importance the falfllmj 11 w of axe Doric his and temple true spade vocation were to compelled . clear It is and as with though level his the own the gronnd hands architect wielding for j n » J

    to building Hnilriinff prepare - . Milton Milton a highway has Vi «« to tv in be Vw the * hia "hla wilderness own own forerunner f ATft . runner His abaorbioj , it tWCWS nj »* passion write Wl . ll / U poetry ^ f \ JX was 3 VM . J enshrining V for 11 IUU 1 beauty . UAUL { 5 them Ullt and 7 Ul , , virtue but UUU he i- make KJ , hia wuomv considered hia mission » life v- tan - — **• j » ' l

    this that but lived iivea als end is from irom , o to he to develop burdens ouraens was do his bound it best and ana so not far bondage to Donaage onl free as y he to the , , ifa & could * ta i & society l l xt > o o toward jw its > in * Vke ^ ° whicB bw » tleywr P ia ° Wn J » " ¦» £ Goethe ew

    ment Shakespeare as well . aa Akin contemplative , he to was Dante bent , rather , on social realising than as well to beauty as artistic in , P or 1 uw ^ » I the State as well as in the individual 11

    VUVI MVPI > U OO TTUE 1 HO All WULW IUUA . VIUIMVJU . . III The the poet extracts ' s essay given ' Of by Reformation Mv . Myers in are Eng taken it land f * an >« « j

    the Causes that have hitherto Hindered , *» Reasons of Church Government / the * rj ||| \

    vereions Doctrine X / UCUClUn on and UUL and Discipline ASJOCI Apology LJUUC M of for * A Divorce / Smectymnnuj l ¥ Wiw , , * on — of * & iTSfilrt g " ?* l 0 III III

    tion and / Mag * Areopag istrates itica ; The / and volrarie ' The thus Tenure . gi ™ JS H

    . « compreiientfiFe idea of M : ilton > ^^ f ^^ -sl

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), July 15, 1884, page 670, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15071884/page/10/