3. Synonymes of the New Testament: being the substance of a course of Lectures addressed to the Theological Students, King's College, London. By RICHARD CHENEVIX TRENCH. Redfield: New York: 1854: pp. 243, 12 mo.

The writings of Chenevix Trench are becoming classics in those departments of Theology to which he has given his attention. The soundness of his views, the suggestive graces of his style, and the learning he displays, alike commend them to our favourable regard. This little treatise on the words of the New Testament, though less elaborate, has the same general merits with his former publications. Most heartily do we sympathise in his desires for the improvement of the exegetical department of Christian Theology. "I have never doubted," says he, that setting aside those higher and more solemn lessons, which in a great measure, are out of our reach to impart, being to be taught rather by God than man, there are few things which we should have more at heart, than to awaken in our scholars an enthusiasm for the grammar and the lexicon." "The words of the New Testament are eminently the droixia of Christian Theology, and he who will not begin with a patient study of these, shall never make any considerable, least of all any secure, advances in this for here, as everywhere else, disappointment awaits him who thinks to possess the whole without first possessing the parts of which the whole is composed."

4. The Faithful Mother's Reward: A Narrative of the Conversion and Happy Death of J. P. B., who died in the tenth year of his age: with an Introduction. By Rev. CHAS. HODGE, D. D. Philad: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 369,

12 mo.

5. The Youth's Visitor: or, Selections in Prose and Verse from the Presbyterian Sabbath-School Visitor: with illustrations Philad: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 240

12 mo.

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6. Primary English Grammar, introductory to the Manual of the English Language. By RUFUS W. BAILEY, A. M., author of "The Manual." Philadelphia: CLARK & HESSER. 1854: pp. 144, 12 mo.

This little volume is designed as an introduction to the Grammar which has received a favourable notice in our pages heretofore. It seems well adapted to its purpose, and is enlivened by sundry familiar colloquies, at least, at the beginning and close, between the father and his children, on the subject of Grammar.

7. Letters of the Madiai, and Visits to their Prisons. By the Misses SENHOUSE. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 166, 12 mo.

8. The Captives of Abb's Valley: A Legend of Frontier Life. By a son of MARY MOORE.. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 169.

9. The Justified Believer: his Security, Conflicts, and Triumph. By W. B. MACKENZIE, M. A., Incumbent of St. James', Holloway. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 150, 12 mo.

10. Memoir of the Rev. Joseph W. Barr. By the Rev. E. P. SWIFT, D. D. A new Edition. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: 1854: pp. 132, 12 mo. 11. The History of Peter Thomson: The Premium, The Dying Sheep, and The Bible the Best Book. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD of PublicatiON: pp. 107, 12 mo.

12. The Baby: Good and Bad Luck, The Golden Image, and the Star. By CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 108, 12 mo. 13. Anne Bell: The Hated Task, The Red Berries, &c. By CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 108, 12 mo.

14. The Pictorial Second Book: or Pleasant Reading for the Young. By COUSIN MARY. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 107, 12 mo.

15. Scripture Natural History: Illustrated by numerous engravings. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICA

TION.

A useful compend, including much valuable information drawn from larger and expensive volumes, and brought together in a convenient form. Our Sabbath Schools and Bible Classes are highly favoured in the numerous volumes furnished to them by our Board of Publication, and from other sources, at trifling cost, illustrative of the Holy Scriptures. Knowledge is not now locked up for any great length of time, in learned tomes. It is soon popularised and placed as it should be, in the hands of the people.

16. Witnesses for Christ: or, The Poet, The Hero, The Statesman, and The Philosopher. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 72, 12 mo.

17. Why will ye Die? An Expostulation with Self-Destroyers. By the Rev. WILLIAM J. MCCORD. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 83, 12 mo.

18. The Story of Nineveh, its Greatness and Ruins. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 54,

12 mo.

19. J. H. and his Nurse and The Child's Prayer. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp: 36, 12

mo.

20. Devotional Poetry, or Hymns for the Closet and the Social Meeting. Selected from the Psalms and Hymns appproved by the General Assembly. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 32, 12 mo.

21. Thoughts on the Resurrection of the Body. By a LAYMAN. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 29, 12 mo.

22. The Waldenses: Sketches of the Evangelical Christians of the Valleys of Piedmont: with illustrations on wood, drawn by DOEPLER, and engraved by LYONS, LOUDERBACK, ORR, and ROBERTS. Philadelphia: PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION: pp. 392, 8 vo.

A beautiful volume, and finely illustrated, on a people whose sufferings for the truth have made their name precious to the Protestant Church. Those who would know the tender mercies of Rome, and the faith and patience of the Saints, can learn them effectually here.

23. Defence of Denominational Education. By R. C. SMITH, of Oglethorpe University, Ga. Milledgeville, Ga: 1854. 24. A Review of the Doctrines of the Board of Education, of the Presbyterian Church, upon the Relations of the Church to the General Interests of Education. By C. R. VAUGHAN, Pastor First Pres. Church, Lynchburg, Va. Lynchburg, Va: 1854. Able arguments on opposite sides of one of the great questions now agitating the Presbyterian Church.

25. The Influence of Missions on People and Nations: A Discourse preached by the appointment of the Synod of Nashville, at their meeting in the City of Nashville, October 4th, 1854. By Rev. WILLIAM H. MITCHELL. Published by Request of Synod. Nashville: 1854.

26. Study, the only Sure Means of Ultimate Success: An Address delivered before the Thalian and Phi Delta Societies of Oglethorpe University, Georgia, at the Annual Commencement, July 19th, 1854. By Hon. WILLIAM H. STILES, of Savannah. Milledgeville: 1854.

Other publications have been received which our space does not permit us to notice.

NUMBER IV.

APRIL, MDCCCLV.

ARTICLE I.

THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST.

Among all the absurdities that prevail among those who receive the Scriptures as a Divine revelation, none perhaps, is more astonishing than that which disrobes our Saviour of his Divinity. Christ is not the Supreme God, but a creature only, is the opinion of an Arius, a Socinus, a Priestly, and a Belsham, and their numerous disciples, in direct opposition to what we deem the explicit teachings of both the Testaments, which they professedly believe and revere. It is really strange, in our judgment, that candid and intelligent men, after even a cursory examination of the Scriptures, should ever arrive at such a conclusion. There is no better evidence of the extraordinary subtlety of Satan, in his work of deception and ruin, than the effort he makes, and the success with which that effort is attended, to divert serious minds from the obvious import of Divine revelation, and occupy them with a creed that has its origin in a grievous perversion of truths of infinite moment. If he cannot utterly destroy the word of God, nor arrest its circulation, he will destroy its influence, by adulterating, or else by torturing it. This remark is made with all due respect toward those whose views we are about to combat. We should all be humble enough to acknowledge that we are possibly holding with tenacity, errors which are to be attributed to Satan's power over us.

There are two facts with which our minds should be deeply impressed. The wonderful constitution of our Saviour's person, which, as we believe, combines the Divine and VOL. VIII.-No. 4.

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