who evidently was not apprised of their existence. In reviewing the various investigations, contained in this volume, we have noticed with pleasure the temperate and candid manner in which the author fairly and fully meets the specious and too frequently scurrilous objections of the modern impugners of the Scriptures. But the whole of the long section, or the objections of unbelievers to the doctrines and morality of the Bible, demands to be especially noticed. In this part of the work, the author has, very properly, avoided mentioning any names: but he has evidently had in view the case of those seditious spirits, who are now justly suffering the punishment of their efforts to subvert the foundations of civil society and good government.

rous.

The second volume, which is divided into two parts, treats on the criticism and interpretation of Scripture. The defective arrangement, which we justly censured in the former edition of this part of Mr. Horne's labours, has now given way to an orderly disposition of his materials, in which those two divisions of sacred literature are kept perfectly distinct. The chapters on Manuscripts, and editions of the Old and New Testaments, have been very materially enlarged and corrected, they are illustrated with many well-executed fac-similes. A new and sufficiently copious history of modern Versions, particularly of our admirable authorized English Version, is now given, in conformity with our suggestions. The chapter on various readings has been greatly enlarged, especially in the examples adduced, which before were not sufficiently numeThe copious and useful tables of quotations from the Old Testament, which occur in the New, (and which, in the first edition, consisted only of references) are now printed at full length, in Hebrew and Greek, accompanied with the Corresponding passages of the English Version, and with philological notes. These tables greatly enhance the value of the work from the saving of time and labour which they will produce to biblical students. The construction of them must have cost the author no small portion both of time and labour. In this part of the second volume, we have a new chapter on "Harmonies of the Scriptures:" and the dissertation on Hebrew Poetry, has been re-written and enlarged, chiefly from Bishop Jebb's "Sacred Literature," of which we gave a copious abstract in the fourteenth volume of this Journal. Scripture Interpretation is the subject of the second part of the second volume. It has not been enlarged, but it has been carefully corrected, agreeably to our suggestions; and the notices of Books, which form an Appendix to this vo

lume, are greatly improved in point of arrangement as well as information.

In the third volume, (which may be considered almost entirely new) the misplaced and disjointed observations on the Geography of Palestine, and on the political and ecclesiastical state of the Jews, which we noticed in the first edition, are disposed in their proper order, and a due proportion is assigned to each. This volume now contains a summary of Biblical Geography and Antiquities, in four parts, viz.

Part I. includes an outline of the Historical and Physical Geography of the Holy Land.-Part II. treats on the Political and Military Affairs of the Jews, and other nations incidentally mentioned in the Scriptures.-Part III. discusses the Religious or Sacred Affairs of the Jews, arranged under the heads of Sacred Places, Sacred Persons, Sacred Times and Seasons, and the Corruptions of Religion among the Jews, their idolatry and various sects, together with a description of their moral and religious state in the time of Jesus Christ.-Part IV. discusses the Private Life, Manners, Customs, Amusements, &c. of the Jews and other nations, incidentally mentioned or alluded to in the Holy Scriptures-An Appendix to this third volume contains (besides Chronological and other Tables of Weights and Measures) a Geographical Index of the principal places mentioned in the Bible, especially in the New Testament; including an abstract of profane oriental history, from the time of Solomon to the captivity, illustrative of the history of the Hebrews as referred to in the prophetic writings, and presenting historical notices of the Assyrian, Chaldee, Median, and Persian empires.

The author professes to have attempted only a sketch of Biblical Geography and Antiquities in this third volume. His pages, however, are so ample, and so well filled, that, though we cannot pronounce them to contain a complete system of Hebrew antiquities, yet few really essential topics have been omitted. In executing this volume, we think it but just to state, that the author has left no source of information unexplored. The recent, numerous, and in many instances expensive volumes of travels, and other works relative to the eastern parts of the world, which have thrown such a flood of light on the sacred writings, have been diligently examined; and the results of their author's learned researches have been compressed into a very small com

pass.

Few of our classical readers can be strangers to the eminent intellectual acquirements of the great Apostle of the

Gentiles, St. Paul, and to the singular felicity with which he illustrates important truths, by allusions to circumstances that occur in common life. The chapter on the Military Affairs of the Jews and Romans, contains many happy elucidations of this sort; but it is too long to extract entire, and it would suffer by abridgment. The same remark will apply to the learned and entertaining description which our author gives of the Olympic Games, from which St. Paul has drawn so many beautiful allusions, and animating examples.

The fourth volume, (the second of the first edition) con→ tains the very complete analysis of the Bible, of which we have already expressed our approbation. The disquisition on 1 John v. 7. has been very carefully re-written; and the evidence for and against the controverted clause is exhibited with great impartiality.

For the possessors of the first edition, a most ample Supplement of nearly nine hundred pages has been printed: and those, who have the second edition, may render their copies little inferior to the third, by procuring the " Supplementary Pages," which comprize all the material additions contained in the latter. These supplementary pages are so commo diously printed, as to admit of being inserted in the respective volumes to which they belong. Among them is a concise Index or Dictionary of the symbolical language of Scripture, drawn up from the best writers who have treated on this difficult subject. Though it fills only eighteen closely printed pages, it has evidently cost the author much time and labour.

The length of the preceding analysis will sufficiently mark the opinion we entertain of these well executed, and with very few exceptions, accurately printed volumes. We cordially recommended the work on its first appearance, with all the imperfections necessarily incident to a first edition: and the demand for two editions, within the space of one year, sufficiently indicates the high estimation in which Mr. Horne's "Introduction" is held by the public. It has been recommended to students by the regius and other divinity professors of the Universities of Oxford, and Dubliu; and it has been adopted as a text book in the University of Princetown, (New Jersey) in North America

*See BRIT. CRIT. Vol. xi. p. 616.

ART. VIII. A Charge delivered at his Primary Visitation in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, on Thursday the 24th of October, 1822. By William Magee, D.D. M.R.I.A., &c. Archbishop of Dublin. Second Edition. T. Cadell. 1822.

WE earnestly bespeak the attention of the public, to our present article. We regret that we have been prevented by unavoidable circumstances, from placing it the first on the list for our present Number. It will be found to refer to transactions of no ordinary public importance. The best and dearest interests of our established RELIGION, are now assailed by its enemies, in a manner unexampled within the memory of the oldest person living. We will not, at such a crisis, defer the performance of our duty, in exposing to our readers, and endeavouring to bring under the notice of PARLIAMENT, and of the loyal body of this great Protestant NATION, some of the most dangerous of the assaults to which we have alluded.

We wish not to detain our readers at present by further preface, from the important subjects to be brought before them. But we cannot proceed to make any remark upon the Charge described in the title of this article, without having previously paid the homage of our unfeigned respect, to the venerated Prelate by whom that Charge was delivered.

Widely as the pure doctrines of the Church of England are taught, is the high professional character of the great author of the work on the Atonement known and revered. The honourable report of his virtues, is co-extended with the fame of his learning and talents. We should examine any production of such a man, under any circumstances, with great respect for the celebrated author, and the highest expectation of the intrinsic merit of his work. But in contemplating the late Charge of that most distinguished Prelate to the Clergy of his dioceses, and the peculiar and difficult circumstances under which the Charge was addressed to them; we have found more to excite the admiration, and to demand the gratitude of all true friends of the Established religion, even than our warmest anticipations had suggested. We do not say this lightly. Some reasons for the assertion, will appear in the sequel.

The Charge before us, immediately exhibits to the reader, one striking character of the comprehensive and powerful mind which produced it. Though happily adapted to the peculiar circumstances of the dioceses, for whose benefit it

was more immediately intended; it is, at the same time, a Charge for every diocese in Ireland; nay, we will add, a Charge, the greater part of which may be applied with signal benefit, to every diocese of the united CHURCH. But, however important it is, on account of the excellent instruction it contains, it has become not less so on account of most seasonable discoveries, which it has been the occasion of producing. To these discoveries, deeply interesting and important at the present crisis, we shall direct the attention of the public, in this article, reserving a more regular review of his Grace's Charge, for a future Number.

If the Archbishop of DUBLIN, instead of being a bright luminary of the Church, had been a man of ordinary talents and ordinary professional character, he might, without the risk of being held up by artful incendiaries, as an object for the peculiar animosity of their partizans and their dupes, have performed his bounden duty, of admonishing his Clergy to guard the sacred deposit of our religion, against the attacks of its enemies. He might then, as many prelates and divines of our reformed Church had done before him, have adverted to the fundamental errors and corruptions of the Church of Rome, without being singled out by Bishops and Priests of that Church, as a peculiar mark, for the resentment of all the members of their communion, whose minds they can inflame against him. But when such a man, in such a station, and at such a crisis, stands forward the inflexible and intrepid guardian of the pure established RELIGION, against its overbearing enemies: When he delivers in the capital of his country an admonition, which, from the great and extensive influence it must possess with the established Clergy and with members of our Church in general, may present a powerful obstacle to the success of long cherished plans for the subversion of the Church-plans, which appeared to their confident authors, to be fast ripening for execution in Ireland; we are not to be surprised at his Grace's being immediately assailed, with peculiar animosity by those, whose ardent hope of the overthrow of our Church, his zeal and firmness, his talents and virtues, his learning and pre-eminent character, his exalted station and high authority, all combine to disappoint.

We were not therefore astonished when we heard that parts of the late Charge of the Archbishop of DUBLIN, were attacked with peculiar warmth by sanguine Romish ecclesiastics; and that, in the ardent zeal of their hostility to our establishment, they even ventured to direct some part of their censure gainst his Grace himself. It was obvious that such attacks