Church; what his pulpit ministry is, we have the privilege of knowing; and to those who share it we need not descant on its value; while to such as are placed beyond its reach, it would be equally useless to do so but of his published works all can judge; and heartily do we pray that he may inundate the land with such words of warning as he has lately put forth. The attempt to "put him down," not long since ventured on, has only served to show that he is one whom God WILL exalt; one whom man CANNOT silence. The hope of our Church at this gloomy period consists in the continuance of such men within her ministry; and as, thanks be to God! no new canon has yet been introduced, after the Scotch model, to invest the prelates of England with papal powers, Mr. Molyneux cannot be treated like Mr. Drummond and Sir W. Dunbar. Were it so, his chapel would present a noble array of empty seats; for we verily believe that every man, woman and child in his present congregation would follow him, whithersoever he was driven to hold his ministrations -we should pity the one who remained behind!

Some talk has lately been bruited of secession en masse, of evangelical clergymen from the Established Church. We should very deeply deplore such a schism, at present utterly uncalled for. It would be as though a family, having full, legal, and comfortable possession of their own house, voluntarily resolved to remove, for the accommodation of certain seditious and thievish intruders. Therefore, we deliberately term it a schism: but if matters become so bad as at times they threaten to do; if was to be forced on the

Popery in any of its forms

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are bound to obey "in the Lord," and who should thus pervert their authority to darken the Lord's pure and free gospel, then it were no schism: separation would become a duty; farther participation a sin. Meanwhile, let our scriptural clergymen of Mr. Molyneux's cast, remain at their posts, turning a deaf ear to all inflammatory inducements to throw the church into confusion; and God will assuredly bless their patient continuance in well-doing.

UNIVERSAL

HISTORY ON

SCRIPTURAL

PRINCIPLES. For the use of Children. Parts I. and II.-Bagsters.

WE are the more delighted with this book because we were unacquainted with the existence of any such work, and considered it a desideratum of no ordinary importance. Part I. brings us to the period immediately preceding our Lord's Incarnation: Part II. to the establishment of Christianity under Constantine. We are promised in the two succeeding Parts an extension, respectively to the Reformation, and to the present time. Of course, within such a compass the historical sketches must be brief, to embrace all Christendom; but a very able hand, clear head, and pious heart are evidently engaged in the task. The language is fearlessly bold; plain truths are plainly stated; and established errors are set aside with no superfluous ceremony. We may demur to some few expressions in one part touching the final passing away of the Jewish dispensation; but we perceive that the Author's anticipations of what is yet to come

will lead her at some future time to modify them. Meanwhile, the book is by far the best that we have ever seen on the subject of history.

HORE APOCALYPTICÆ, or a Commentary on the Apocalypse, critical and historical; including also an examination of the chief prophecies of Daniel. Illustrated by an Apocalyptic Chart, and sundry engravings from medals and other extant monuments of Antiquity. By the Rev. E. B. Elliott, A.M. Late Vicar of Tuxford, and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. 3 vols.-Seeleys.

ALTHOUGH very recently published, this work has already obtained such great and deserved celebrity that it cannot but appear presumptuous in us to approach it in a reviewing character; but it is impossible to withhold our humble meed of admiration for the book and gratitude to its Author. The amount of labour bestowed on it must have been immense : we are incompetent to enter into the deep learning of the critical department, but in that which is historical we can partly estimate the difficulties and the value of such a harvest of solid information as Mr. Elliott has reaped, and stored up for our benefit. Our readers all know that the students of prophecy in this day are divided into two classes; of whom one affirm that the prophetic periods denominated days in Daniel and the Apocalypse signify neither more nor less than the twenty-four hours constituting a literal day, while their opponents maintain that the prophetic day is generally to be taken as a year. To these

latter Mr. Elliott belongs; and the mass of evidence that he has collected in proof of past fulfilment where others contend that the events predicted are still future, must, to say the least, provide the anti yearday party with abundance of work for some time to come. We never for a moment doubted the truth of that position which Mr. Elliott has so greatly strength. ened; but the facts that he has laid before us do certainly make assurance doubly sure. The view given of the Witnessing Church is splendidly clear and bright; and in what refers to the Turkish Empire we are constantly struck by the accumulation of extraordinary realities, either recently made known, or so grouped as to produce all the effect of novelty.

On the general structure either of the inspired prophecy or its commentary, we do not presume to offer an opinion it is, and it must be, a mystery until the times and the seasons which the Father hath put in His own power shall be accomplished. We believe the crisis to be nearer than some of these computations would indicate: but of this we are sure- "Of that day and that hour knoweth no man.” The volumes before us are in themselves a library; and Mr. Elliott may rest satisfied that he has conferred no trifling boon on the waiting Church by this arduously laborious and highly-finished Commentary on the book, to the study of which so special a blessing is annexed.

COTTAGE DIALOGUES. On the Gospel of St. John. By D. H. W.—Baisler.

"THERE are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit." While the learned divine applies all his talents to the work of elucidating obscure and difficult prophecies, the quiet christian lady, devoting hers to the gentle task of portioning out for babes in lowly life, the sincere milk of the word, in its very simplest form, is serving the same Master, promoting the same cause, and acting by direction of the self-same Spirit. Our dear D. H. W. has now completed her fourth volume, and prefaces it by an earnest request that their circulation may be promoted especially at this time, when many are trying to establish a religion of form instead of that of the heart." We earnestly second her request, for the benefit of many. We do not know so attractive a work of the like practical tendency, or one so eagerly sought after by the very persons for whom it is mainly intended.

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WE are happy to see a new Edition of the Rev. Daniel Bagot's "Protestant Catechism," (Groombridge) revised and improved by the Author. It is a fair statement of the leading errors of the Apostate Church, and a valuable compendium of Scripture proofs in refutation of each.

WE have also to notice a remarkably impressive sermon, on the parable of the Ten Virgins, preached at Rostellan, six months ago, by the Rev. R. Chester