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tion to soar into regions which transcend reason, this beautiful book is addressed. It cannot be read even as a book (and not accepting it as a ritual) without humanizing and enlarging the reader's mind."-Leader.

"The Religion of the Heart' is a manual of aspiration, faith, and duty, conceived in the spirit of natural piety. It is the object of the book to supply one of those needs of the popular mind, which the speculative rationalism is apt to neglect, to aid in the culture of sound habits and of reasonable religious affections. If the time has not yet arrived for the matured ritual of natural religion, the present endeavour will at least be regarded as a suggestion and help in that direction."-Westminster Review.

"This volume deserves to be read by many to whom on other grounds it may perhaps prove ittle acceptable, for the

grave and thoughtful matter it contains, appealing to the heart of every truthful person. . Kindly emotions and a pure morality, a true sense of the beneficence of God and of the beauty of creation, a heightened sensibility that shuns all contact with theology, and shrinks only with too much dread from the hard dogmas of the pulpit,-make up the substance of this book, of which the style throughout is exquisitely gentle and refined.. Mr. Hunt never on any occasion discredits, by his manner of stating his be liefs, the comprehensive charity which sustains them. The most rigidly or thodox may read his book, and, passing over diversities of opinion expressed always in a tone of gentle kindliness, may let his heart open to receive all that part (the main part) of Mr. Hunt's religion which is in truth the purest Christianity." Examiner.

The Book of Job. By J. A. FROUDE, M.A., late Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. Reprinted from 'The Westminster Review.' NEW SERIES. No. VIII. October, 1853.

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The Decay of Traditional Faith, and Re-establishment of Faith

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Rational Faith.

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"It is a work singularly adapted, by its precision of thought, aptness of illustration, and gentleness of tone, to promote the purpose which its author has aimed at." Westminster Review.

Religious Scepticism and Infidelity; Their History, Cause,
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Cure, and Mission. By J. A. LANGFORD.
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THEOLOGY AND BIBLICAL CRITICISM.

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Miscellanies. By JAMES MARTINEAU. Post 8vo, cloth, 9s.

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CONTENTS: The Life, Character, and Works of Dr. Priestley; the Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold, D.D.; Church and State; Theodore Parker's Discourse of Religion; Phases of Faith; the Church of England; and the Battle of the Churches.

THE FOURTH EDITION OF

The Rationale of Religious Inquiry; or, The Question stated, of Reason, the Bible, and the Church. By JAMES MARTINEAU. With a Critical Lecture on Rationalism, Miracles, and the Authority of Scripture, by the late Rev. Joseph Blanco White. Post Svo, cloth, 4s. 6d. P. 6d.

Endeavours after the Christian Life.

orthodox in all departments might receive from them intellectual stimulus, moral polish, and in some moods religious edification."-Nonconformist.

Discourses by JAMES MARTINEAU. First and Second Series. 12mo, cloth, 7s. 6d. each. P. 6d. each volume. "Heartily do we welcome a second volume of Endeavours after the Christian Life,' because when all that suits not our taste is omitted, we have still left more to instruct, interest, improve, and elevate, than in almost any other volume with which we are acquainted. Whatever may be its defects, we regard it as one of the most precious gifts to the religious world in modern times."-Inquirer.

"Mr. Martineau is known, much beyond the limits of his own denomination, as a man of great gifts and accomplishments, and his publications have been all marked by subtle and vigorous thought, much beauty of imagination, and certain charms of composition, which are sure to find admirers.. There is a delicacy and ethereality of ethical sentiment in these discourses which must commend them, and we may safely say that many of the

"One of the most interesting, attractive, and most valuable series of essays which the literature of Christianity has received from priest or layman for many a year.

"Volumes that have in them both intellect and true eloquence, and which satisfy the understanding while they please the taste and improve the heart.

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Hymns for the Christian Church and Home.

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Theism, Atheism, and the Popular Theology. Sermons by THEODORE PARKER. Large Post 8vo, cloth, 98. P. 18.

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Phases of Faith; or, Passages from the History of My Creed. By FRANCIS WILLIAM NEWMAN, Author of A History of the Hebrew Monarchy,' 'The Soul: Her Sorrows and Her Aspirations.' Third Edition. Post 8vo, 2s. P. 6d.

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Catholic Union: Essays towards a Church of the Future, as the Organization of Philanthropy. By F. W. NEWMAN.

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"We feel that in borrowing largely from his (Parker's) pages to enrich our columns we are earning the reader's gratitude."-Leader.

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and piety which gives to literature of this class an attraction so necessary to enlist readers."-Weekly Dispatch.

"These sermons abound with flashing "These Sermons are characterized by and sparkling gems of thought which light a lofty eloquence, a vigorous grasp of up old truths with new grandeur and thought, an eclecticism which gives be- fresh meaning, and invest man's relation nignancy to the otherwise generally to his fellow and to his God with an imsevere and sectarian aspect of religion, portance and responsibility peculiarly and are marked by an earnestness of zeal | solemn and impressive."-Wesley Banner.

A Discourse of Matters pertaining to Religion. By THEODORE PARKER. New Edition, Post 8vo, cloth, 4s. P. 6d. "Parker writes like a Hebrew prophet, | enriched by the ripest culture of the modern world.”—Westminster Review. "There is a mastery shown over every element of the great subject."-Prospective Review.

Abounds in passages of fervid eloquence-eloquence as remarkable for the truth of feeling which directs it as for the genius by which it is inspired."Christian Reformer.

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Being, Analytically Considered; and Principal Truths in the order of their analysis fully stated. By JOHN RICHARD PICKMERE. 4to, cloth. 20s.

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The Life of Jesus, Critically Examined.

his reader's convenience has induced the translator often to supply the rendering into English of a Greek quotation, where there was no corresponding rendering into German in the original. Indeed, Strauss may well say, as he does in the notice which he writes for this English edition, that as far as he has examined it, the translation is 'et accurata et perspicua.""

By Dr. DAVID FRIEDRICH STRAUSS. 3 vols. 8vo, cloth, £1. 16s. P. 2s. 6d. "The extraordinary merit of this book. [original. A modest and kindly care for Strauss's dialectic dexterity, his forensic coolness, the even polish of his style, present him to us as the accomplished pleader, too completely master of his work to feel the temptation to unfair advantage or unseemly temper. We can testify that the translator has achieved a very tough work with remarkable spirit and fidelity. The author, though indeed a good writer, could hardly have spoken-Prospective Review. better had his country and language been English. The work has evidently fallen into the hands of one who has not only effective command of both languages, but a familiarity with the subject-matter of theological criticism, and an initiation into its technical phraseology.”—Westminster and Foreign Quarterly Review, 1847.

"In regard to learning, acuteness, and sagacious conjectures, the work resembles Niebuhr's History of Rome.' The general manner of treating the subject and arranging the chapters, sections, and parts of the argument, indicates consummate dialectical skill; while the style is clear, the expression direct, and the author's openness in referring to his sources of information, and stating his conclusions in all their simplicity, is candid and exemplary. ... It not only surpasses all its predecessors of its kind in learning, acuteness, and thorough investigation, but it is marked by a serious and earnest spirit.' Christian Examiner.

"Whoever reads these volumes without any reference to the German, must be pleased with the easy, perspicuous, idiomatic, and harmonious force of the English style. But he will be still more satisfied when, on turning to the original, he finds that the rendering is word for word, thought for thought, and sentence for sentence. In preparing so beautiful a "I found in M. Strauss a young man rendering as the present, the difficulties full of candour, gentleness, and modesty, can have been neither few nor small in-one possessed of a soul that was almost the way of preserving, in various parts of the work, the exactness of the translation, combined with that uniform harmony and clearness of style, which impart to the volumes before us the air and spirit of an

mysterious, and, as it were, saddened by the reputation he had gained. He scarcely seems to be the author of the work under consideration."-Quinet, Revue des Deux

Mondes.

A NEW EDITION REVISED, OF

A Retrospect of the Religious Life of England; or the Church, Puritanism, and Free Inquiry. By J. J. TAYLER, B.A. Large Post 8vo, 7s. 6d. P. 18.

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It is marked also by the modesty which usually characterizes true merit."-Inquirer.

"Mr. Tayler is actuated by no sectarian bias, and we heartily thank him for this addition to our religious literature."Westminster Review.

"It is not often our good fortune to meet with a book so well conceived, so well written, and so instructive as this. The various phases of the national mind, described with the clearness and force of Mr. Tayler, furnish inexhaustible material for reflection. Mr. Tayler regards all parties in turn from an equitable point of view, is tolerant towards intolerance, and admires zeal and excuses fanaticism wherever he sees honesty. Nay, he openly

asserts that the religion of mere reason is not the religion to produce a practical effect on a people; and therefore regards his own class only as one element in a better principle church. The clear and comprehensive grasp with which he mar shals his facts, is even less admirable than the impartiality, nay, more than that, the general kindliness with which he reflects upon them."-Examiner.

"The writer of this volume has all the calmness belonging to one who feels himself not mixed up with the struggle he describes. There is about it a tone of great moderation and candour: and we cannot but feel confident that we have here, at least, the product of a thoroughly honest mind."-Lowe's Edinb. Magazine.

Christian Aspects of Faith and Duty. Discourses by J. J. TAYLER, B.A. Second Edition. Post 8vo, cloth. P. 1s.

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"Abounds with lessons of the highest | all praise. The greatest charm of the practical wisdom, conveyed in language of consummate beauty."-Inquirer.

whole volume, however, is its fine spirit. All the writer's human sympathies are generous and elevated, and his religious feelings and aspirations pure and fervent. vent... We are sure that many will thank us for commending to them a volume from which such catholic views and elevated sentiments may be derived."

"These sermons are admirable. They partake more directly of the character of religious instruction, and possess vastly more literary merit than is usual in such compositions. The thought is arranged with great clearness, and the style, for its lucid and felicitous phraseology, is beyond |--Nonconformist.

St. Paul's Epistles to the Corinthians: An Attempt to convey their Spirit and Significance. By the Rev. JOHN HAMILTON THOM. Post 8vo, cloth. P. 1s.

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Catholicity, Spiritual and Intellectual: An Attempt at Vindicating the Harmony of Faith and Knowledge. A Series of DisBy T. WILSON, M.A., late Minister of St. Peter's Mancroft, Norwich, Author of Travels in Egypt and Syria,' etc. 8vo, cloth, 58. P. 6d. May be had separately, 1s. each, paper cover.

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The Holy Bible. First Division: The Pentateuch, or Five Books of Moses, according to the Authorized Version; with Notes, Critical, Practical, and Devotional. Edited by the Rev. THOMAS WILSON, M.A. Each Part may be had separatily. Parts I., II., and III., 5s. each. P. 6d. The Work complete, and handsomely bound in cloth, 208.

"The text consists of the Authorized | Version; fullness and amplitude of illustrative matter and Notes form the distinguishing features."-Spectator.

"We may safely recommend this most

laborious and able work as one that will be welcomed by all biblical students who approach the Scriptures with their minds unfettered."-Examiner.

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