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obedience, the conditions of his acceptance with God, and the ground of his confidence. In a word, we are told, that a man may be eminently diftinguiflied for his knowledge, piety, morality, and works of charity, &c. and yet, after all, be damned. A damn

able doctrine this!

In the introductory epiftle, Mr. Elliot tells us that he had lately the honor of being difmiffed from the Chaplainfhip of St. George's Hofpital, for an obftinate adherence to the truth of the Gospel, and the doctrinal articles of the established Church.

Art. 19. Methodifm Examined and Expofed: Or, the Clergy's Duty of guarding their Flocks against falfe Teachers. A Difcourfe lately delivered in four Parts. By the Reverend Mr. Downes, Rector of St. Michael, Wood-Street, and Lecturer of St. Mary-Le-Bow. 8vo. 1 s. 6d. Rivington.

In the first part of this difcourfe, Mr. Downes gives a fhort account of the rife and pedigree of the fect called Methodists, and fhews that their notions coincide with many of the oldest and rankeft herefies that ever defiled the purity, and difturbed the peace of the Chriftian Church from its first inftitution; particularly, thofe of the Simonians, the Gnoftics, the Valentinians, the Donatifts, the Predeftin narians, and Montanifts. In the fecond he fhews, by fome general remarks upon their doctrines, how ftrangely they have corrupted the truth and purity of the Gofpel, and points out the feveral artifices they make use of, in order to fupport their opinions. In the third and fourth parts he confiders, wherein the Clergy's care confifts, in order to preserve themfelves and their flocks from being led away by * those deceitful workers, the Methodist-Preachers.The whole is written in a sprightly and sensible manner.

Art. 20. A Letter to the Monthly Reviewers, from the Author of Sophron. 8vo. 6d. Dilly.

In this Letter the Author of Sophron, endeavours to vindicate his performance against the cenfure we paffed upon it, and defires us to re-confider the defign of his work, and to weigh the arguments with which he fupports his notions.-We have re-confidered his work, and weighed his arguments, but find not the leaft reason to alter our opinion.

Art. 21. An Effay on the Divine Prefcience, and Man's FreeAgency. Delivered at a Conference, in which a celebrated Doctor in Divinity was Prefident, April 2, 1741. 8vo. 6d. Noon.

We have in this fhort effay a few thoughts on a very abftrufe fubject, on which the Author, in our opinion, has thrown no new light. He has, indeed, rather multiplied difficulties than removed them. That Man is a Free-Agent he endeavours, very briefly, to prøve, from the difpenfation he is placed under, and the fanctions of

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the divine laws, and then goes on to fhew, that the contingent ac tions of men cannot be certainly, and infallibly fore known by the Great God from Eternity. It is most abfurd, fays he, and a manifeft contradiction for one Being to say, that an action, whether good, bad, or indifferent, will be certainly and infallibly performed by another; which, at the fame time the Agent, being every way free, may refuse to perform, nay, may determine against it, and do the direct contrary: and therefore, no fuch contingent ac tion of any one Free-Agent, can be certainly and infallibly foreknown by another; becaufe, there is no fuch thing as certainly and infallibly fore-knowing that any one action will be, and that it will not be at the fame time,'

He now endeavours to fhew, wherein true Prefcience confists, and how far the actions of Free-Agents may be fore-known by the Deity; hear the whole of what he advances upon this point, it will render any farther account of his effay unneceffary.- First, as God not only fees and knows all our words and actions; but also, fecondly, the very fprings of action in the moft fecret workings of our minds; and thirdly, as he knows the very thoughts and intents of our hearts, as well as the propensity of every Agent, to that which is good or evil, from the whole courfe of past conduct; together, fourthly, with all the circumftances or occurrences, which are likely to come in the way, or may poffibly happen from without us: it may therefore, juftly be faid, that in fuch cafes, God does fore-fee, or fore-know, what a Free-Agent will do, even before the action is performed by him, because he fees their thoughts, intents, and purposes afar off; that is, as foon as the mind begins to move towards the performance of any action. And fuch fore-knowledge is no way incompatible with the free agen cy of any Being; nor implies the leaft neceffity, or impulse, from any order of caufes to be laid on, or fet before the man, exciting him to the performance of any action, by any prior ordination, * or eternal decree of God.'

Art. 22. A Defence of the confcious fcheme, against that of the Mortalift Occafioned by Mr. Peter Peckard's obfervations on Mr. Fleming's Survey, &c. Wherein an immediate resurrection of the just, is fhewn to be confiftent with a general refurrection 1. and judgment of all the dead. By Caleb Fleming, 8vo, Js. Noon.

In this defence Mr. Fleming advances fome farther reafons in fupport of a future confcioufnefs; but thofe who are not already convinced by what he has offered in his Survey, will not, we apprehend, be convinced by his Defence of it.

Art. 23. An impartial By-flander's Review, of the Controversy concerning the Wardenship of Winchester-College, 8vo. 15. Baldwin,

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Our readers are fufficiently apprized of the nature of this conteft. We will only obferve that this By-ftander is, moft probably, a perfon nearly interested in the difpute. Such a clofe infpection into the College ftatutes, and fuch critical attention to the matter of controverfy, feems to be the effect of more than curiofity. The writer, however, appears to be a man of learning and talents; and it is more than poffible, that he is the fame author who wrote the reply to Doctors Golding and Lowth. However, we leave this difquintion to academical readers.

MEDICAL.

Art. 24. A Treatise on the Difeafes and Lameness of Horfes. By W. Ofmer. 8vo. Pamphlet, 5s. 6d. Waller.

We have formerly had occafion to recommend this writer to pub lic notice; fee Review, Vol. XIV. p. 361. And we must now en deavour to do the fame juftice to his merit, with refpect to this very useful and important fubject. For the fake, then, of that most useful creature, to whom we are fo infinitely indebted for many of our beft conveniencies, and most rational pleasures, let not the uncommon price at which the author has rated his pamphlet, (which, indeed, might have been fold for half the money it is fet at) prove any obstruction to its circulation. Shall the paltry confideration of a few fhillings prevent the owner of a fine horse, from confulting a connoiffeur, who appears to understand the management of this noble animal, better than all the common Farriers in the kingdom, with all their skill and experience united. On the fubject of SHOEING, in particular, he deferves the utmost attention. He is alfo, in general, highly commendable for his attachment to NATURE, and for his pertinent obfervations on the abfurdities of the vulgar craft, and ignorant practice of our horfe-doctors, by which fo many of their unfortunate patients, are cruelly doctered out of the world: or at leaft, lamed, fpoiled, and ruined for life: which, to thefe hapless creatures is infinitely worse than death, for that would put a period to their miferies, which thefe blundering wretches only help to prolong ;-to fay nothing of the injury done to their owners.

Art. 25. Obfervations on the prefent State of the English Univer fities: Occafioned by Dr. Davies's Account of the general Education in them. 8vo. 6d. Cooper.

This anonymous pamphlet, infcribed to the Chancellor of one Univerfity, appears for both the defendants, complained of by Dr. Davies, with an Audite alteram partem. It would be ftrange indeed, if not one of the many who may be concerned from intereft, from gratitude, or even through fome venial partiality for his Alma mater, fhould arife in their behalf. From whichfoever of thefe motives, the prefent writer's attachment may fpring, he fets out with obferving, that the learned Doctor, whom he constantly treats with

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much decency, has gone a little out of his way in giving advice, for the better regulation and improvement of the Universities; as he thinks him but moderately qualified for practifing on their disorders, from an indifferent acquaintance with their interior oeconomy and conftitution.

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After an ironical reference to Dr. Davies's invocation of the government, to secure his important property in his late twelve-penny-worth (alias nine-penny-worth) and to protect him from foreign tranflations, this fenfible writer fays, p. 9. that inЯead of examining minutely into the many propofals relative to the univerfities, he shall confine ⚫ himself to the more agreeable part of fhewing how small occafion ⚫ there is for moft of them.' And as the former pamphlet contended principally for inftituting feveral new Profefforihips, this Gentleman undertakes to prove, that fuch Profeffors could only become ⚫ufeful by commencing, in effect, what Tutors in the Universities at prefent are.' This leads him, confequently, into a detail of the functions of Tutors, which he reprefents in all their importance, at the fame time commending the prefent gentlemen fo employed, both as very capable, and confcientious in the regular difcharge of their duties, which is probably the real cafe, and will undoubtedly, in a great measure, fuperfede the neceffity of fome Profefforships; as our author very pofitively, and with fome indications of experience, affirms it does. This induces him to reprefent the hardship it would be, to deprive the Tutors (many of whom have spent the best part of their lives in the laborious and irksome office of tuition) of their Fellowships, according to Dr. Davies's propofal, at the end of ten years; and, fuppofing them to have obtained little or no preferment, in the mean time, doubtless it would be a very confiderable and fevere hardship; and even such a one as our Author obferves, the Univerfities would rather be detrimented by, in respect to their public usefulness.

As to the want of fuch courfes and lectures in our Universities, as are neceffary to initiate, and to accomplish ftudents in the profeffion, and for the practice, of Phyfic, which has hitherto carried many into foreign schools and colleges, or into North Britain, the prefent Writer affirms, that this complaint is, in a very great degree, obviated by fome late excellent and prefent lectures, in the different branches of medical knowlege. He concludes, however, that he thinks it probable a few things may want a further reformation in the Univerfities, [notwithstanding fame very proper regulations have been lately made in them] and more especially in fome of their old forms and ftatutes, which by length of time must have become obfolete: and here he agrees with his Antagonist, in fubmitting it to those in authority, whether a Royal Vifitation be not the only adequate remedy.

Upon the whole, while this Author is, in a confiderable degree, an advocate for the prefent conduct of the Universities, he does not appear a lefs hearty well-wifher to their future reputation than their accufer; fome of whose objections, indeed, he has not answered, nor mentioned; but as his good fenfe is accompanied with a spirit of benignity, he often chufes to be palliative and lenient, where the Complainant has been severe, and fometimes even acrimonious.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

Art. 26. His Lordship's Apology. 8vo. 6d. Reeve.

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This Apology materially contradicts his Lordship's Letter to Col. Fitzroy, lately published, under the title of his Vindication, and fubfcribed with his Lordship's name. In that, he declares, that Capt. Ligonier followed Col. Fitzroy in this, he tells us, that Col. Fitzroy came after Capt. Ligonier. This, likewife, gives a fuller account of his Lordship's conduct on that day than the other. We find from this, that his Lordship was cenfured for not having marched early enough from the camp. From this charge, however, he seems to have exculpated himself. With respect to the dilemma he profeffes to have been under, on account of the different Orders brought by the Aids-de-camp Ligonier and Fitzroy, he tells us, that from the enemy's known fuperiority in number of cavalry, he was inclined to think, that the former, who brought orders for the whole cavalry to advance, was right; and that the latter, who brought orders for the British cavalry only to advance, was mistaken. It appears from this Apology alfo, that his Lordship was reprefented as having stopped • Lord Granby's marching.' To which he says, that he only halted him to form the line: and he concludes, that he does not know of the leaf delay on his part, except the doubt he was in for about five minutes, whether he should follow what Capt. Ligonier or Col. Fitzroy faid. This paper has the appearance of authenticity.

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Art. 27. A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Ligonier, occafioned by the Difmiffion of Lord George Sackville from all his military Employments. To which is prefixed, a fhort Appeal to the People of Great Britain. Folio. Is. Seymour. In the prefatory Appeal, which confifts but of two pages, this Advocate for Lord George, anticipates the fubftance of his Letter to Lord Ligonier. He tells us, wonderful difcovery! that certain acts of cruelty may be committed in this kingdom with impunity. He adds, that he does not fay what has happened, but he will fay what may happen. An English Officer,' he continues, who hap⚫pens to be under the command of a General of a foreign nation, and, perhaps, foreign interefts, may have, (for what reafon it mat⚫ters not) in the day of battle, orders confufed and contradictory ⚫ fent to him; which, without an explanation, he cannot execute. For demanding an explanation from his foreign fuperior, be may be by him treated with contempt; and his proper mafter, without hearing his accufation or defence, may difmifs him from his service, ⚫ and endeavour to render him the fcorn of his fellow fubjects. If this,' he concludes, fhould ever happen to be the cafe, would ⚫ you not think it an act of injustice? anfwer me, O ye Englishmen!"

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How decent thefe infinuations are, and how probable it is, that any fuch case should ever happen, we leave our Readers to determine. In the mean time, we beg leave to appeal to the people. We do

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