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tinued Series of Letters and Inquiries; to which is added a Respectful Address to the Trinitarian Clergy, relating to their Manner of treating Opponents. By Noah Worcester, D. D. Third Edition. 12mo. pp. 302.

Book of Revelation Unsealed; an Explanation of the Apocalypse, or Revelation of St. John. By Alexander Smyth, Member of

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Congress. 18mo. pp. 59. Washington, D. C. Retrospective Theology; or the Opinions of the World of Spirits. By Ezra Stiles Ely, D. D. Pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church in the City of Philadelphia. Philadelphia. A. Finley. For the information of those of our readers, probably a great majority, who have not heard of this publication, we will mention that it is in the form of a vision, in which the author is introduced into Heaven and Hell. The great rule for admission to Heaven, according to him, is an assent to the doctrines of the Westminster Assembly's Catechisms and Confession of Faith, conformably to his mode of understanding them; a little room, however, being left for some, who, though they have not kept the ridge of the hill, where wind and water shears,' have yet not deviated too far into 'right hand snares and extremes, or left hand way-slidings.' With certain excellent saints of the Westminster creed, he holds conferences; and they all profess to him, that in their glorified state, they have become converts exactly to his own opinions; the author being, as far as appears, the sole individual in modern times, who has enjoyed a perfectly correct and thorough comprehension of the whole Calvinistick system, while yet in the body. In Hell, he finds all that innumerable multitude, including especially Unitarians, who have not believed the doctrines of total depravity, particular redemption, and effectual calling. As in Heaven, so in Hell, he puts his own language into the mouths of those whom he meets; and of what character this is, we were about to say might be easily conjectured; but we rather doubt whether it can be, by one who has common feelings of decency. His allusions to individuals, living and dead, are numerous and very intelligible. It is a fact, almost too offensive to mention, that he introduces, if we understand him, among those in torment, a late most eminent clergyman of this city, whose departed excellence is still fresh in the love of all good men who knew him. We shall not profane his name by mentioning it in this connexion. Whether we are right concerning the particular individual referred to, as there can be little doubt we are, the character of the passage remains essentially the saine.

This pamphlet is, however, a curiosity, and worth the attention of those who have a taste for collecting the monstrous productions of the human intellect. It shows how far a weak mind may be debased by false religion. What in another might appear the malignity of a fiery bigot, seems in this writer to be only a mixture of vanity, flippancy, and folly, fermented by the leaven of his creed.

A Sermon delivered at the Ordination of the Rev. William Henry Furness, as Pastor of the First Unitarian Congregational Church in Philadelphia, Jan. 12, 1825. By Henry Ware, Jr. Minister of the Second Church in Boston. Together with the Charge by Aaron Bancroft, D. D. of Worcester, Mass. and the Right Hand of Fellowship, by Ezra S. Gannett, of Boston. Philadelphia.

A. Small.

A Sermon, preached before the Bible Society of North Carolina, on Sunday, December 12, 1824. By the Right Rev. John S. Ravenscroft, Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina; with an Appendix. 8vo. pp. 22. Raleigh, N. C.

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The Character and Object of the Church; a Sermon delivered at the Installation of Rev. Frederick Freeman, Pastor of the Third Congregational Church in Plymouth, by Rev. Justin Edwards, Pastor of a Church in Andover.

Unitarian Miscellany. No. 48.

The Second Volume of Sermons and Plans of Sermons, on many of the most Important Texts of Holy Scripture. By the late Rev. Joseph Benson. pp. 312. Baltimore.

pp. 312.

Christian Spectator. Vol. VI. Nos. 1 and 2.

The Literary and Evangelical Magazine. Vol. VIII. Nos. 1 and 2. A Vindication of the Divine Inspiration of the Bible, by Human Reason, and Argument. By M. M. B.

Sabine's Lectures on Balfour's Inquiry. Boston.

The Power of Faith Exemplified, in the Life and Writings of Mrs. Isabella Graham, of New York. By D. Bethune. To which is added Extracts from a number of Devotional Letters, Written a short time previous to her Death. Price $1. New York. Wilder & Campbell.

A Greek Grammar of the New Testament; Translated from the
German of George Benedict Winer, Professor of Theology at
Erlangen. By Moses Stuart, Professor of Sacred Literature in
the Theological Seminary, Andover, and Edward Robinson,
Assistant Instructer in the same Department. 8vo. pp. 176.
Andover. Flagg & Gould.

Triumphs of Intellect; a Lecture, delivered October, 1824, in the
Chapel of Waterville College. By Stephen Chapin, D. D.
Professor of Theology in said College. Waterville, Me.
Book of the Church. By Robert Southey, Esq. From the second
London Edition. 2 Vols. 8vo. Boston. Wells & Lilly.
The Four Gospels, Translated from the Greek; with Preliminary
Dissertations, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory. By George
Campbell, D. D., F. R. S. Edinburgh, Principal of the Marischal
College, Aberdeen. 4 Vols. 8vo. With the Author's last Cor-
rections. Boston. T. Bedlington & Charles Ewer.

A Sermon, preached at the Funeral of His Excellency William
Eustis, Esq. late Governour of the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts, in the Presence of the Constituted Authorities of the State,
Feb. 11, 1825. By Daniel Sharp, Chaplain of the Senate.
The Heavenly Sisters; or, Biographical Sketches of the Lives of
Thirty eminently Pious Females.

The Obligations of Christians to the Heathen World; a Sermon delivered at the Old South Church, in Boston, before the Auxiliary Foreign Mission Society of Boston and Vicinity, at their Annual Meeting, Jan. 3, 1825. By Warren Fay, Pastor of the First Church in Charlestown, Mass. Boston. Crocker & Brewster.

Redeeming the Time; a Sermon by Samuel M. Emerson, Pastor of a Church in Manchester.

An Abridgment of Rev. W. Ward's View of the History, Literature, and Mythology of the Hindoos; Including a minute description of their Manners and Customs, and Translations from some of their Principal Works. First American from the last improved Serampore Edition. 1 Vol. 12mo. pp. 500. With ten Engravings. H. Huntington, Jr. Hartford, Conn.

A Memoir of Catharine Brown, a Christian Indian of the Cherokee Nation. By Rufus Anderson, A. M. Assistant Secretary to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. With a neat Frontispiece. Samuel T. Armstrong.

The Sacred and Profane History of the World Connected, from the Creation of the World to the Dissolution of the Assyrian Empire at the Death of Sardanapalus, and to the Declension of the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel, under the Reigns of Ahaz and Pekah; including the Dissertation on the Creation and Fall of Man. By Samuel Shuckford, D. D. Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty, George the Second. Revised, Corrected, and greatly Improved, by James Creighton, B. A. Four Volumes in two. Illustrated with a New and Correct Set of Maps and Plans, and an Extensive Index. The first American from the fifth London Edition. Philadelphia. W. W. Woodward. A Letter from a Blacksmith to the Ministers and Elders of the Church of Scotland; in which the Manner of Publick Worship in that Church is considered; its Inconveniences and Defects pointed out; and Methods for removing them humbly proposed. From a London Edition. R. P. & C. Williams. The Fountain of Life Opened; or a Display of Christ, in his Essential and Mediatorial Glory. Containing forty-two Sermons, on Various Texts. By Rev. John Flavel. First American edition. The Power of God Manifest in the Gospel Ministry. A Sermon preached in Brooklyn, Conn. April 14, 1824, at the Ordination of the Rev. Ambrose Edson, over the first Trinitarian Church and Society in that Place. By Alfred Ely, Pastor of the Church in Monson, Mass. Hartford. Goodwin & Co.

A Valedictory Discourse, preached at Greenfield, Mass. July 11, 1824, before the Second Congregational Society in that Place. By their late Pastor, Charles Jenkins. Published by Request. Boston. Crocker & Brewster.

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The Evidence of Christianity, derived from its Nature and Reception. By J. B. Sumner, A. M. Philadelphia. A. Finley. A Letter to a Friend, on the Authority, Purpose, and Effects of Christianity, and especially on the Doctrine of Redemption. By Joseph John Gurney. Philadelphia. B. & T. Kite.

The Evangelical Catechism, adapted to the Use of Sabbath Schools and Families, with a new Method of instructing those who cannot read. By the Rev. John Mines. Second Edition. Georgetown, D. Č. J. Thomas.

A Discourse on Church Government, wherein the Rights of the Church, and the Supremacy of Christian Princes are vindicated and adjusted. By John Potter, D. D. Bishop of Oxford, and afterwards Bishop of Canterbury. First American Edition. Philadelphia. S. Potter & Co.

Spiritual Songs; composed and published by Henry Bridgewater, L. P. of Chesterfield Co. Va. Richmond Va. T. W. White.

Final Restoration demonstrated from the Scriptures of Truth, by three sufficient Aguments; the Oath of Jehovah; the Love of Jehovah; the Prayer of Faith. Also, the main Objections refuted. Designed to vindicate the Character of God, and justify his Ways to Man. By Philo Bereanus. Boston.

We copy this from the Spectator, where Oliver Everett is named as the publisher. Through what errour we know not. He has published no such book.

A Plea for the West; a Sermon preached before the Missionary Society of the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia, in Augusta, Nov, 21, 1824. By T. Charlton Henry, D. D. Published by Request of the Synod.

Zion's Harp, or a New Collection of Musick, intended as a Companion to Village Hymns for Social Worship by the Rev. Asahel Nettleton.' Also, adapted to other Hymn Books, and to be used in Conference Meetings, and Revivals of Religion. New Haven. N. & S. S. Jocelyn.

A Sermon on the Duty and Advantages of affording Instruction to the Deaf and Dumb. By Thomas H. Gallaudet, Principal of the American Asylum at Hartford, Conn. for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. Concord.

The Intellectual and Moral Glories of the Christian Temple, illustrated from the History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church; a Synodical Discourse. By the Rev. S. S. Schmucker, A. M. Preached October 17th, in the Lutheran Church, Middletown, Md. and published by the Vestry of said Church.

The Signs of the Times; a Sermon delivered on the Formation of a Missionary Society in Brookfield, Mass. Auxiliary to the A. B. C. F. M. Oct. 27, 1824. By Thomas Snell, Pastor of the Church in North Brookfield.

An Address delivered before the Massachusetts Peace Society, Dec. 25, 1824, by John Ware, M. D.

Barbauld's Lessons for Children, in Four Parts; for Children

rom Two to Four Years Old. Second Edition. Wells & Lilly.

A few Thoughts (of an aged Layman) respecting Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, as they relate to Unitarians and Trinitarians. Portland.

Piety promoted, in Brief Memorials and Dying Expressions of some of the People called Quakers. The Ninth Part. By Thomas Wagstaffe. Philadelphia.

Letters on Christian Communion, addressed to the Members of the Associate Reformed, the Associate, and the Reformed Churches. By Ebenezer Dickey, D. D. Philadelphia.

A Sermon, preached at the Dedication of the New Meeting House, in the First Parish, in Deerfield, Dec. 22, 1824, by Samuel Willard, A. A. S. Minister of that Parish. Published by Request. Ansel Phelps. Greenfield.

DEDICATED.

Jan. 12, the Meeting House of the First Church in Bernardston. Introductory Prayer by Rev. Mr. Smith of Warwick; Dedicatory Prayer by Rev Mr. Smith of Rowe; Sermon by Rev. Mr. Rogers of Bernardston; and Concluding Prayer by Rev. Mr. Harding of New Salem.

Jan. 26, the Meeting House of the Church in Canton. Introductory Prayer by Rev. Mr. White of Dedham; Dedicatory Prayer by Rev. Dr. Harris of Dorchester; Sermon by Rev. Mr. Huntoon of Canton, from Haggai ii. 9; and Concluding Prayer by Rev. Mr. Sanger of Dover.

INSTALLED.

Jan. 26, Rev. Edmund Q. Sewall, Pastor of the Second Church in Amherst, N. H. Introductory Prayer and Reading of the Scriptures by Rev. Mr. Leonard of Dublin; Sermon by Rev. Mr. Brazer of Salem, from Ephesians iv. 3; Installing Prayer by Rev. Dr. Lowell of Boston; Charge by Rev. Mr. Pierpont of Boston; Fellowship of the Churches, by Rev. Mr. Palfrey of Boston, Address to the Church and Society by Rev. Dr. Thayer of Lancaster; and Concluding Prayer by Rev. Mr. Dunbar of Peterborough.

Feb. 16, Rev. Henry Colman, Pastor of the new Church in Salem. Introductory Prayer by Rev. Mr. Frothingham of Boston; Sermon by Rev. Mr. Walker of Charlestown, from Isaiah xxv. 6, 7; Installing Prayer by Rev. Mr. Flint of Cohasset; Charge by Rev. Dr. Pierce of Brookline; Fellowship of the Churches by Rev. Mr. Flint of Salem; Address to the Church and Society by Rev. Mr. Pierpont of Boston; Concluding Prayer by Rev. Mr. Brazer of Salem.

ORDAINED.

Dec. 29, Rev. Joseph M. Brewster, Pastor of the Church in Peru.

Jan. 12, Rev. William H. Furness, Pastor of a Church in Philadelphia. Introductory Prayer and Reading of the Scriptures by Rev. Mr. Ware of New York; Sermon by Rev. Mr. Ware of Boston, from 2 Thes. iii. 1; Ordaining Prayer and Charge by Rev. Dr. Bancroft of Worcester; Fellowship of the Churches and Concluding Prayer by Rev. Mr. Gannett of Boston.

Jan. 19, Rev. Alexander Young, Pastor of the New South Church in Boston. Introductory Prayer and Reading of the Scriptures by Rev. Mr. Pierpont; Sermon by Rev. Mr. Palfrey, from Titus ii. 15; Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Dr. Ware of the University; Charge by Rev. Dr Channing; Fellowship of the Churches by Rev. Mr. Upham of Salem; and Concluding Prayer by Rev. Dr. Harris of Dorchester.

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