It has, in a few inftances," he adds, "terminated fatally; has been frequently attended with alarming febrile fymptoms, and has always, been productive of lameness, and confiderable inconvenience." P. 1.

Although there is reafon to believe the difeafe has exifted in all ages, yet little notice of it has been taken by the ancient medical writers. This is confidered by the prefent author (p. 6) as a proof of their inattention, and of their being but little entitled to the veneration with which they are treated; but it may, with more propriety, be ascribed to the variety of the difeafe, and to the cuftom of the times, which did not admit the physician to enter the lying-in room but in cafes of extreme exigency. Hence their ignorance in the practical part of midwifery, and the uncouth and barbarous methods by which they attempt to remedy any wrong prefentation of the fœtus, which a modern practitioner effects with ease and safety.

The first part of the Effay contains the literary Hiftory of the Difeafe, beginning with the account given of it by Rodrigues a Caftro, whofe work, De Univerfa Muliebrium Morborum Medicina, was published in the year 1603, and continuing it to the prefent time. Under this head the author gives analyfes and critical remarks on the opinions of the feveral writers mentioned, with large extracts from fuch of their works as feemed moft interefting. This part may be read with advantage, by thofe practitioners who have not an opportunity of con❤ fulting the originals. In the courfe of his obfervations, the author combats the opinions of all former writers on the fubject, as to the natare and caufe of the disease, which he thinks (fee p. 204) confifts in "an inflammatory affection, producing fuddenly a confiderable effufion of refum and coagulable lymph, from the exhalants into the cellular membrane of the limb :" and that it only differs from peritonites, in its feat or part affected (p. 235). Mr. White attributed this sudden effufion of lymph to the bursting of a lymphatic veffel, but does not admit any marked fimilarity between this fwelling of one or both the lower extremities," confequent on parturition (the title he gave to his Inquiry on the subject, published in the year 1784) and peritonitis, or puerperal fever. But however oppofite the opinions of thefe writers may be as to the nature of the difeafe, the methods of cure recommended by them are not materially different. In an Appendix to the Inquiry, juft publifhed by Mr. White, and which will be noticed in a future number of our Review, this and other points of doctrine contained in this Effay are examined; we fhall therefore defer giving an opinion on the fubject until that work comes before us.

ART, 25, A practical Effay on the Art of tion; together with a Review of the most be adopted in Cafes of imminent Danger. of Christian Auguftus Struve, M. D. Murray and Highley. 1801.

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This Effay contains a regular and fyftematic account of the rationale of the feveral modes of practice that have been recommended in reftoring fufpended animation, and has received, we understand, the ap probation of the Royal Humane Society in London, who have complimented the author with making him one of their honorary members,

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ART. 26. Advice to a Minifter of the Gospel in the United Kingdom of England and Ireland. Being a Continuation of Advice to a Student in the University. To which is added, a Sermon on the Paftoral Care. By John Napleton, D. D. Canon Refidentiary of Hereford, Chancellor of the Diocese, and Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Hereford. 8vo. 111 pp. 2s. 6d, Hereford printed; fold by Sael, 192, Strand. 1801.

The former part of this excellent defign received its juft and proper tribute of applaufe in our fixth volume, p. 255. We receive the fequel with fimilar feelings of regard for the author, and refpect for his defign, which examination proves to be so completed as fully to justify our expectation. The chapters in this part are feven: 1 and 2, on the Duties of an Incumbent; 3, on his Studies; 4, the Office of an Archdeacon; 5, the Office of a Dean and Chapter; 6, the Office of a Chancellor of a Diocefe; 7, the Episcopal Office.

The directions given, and observations made, under each of these divifions, are dictated by found and unaffuming piety, and expreffed with perfpicuity and energy. They are not amplified by any arts of expanfion, or any oftentatious flourishes; but are calculated for real ufe, and while they direct the understanding captivate the will. The Sermon on the Paftoral Care, which was preached at the confecration of the prefent Bishop of Chichester, was published then by command of the Archbishop, and was noticed, with due praise, in our thirteenth volume, p. 78. On recurring to it, now, we feel a ftrong inclination to produce a fecond paffage, in addition to what we cited then. "It has pleafed God," fays Dr. N. "in his fingular and abundant goodness to this realm of England, to continue among us, throughout the reformation of our religion, the fubfequent convulfions of the ftate, and the final fettlement of our civil conftitution, this primitive adminiftration of the Chriftian church. Some Chriftian communities within that period, in fhaking off the ufurpations of an erring church, have loft her genuine conftitution: as, in flying from the abuses of a regal government, they have foregone the benefits of it. We have preferved our monarchy and epifcopacy together; each refined from every tendency to evil, and retaining only the bleffed prerogative of doing good. We difpraise not the fortunes or the choice of others: we commend our own: and we pray God to protect them inviolate, amid the decay of piety, the frenzy of innovation, and the fall of empires." P. 108.

This paffage, which is more easily separated from its context, than most of thofe contained in the " Advice," will explain to every reader the fpirit in which the whole is written, and the propriety with which a divine fo qualified has undertaken to inftruct the ftudents and profeffors of theology,

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ART. 27. A Charge delivered to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of St. Alban's, at the Vifitation held June 5, A. D. 1800. By Joleph Holden Pott, A. M. Prebendary of Lincoln, and Archdeacon of St. Alban's. Published at the Requeft of the Clergy prefent. 4to. 26 pp. Is. 6d. Rivingtons. 1800.

We have read with pleasure and inftruction several charges and dif courses of this very exemplary divine. In the prefent, we admire particularly the candour and the temper, united with the foundelt judg ment, with which he views the principles of thofe who diffent from our establishment, and defends our own inftitutions and practice. A Sermon preached by the Archdeacon, and printed at the fame time with this Charge, will probably afford us an occafion to expatiate more upon the topics of it. For the prefent, therefore, we content ourfelves with this fhort notice of a very meritorious compofition.

ART. 28. An Analyfis of the Holy Bible, containing the Whole of the Old and New Teftaments: collected and arranged fyftematically, in Thirty Books; each Book being divided into Chapters, and every Chapter fubdivided into Sections, whereby the difperfed Rays of Truth are concentrated, and every Scriptural Subject defined and fully exhibied. By Matthew Talbot. 4to. About 904 pp. 11. 45, Leeds printed; for T. Conder, Bucklerbury. 1800,

Among the useful and inftructive works which induftry, ftimulated by fincere piety, has offered to the ftudent in religion, this deferves to be confpicuous. A general arrangement, clear, and very judicious, has been branched out, with wonderful attention, in fuch a manner as to conftitute the completeft commonn-place book of the Bible that hitherto has been attempted. The books appear but few in number, for the quantity of matter that required to be digefted in them; but the chap ters to expand thefe fubjects, and the fections fo diftinguish the fubordinate parts, that nothing feems to be wanting, for correctnefs and convenience: the words of Scripture, with the exact reference to every place, being always printed at full length. Thus the books, as fpecí fied in the title, are thirty: but the chapters amount to 285, and the fections to no less than 4144. Subjoined is a lift of all the chapters, and an alphabetical index of them. To explain the method more exactly (method being in fuch a work the most important point) we will take the first book, and firft chapter of that book, as our examples, Book the firft has for its general fubject DEITY. The chapters, into which it is divided, are nine. 1. Natural Attributes of God. 2. Ne

gative ditto. 3. Moral ditto. 4. Mifcellaneous ditto. 5. Offices or Characters. 6. Names and Similies. 7. Metaphors. 8. One God, three Perfons. 9. Blafphemous or difrefpectful Words of God, Of these chapters, the firft contains fifteen fections. Namely, 1. Spirituality. 2. Eternity. 3. Inferences from ditto. 4. Infinity. 5. Omniprefence. 6. Omnipotence. 7. Power. 8. Greatnefs. 9. Omnifcience. 10. Wisdom. 11. Foreknowledge. 12. Knows Thoughts. 13. Knows Actions. 14. Knows Words. 15. Felicity of God.

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We are happy to add, that all this care and acutenefs are exerted in the fervice of a truly found divinity; and that the completeft fcriptural proofs of every important article may be found in thefe divifions.

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ART. 29. A Sermon, preached in the Chapel of the Foundling Hofpital, on Sunday the 25th of January, 1801. By the Rev. H. B. Wilfon, A. M. Curate of St. Michael's, Baffifbaw, Lecturer of the united Parifbes of St. Antholin and St. John the Baptift, and UnderMafter of Merchant Taylors' School. 8vo. 18 pp.

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From a fhort addrefs to the Governors of the Foundling Charity, prefixed to this difcourfe, it appears to have been delivered with a view to the office of a preacher to that refpectable inftitution. It is written with much feeling and judgment, on the very appropriate text, "When my father and my mother forfake me, the Lord taketh me We shall not, any more than the author, atup." Pfalm xxvii, 12. tempt to difpute "the juftice of the criterion by which the Governors regulated their choice;" but it will appear to any candid reader, that a fair claim to their approbation was preferred by Mr. Wilfon, in pronouncing this difcourfe for the benefit of their Charity.

ART. 30. A Sermon, preached at Dartford, at the Vifitation of the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Rochefter, on Tuesday, September 30, 1800. By George Robfon, A. M. Rector of Snodland in Kent, and Domeftic Chaplain to the Lord Bibop of Rochester. Published by his Lordship's Command. 4to. 23 pp. 1s.

Robfon: 1800.

The text of this difcourfe is Acts xiv, part of v. 15, "We also are men of like paffions with you:" and the exordium is a paraphrase of The preacher then afferts, that these are the text and the context. times when popular clamour is raised against the clerical character; as it is against every thing which truth has fanctioned, and time has venerated. In the clergy, the flightest deviation from the most rigid tule of conduct is protruded for popular obfervation, and held up by the oppofers of Chriftianity as a bugbear to the priesthood, and a reafon The word marked in for rejecting religious eftablishments." P. 10. italics is fcarcely dignified enough for the pulpit, nor even rightly ap"The frailties attached to humanity," are apoplied, if allowable. ligized for in the prefent teachers of the gospel, who live (among us) in familiar intercourfe with the rest of mankind; and the boatted perfections, or rather the negative virtues of the cell and the cloister, are difclaimed. A mifconftruction of fome paffages in St. Chryfoftom, and in Bishop. Burnet, is thus rectified: "One of the fathers of the Greek church, pro effedly writing on the priesthood, and a dignitary of our own church, difcourfing upon the pastoral care, have, by fome ftrange mifconception of their texts, been made to apply to the individual and perfonal character of the priest, what was merely affirmed of him in relation to his office. It was not perfonal fuperiority in the priest above the rest of mankind, which thefe authors had in view, but it was the fuperiority and excellence of Spiritual over fecular concerns it was the end of the minifterial office they fought fo highly

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to exalt, endeavouring to lead mankind to the contemplation of things relating to eternity, in preference to fecular and fublunary concerns fteadfait and abounding with zeal for the religion they profeffed, their object was to raise men's conceptions to thofe exalted ideas of perfection, which were the end and object of the Chriftian Revelation. They fought not to establish for the priesthood a veneration for perfonal fanctity, extending beyond the bound and abilities of human nature to fupport." P. 12. The real dignity and duties of the minifterial office are next fhown to be marked out in Scripture," by feveral characters and defignations-as labourers in the vineyard, or the harveft; as watchmen, as foldiers, as builders, and as ftewards. These are but figures and fimilitudes to teach us industry, vigilance, courage, skill, and fidelity in our vocation. It is furely a fallacious way of reafoning to build too much upon figurative difcourfes; they will not anfwer in every particular circumftance; and if they did, yet we can derive no particular distinctions from them, as they are but the common and ordinary occupations of life." P. 14. The fimilitudes of paftors and Shepherds are then properly explained and modified. Some fuitable ad, monitions are, laftly, deduced to Chriftians in general, and to the clergy in particular. The difcourfe in general will be acceptable to candid readers; though we should not be furprized if fome of an oppofite character were to cenfure it, as a vindication of the faults of the clergy.

ART. 31. Confiderations on the prefent State of Religion, Speculative and practical, in the Country. 8vo. 25. Hatchard. 1801.

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This fenfible and well-written pamphlet commences with an eulogium on our excellent Liturgy, which we agree with the author in pronounc ing as approaching as nearly to perfection as is given to the works of He then proceeds to a difcuffion of the Thirty-nine Articles, or rather of certain of them, defcants on the operation of irreligion and methodism, &c. We think him much too hafty, when he intimates the greater part of our churches in the metropolis are neglected. We have good reafon for believing that this is far from being the fact. The fecond chapter is more immediately on the Liturgy, in which the writer propofes certain omiffions and alterations. The third chapter is on the divine fervice and preaching, and contains fome good and feafon. able remarks on decorum of behaviour, and on the accomplishments of a good preacher. Chapter the fourth is on oaths, or rather the abuse of them, and has many pertinent obfervations. In the fifth chapter the writer laments, and with too much truth, that in large towns there is not an adequate number of churches to accommodate the poor. This pamphlet is evidently written by a perfon of great good fenfe, and extenfive obfervation; and although, in fome particulars, we may diffent from his opinions, his publication deferves attentive perufal, and many of his fuggeftions might be adopted with advantage."

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