"O Mary! my soul is in a transport whilst I am writing to you! His fulness!' Whatis the import of that expression? Eternity must tell! Trust in the Redeemer fully! believe him implicitly! love him supremely! He is dealing well with you: but only faith can see this! In a little while you and I shall see the whole of his economy, and mingle with those who now are blessed with open vision ! Whenever I write to my dear Sisters on this glorious subject, I could say much more. My spirit breaks through all bounds, and I seem sometimes to be caught up with you, even to the throne of the Lamb!-The Lord is dealing very bountifully with my soul. 'He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters.' My feet are becoming more established. I am daily striving to attain to entire holiness. Whenever I slacken my pace in this march, I perceive that my enemies overtake me, and I sustain some injury. The surest way to vanquish and overcome all our enemies, is to have a daily and hourly access to the throne of grace, and a satisfactory application of the blood of sprinkling.' I trust that the reading of these lines will have the same effect on your mind, which the writing of them has had on my own-of rekindling that sacred fire, which shall for ever burn!' Amen."-p. 216 to 214.

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In 55-73, is detailed a rather exp. traordinary account of her recovery from extreme illness at Macclesfield, in answer to prayer: which,' as the author justly observes, "records as signal an answer to prayer, in her recovery from a condition of the utmost peril, as has, perhaps, been witnessed since the early days of Christianity.' It is evidently drawn up with great circumspection; and whatever opinions may be formed of the facts, we are sure, the scenes which it describes cannot fail to affect the reader with thrilling interest.

We heartily recommend the perusal of this truly admirable publication in which,

Christians of all denominations will find passages descriptive of the higher stages of Christian experience, expressed in language

at once forcible and elevated.-The work does great credit to the author, who has manifested a very just and delicate discrimination of character. We hope that this is not the last time we shall have an opportunity of introducing to our readers a work from the pen of Dr. Warren.

resources than those which the scriptures and his own industry have supplied. In looking over his preface, we could easily discover that he had not been accustomed

"To search out truth in academic groves;" but as we entered on the essay, and advanced through its pages, the language assumed a more favourable aspect, and such imperfections as remained, were lost in the vigorous display of intellectual energy which every where beams through his paragraphs. This is more than sufficient to render his little volume buoyant amidst its defects of expression; and we sincerely congratulate him on the successful manner in which he has accomplished his task, the occasion of which was as follows:

The Rev. N. T. Heineken, minister of the Unitarian chapel in Bradford, Yorkshire, delivered a lecture, in which he undertook to disprove the existence of an evil spirit called the Devil, or Satan. This lecture Mr. Carlisle heard; but instead of being proselyted by what had been advanced, he took this method of expressing his dissent, and of entering his protest against Mr. Heineken's reasonings and theory. The plan adopted by the Unitarian divine, to prove his proposition, contains nothing new. He travels in the beaten paths of his predecessors and contemporaries, and announces his conclusions with a degree of confidence which neither argument nor plausibility can be induced to sanction. While delivering his lecture, the scriptures, however, have found in Mr. Heineken a formidable antagonist. Such of their passages as are too large for his pur. pose, he can reduce; what is flexible, he can bend; and what is stubborn, he can reject. In mistranslations, interpolations, allegories, idioms of language, and figures of speech, he finds himself fortified, and furnished with weapons of defence; and those whom the reasonings of atheism and infidelity have convinced, will find no difficulty in admit. ting his conclusions.

In the essay before us, Mr. Carlisle has referred to nearly all the passages of scripture which have any bearing on the subject of controversy; and followed the lecturer through his various glosses, comments, and animadversions, with a degree of acuteness that sophistry can never fairly withstand. We by no means intend to insinuate that

all the subordinate branches of Mr. Carlisle's reasonings are correct; but we feel no hesitation in asserting, that in the leading points which he proposed to establish, he has succeeded to admiration. The lecturer undertook to prove, that Satan has no existence. This Mr. Carlisle has triumphantly refuted, by demonstrating the scriptural absurdities

to which the supposition will lead. He has also undertaken to prove from scripture, that the real and personal existence of an evil spirit, called Devil and Satan, is plainly asserted in numerous passages; and in this his success has been commensurate with his former triumph.

The Rev. Mr. Heineken may affect to treat this performance with contempt, by representing the author as occupying a station in life that is beneath his notice. In this he may think himself peculiarly fortunate, and we advise him to make the most of his escape, for should he risk another encounter, we are not without our apprehensions, that the tailor, who has already wounded him with his needle, may next seize an opportunity of putting him under his thimble.

REVIEW.-Popish Errors exposed, in a Sclection of Texts and Scripture, with Notes and Comments, by a Divine of the Church of England, A. D. 1688. Reprinted with a Preface, by the Rev. Thomas Young. pp. 206. London. S. Burton. 1825. THIS is a very manly, acute, and temperate examination and confutation of the errors of Popery. We think it would contribute more effectually to the enlightening of Protestants on this important subject, if, instead of angry invectives, and personal and political vituperations, many of the controversial publications of the present day were written with as much candour, and adhered as closely to scripture, as the volume now under consideration. Men have fallen into a great error on this momentous question, in merging its religious into its political importance. We must "TRY the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets are gone out into the world." The liberal diffusion of education has put it in almost every man's power to form a judgment for himself, on matters which exert so great an influence over his highest interests, as the choice of a religion. We say education; for really, instead of pure, simple, and experimental religion, there have been substituted so many base counterfeits, spun by bad men out of political chicanery and bigoted superstition-that no small share of sagacity and information is necessary to detect their subtle fallacies. That pestiferous farrago of abominations, known under the name of Popery-is seen to lose ground in exact proportion to the diffusion of general instruction, and sound religious principles: but as it is proper, before we build the new house, to pull down the old one— so it is necessary to raze utterly from the earth this loathsome golgotha of dead men's

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bones, rottenness, and all uncleanness, by which it has been so long polluted.

The work under review may be considered as one of the sledge-hammers in this work of demolition: it will tell tremendously against the shrines, altars, and thrones of papal mummery. It is works like the present which hit popes, cardinals, priests, and friars such plaguy knocks.'-To de scend from the stilts of metaphor to plain English; we should like to know how their pseudo-holinesses would parry such lungeous thrusts as the following-[he is combating the absurd notion of Peter's supremacy.]

"But the very foundation of all, that St. Peter had such an headship and rule over the whole church, above the rest of the apostles, is overthrown by many texts of scripture.

"Mark x. 42, 43, &c. 'Jesus called unto them, and said, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles, exercise lordship over them, and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you; but whoso. ever will be great among you, shall be your minister; and whosoever of you will be chiefest, shall be servant of all. If our Saviour had intended a primacy of jurisdiction or authority to St. Peter over the rest of the disciples, would he have expressed himself in such universal terms, so absolutely denying this authority and superiority to all? Would he not have excepted St. Peter's right and privilege which he intended to him? But here's an universal negation of such supreme authority, to all of them indifferently, without any such exception.

"Mat. xxiii. 8. 'Be not ye called rabbi, or master; for one is your master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren.' Here is no assignation of any mastership to St. Peter, as Christ's vicar; but all the disciples are joined together in an equality of brotherhood under Christ their Lord.

"Luke xxii. 24. There was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.' Note, that this dispute was but the evening before the passion of Jesus Christ, after these words were spoken, (Mat. xvi. 19). 'I will give unto thee the keys.' If St. Peter had been then constituted the chief of the apostles, there would never have been this dispute among them touching the primacy. For our Saviour upon this dispute said not one word that he had given it to St. Peter; but on the contrary,

"Ver. 25, 26, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them, are called be

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"So, Rev. xxi. 14. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.' You see here still the apostles advanced to the same degree of honour.

"But note, that the apostles are not called foundations in respect of their persons, but in respect of the doctrine which they held or preached. And in the text, (Mat. xvi. 18.) Thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church. The rock there mentioned is expounded by many of the ancient fathers, as St. Chrysostom, St. Ambrose, St. Austin, &c. of the doctrine which St. Peter confessed, that Christ was the Son of the living God.' Which Christ calls a rock, and that upon which he would build his church, with allusion to St. Peter's name that spoke it, which signifies a stone. And upon this doctrine all the apostles indifferently founded the churches where they came, as well as he.

"St. Paul makes himself equal unto him in all things; (Gal. ii. 6.) 'Of those that seemed to be somewhat, whatsoever they were it maketh no matter to me; God accepteth no man's person; for they that seemed to be somewhat, in conference added nothing to me.' So, (2 Cor. xi. 5.) 'For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.' It had been good manners to have excepted St. Peter, his head and lord, at least.

"St. Peter was sent in commission by the rest of the apostles, (Acts viii. 14.) 'When the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John.' Doth this look like his being their head, or having supreme authority over them? Sure it would be esteemed a strange piece of presumption, if the bishops should undertake to do the like to the pope!

"St. Peter was required to render an account also of his carriage, (Acts, xi. 2, 3.) 'And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, saying, Thou wentest in unto men uncircumcised, and didst eat with

them. But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order to them.'

"He was also publicly reproved by St. Paul, (Gal. ii. 11.) When Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.' And, (ver. 14.) When I saw that they walked not uprightly, according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, if thou being a Jew livest after the manner of the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? Was this very decent in Paul, if St. Peter was his head, and chief governor over all? So that here is not the least testimony or sign of any such supremacy or power ever owned or acknowledged by St. Peter.

"Note also, that all headship over the church is always appropriated to Christ, and that in such a manner, that it cannot be delegated to St. Peter or any other.

"Thus, Ephes. i. 22, 23. God hath put all things under the feet of Jesus Christ, and hath given him to be head over all things to his church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.' Had it not been proper to have said, 'And under the feet of St. Peter too, and his successors as Christ's vicar,' if it had been so? as in the body of man there is but one head, so there is but one head in the church, of which we are all members.

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"The apostle gives us an account of all other church-officers, both ordinary and extraordinary, that are appointed by Christ for the edifying of the church: (Ephes. iv. 11, 12.) 'He gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come in the unity of the faith, &c.' But not one word of such office as that of supreme pastor or universal sovereign over all: which we may be sure he would not have omitted, if such an office had been so necessary to the aforesaid ends as is pretended."

How, after such a plain, explicit, and scriptural confutation as this, any man in his senses can submit to such an impudent imposture as the pope's supremacy, we are at a loss to conceive. Much in the same style is the whole of this admirable little treatise; which for scriptural accuracy, and strength and perspicuity of argument, equals, if not excels, any work on this subject with which we are acquainted. In a word, it is worthy of being every Protestant's vade-mecum.

We would advise the priests to interdict the reading of this dangerous little volume.

the import of the term, we must look for the author's merit

"Since none can compass more than he intend." The writers from whose works the selections have been made, are nearly one hundred; extending, as the title informs us, from old Chaucer, down to our own times. Among these, we find many names of great poetical renown, and others are introduced to our notice, that are less known in the registers of fame. Their compositions, however, place the latter in an amiable light, and shew that the compiler has exercised his judgment and independence in collecting sterling ore by its intrinsic worth, without betraying any solicitude respecting the mine from whence it was extracted.

In making his selections from the works of our more celebrated poets, instead of chusing some of their best compositions, he has fixed upon articles that are less hackneyed, and less generally known. These pieces, detached from the sister beauties with which they were originally surrounded, and by which they were partially eclipsed, now shine forth in their undiminished lustre, and exhibit excellencies that were previously concealed. The attempt can hardly fail to call them into public notice, and henceforward we may expect to see them transplanted into other soils.

To most of these extracts, Mr. Johnstone has prefixed some account of their author; varying in length, according to the materials he has been able to collect, and the interest which the biographical sketch was calculated to excite. Short as some of these notices are, they convey a portion of useful information, enabling the reader to know something of the history and birth-place of the poet whose works excite his admiration.

REVIEW. - Portrait of his late Royal Highness Frederick Duke of York, with his memorable Speech delivered in the House of Lords, April 25, 1826. THIS is a highly finished performance. The drawing is by Jackson, R. A. and the engraving by Thomson, in their best style. Ornamented, and combined with the speech, the design and engraving are by Walter Paton, Devonshire-street, Portland-place; and, taken in all its branches, we have rarely seen a more elegant specimen of the graphic art. At the present moment, this splendid memorial must be peculiarly interesting to every friend of his late royal highness, and to all who rally round the standard of the Protestant faith. In some shops in London the speech may be obtained literally printed in letters of gold.

BRIEF SURVEY OF BOOKS.

1. Original Tales for Children, in two little volumes, (Wesley, London,) we have perused with much pleasure. They contain upwards of forty tales, all admirably calculated to amuse, to interest, and to instruct the youthful reader. They are told with great simplicity, and being founded on familiar incidents with which every one is conversant, there is something captivating even in the titles which they bear. The writer of these stories had studied with attention human nature in its infant stages, and knew well "to teach the young idea how to shoot."

2. Examples of Early Piety, exemplified in the Life and Death of James B. Jones and his Sister, (Kershaw, London,) is well deserving of the patronage it has received, although the copy before us is of the fifth edition. These children, who died, the brother at nine, and the sister at eleven years, were both remarkable for genuine piety, precocity of genius, and early development of intellect. These topics, but particularly the former, furnish the narrative before us. The little tract was written by their father, a minister in the Wesleyan Methodist connexion, who, while indulging his feelings in doing justice to the objects of his affection, has conferred a favour on the public by preserving such valuable infantile memorials of spiritual and intellectual worth.

3. The Tocsin, or Slavery the Curse of Christendom, by S. Roberts, (Blackwell, Sheffield,) is an earnest appeal to the justice, the humanity, and the religion of the British nation, to terminate this greatest curse of our globe.

4. A Letter on the Medical Employment of White Mustard Seed, (Carpenter, versial tone, addressed to some person whose London,) is a medical epistle of a controname does not appear. Its design is to disprove the medical qualities attributed to white mustard. We can only say"Who shall decide, when doctors disagree?"

5. Old Testament Stories in Rhyme, for Young Children, with Notes, (Booth, London,) can hardly fail to please those for whose use they were intended. The rhyme is easy, and the notes are instructive. Each story is ornamented with an appropriate wood cut.

6. An Answer to a printed Paper entitled "Manifesto of the Christian Evidence Society," (Fisher & Co. London,) gives to the manifesto more importance than it has a right to claim. The Christian Evidence Society are a miserable junto, col