XXVI. A Defence of the Reverend Dr. Fofter's Sermon of Catholic Communion: In a Letter to a Friend. By Philocatholicus. 8vo. 6d. Noon. in fuch All we fhall fay of this fmall performance is, that it breathes a truly Catholic Spirit throughout, and is written. manner, as clearly fhews, that the author has enlarged and generous notions of the Chriflian religion. The defign of it is, to confider what has been urged by Mr. Killingworth against Dr. Fofter, on the fubject of Catholic Communion; and to prove, that the truly Catholic, or in other words, the confiftent Proteftant, is the only confiftent Chriftian. R XXVII. The Diffenting Parishioner's Reply to his Vicar, offering to guide him to the Church of England. Addreffed to the Author of the Three Letters to a Diffenting Gentleman, on occafion of his pamphlet, intitled, The Proteftant Diffenter guided to the Church of England *. 12mo. 4 d. Robinson. The chief point infifted on in this little piece, is, the vindication of the Diffenters from the charge of Schifin; which the author retorts upon the Church of England: He is a smart controverfiallift; but, as his pamphlet is fo fmall both in quantity and price, we fhall fay no more of it here. XXVIII. An Appendix to the Attempt to prove, a priori, that in Gen. iii. 15. Chrift Jefus is particularly foretold, 4to. 6d. Birt. See Review, vol. 5. p. 79. Art. 38, XXIX. The Hiftory of Modern Enthufiafm, from the Reformation to the prefent Times. By Theophilus Evans, 8vo. Is. Owen. From the preface to this tract, it appears that the author is a clergyman of the Church of England. He dates it from Langammarch, Breconfbire; where he tells us, that a numerous tribe of another fort of teachers, under the fpecious pretence of being gifted and enlightened, have fpread among their deluded followers, feveral dangerous and extravagant notions, that are deftructive of morality and the Christian faith, their prime teacher being in principle (if not an Epicurean, yet) profeffedly an Antinomian, Sabellian, and Antitrinitarian. To expel the venom of their pernicious and heretical tenets, he has taken the pains to trace out this brief hiftory of Enthufiafm, which he fuppofes may conduce indirectly to the fervice of religion; for, fays he, as by comparing oppofites, the contrariety appears more confpicuous than in viewing each other apart; fo true religion Yappears to better advantage, when compared with the wild See Review, vol. II. p. 243. freaks freaks and fanatic notions of enthufiafts:' with whom, as he justly obferves, it is in vain to reafon, arguments having been always thrown away upon this fort of people.And doubtlefs the facts Mr. Evans has collected together, may in fome measure anfwer the good end he propofts, if that end be not fruftrated by the spirit of bitterness which he very often expreffes against all Diffenters from our eftablifh'd Church, and her doctrines, lumping them together as a vile monstrous fpawn, belched out from the bottomlefs pit. Vide p. 37. His account of the Methodifts is very fhort, and chiefly taken from The Enthufiafm of the Methodists and Papifts compared. XXX. A Letter to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Clogher, occafioned by his Lordship's Effay on Spirit, &c. 8vo. I s. Noon. This fmall piece confifts of two letters. In the first of which are contained fome short remarks on the Essay on Spirit, fuppofed to be written by the Bishop of Clogher. Our author, whofe fentiments with regard to the doctrine. of the Trinity appear to be the fame with thofe of Dr. Clarke, highly approves of his Lordfhips reviving the controversy concerning the Trinity; but finds great fault with him for publifhing his fentiments in the garb of a Metaphyfical Ef Jay. He likewife makes a few obfervations on what his Lordfhip has advanced in his Dedication concerning the establishment of fome doctrines, and the neceffity of fubfcribing to the truth of them; and is of opinion, that the establishing of doctrinal points is fo far from having a tendency to preferve the peace of the church, that it has been, and ever will be the occafion of endlefs difputes and divifions. That fome form of prayer or worship fhould be established, he thinks abfolutely neceffary, not only to preserve the peace of fociety, but that God may be worshipped in fuch a manner as becomes us, and is worthy of him; but thinks, that no doctrines should be eftablished, nor any fubfcription required to any particular doctrines. As there is no exprefs command in Scripture for praying to the Holy Spirit, he thinks it ftrange that his Lordship fhould encourage Chriftians to do it, as he condemns the doctrine of the equality of the Holy Spirit to the Father. The fecond letter is addreffed to Lord Orrery, occafioned by the extravagant commendation his Lordfhip has bestowed on Dean Swift's fermon on the Trinity, in his remarks on the life and writings of the Dean; which fermon our author looks upon with the utmost contempt. RTM POETRY, + Rich Mosely Esgr POETRY. XXXI. The Noctuary: or an Addrefs from the Tomb A Poem in blank verfe. To which is added, an Ode on the last day. 8vo. Is. Owen. Those who have read Dr. Young's Night-thoughts (of which this is a fort of imitation) will not, we imagine, see many things to admire in the Noctuary; which in our opinion has all the gloom of Dr. Young's work, wit his noble, animated Starts of Imagination, his e hout natural and striking Reflections, and his fine Poetry, XXXII. SPARKS: or, fmall Poems morally turned. Folio 1s. Cooper. By an advertisement prefixed to these Poems, the author himself exprefles a very moderate opinion of their merit. They are writen in the Anacreontic measure; but upon fuch trifling fubjects, and are fo carelefly finished, that we wonder the author (who really feems to have some genius for this kind of Poetry) would risk his reputation by publishing them. His verfes to a Lark, begin thus. "Sweet little Lark! tuneful breast! Pretty, lovely, welcome guest." Leaving our readers to their own remarks on the first of thefe two lines, we fhall only obferve, that this author feems to have a peculiar talent at torturing and defacing his language, by his merciless elifions. For inftance, in the fame piece. But elongated fo far, And leffened t' a dimmifh ftar No more th' Earth attracts our eye, 'Mongft more glorious worlds on high; To the XXXIII. A New Ballad on Subfidy Treaties. Tune of Packington's pound. Folio. 6d. Web. XXXIV. Escapes of a Poetical Genius. 4to. IS. Sheepey. If the author would have us look upon his verfes as proofs of his having himself escaped a poetical Genius, we must allow that he could not have introduced them to the public under a more proper title. They are all fhort pieces, viz. Odes, Songs, and Epigrams. Of the latter we fhall give one, as a Specimen of his Wit and Poetry. 4 "In "In vain with Anglo-gallic Phrase In vain you rouge the cheek and chin, You've Nothing French but the Difeafe." XXXV. DISTRESS. A poetical Effay. Humbly infcribed to the Right Hon. John Earl of Radnor. The fecond Edition corrected and enlarged. By Mr. Arnold. 4to. Is. Swan. That this piece has paffed into a fecond edition, is a proof of its merit, which few poetical compofitions of this age can boat. The author has painted (in blank verse) the diftressful circumftances of the indigent, in a pathetical and moving manner. XXXVI. The Confummation. A facred Ode, on the final diffolution of the world: Infcribed to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. By Thomas Newcomb. 4to. Owen. IS. Mr. NEWCOMB's poetical abilities are already fo well known to the public, from his Manners of the age, in 13 moral fatires, and other works, that it is needlefs for us to give any character of his performances in general; or to fay more of this piece in particular, than that our author has given his imagination the ufual play and scope, in which other writers upon this tremendous fubject have indulged themselves; a licence for which, in our opinion, nothing but the nobleft poetry, the jufteft images, and the most useful inferences, can fufficiently compenfate, with a ferious and judicious reader. We cannot help looking upon that man as a bold painter, who first took upon him to delineate the aweful and inconceivable fcenes of that dreadful period of futurity, concerning which we have no particular revelation, and of which we can form no ideas, but from revelation. XXXVII. A Poem facred to the Memory of the late Reverend P. Doddridge, D. D. By H Mif 4to. 6d. Buckland. This fmall piece is much fuperior to most of our late productions of the Elegiac kind. It appears to be the work of a young writer, who, from the specimen he has now given the public, feems to have a genius well adapted to this fpecies of Poetry. XXXVIIL XXXVIII. The QUACKADE. A Mock Heroic Poem, in five Cantos. By Whirligig Bolus, Efq; 4to. 2s. 6d. Cooper. As what the very ingenious Mr. Prior pleafantly fays, in his admirable Alma, of writers in general, Authors, before they write, fhould read, must be particularly true of the authors of the Review; fo we may affure our readers, that we have fubmitted to the penance of reading the Quackade thro'; and we hope for the honour of British tafte, that few of the most patient perusers have undergone the fame mortification. It confifts of 5 cantos and 1552 rhymes, which is the principal discovery it afforded us. The anonymous author indeed ftrains hard to have endeavoured to defign to fet out with a complaint of the Apothecaries against the Chemifts; but in a few pages he lofes fight of that, and every other fubject that we can imagine. Several lines from Garth are cruelly mangled in it; fome from Pope, and he has affected an imitation of the games in the Dunciad in his last canto, fcolding being propos'd as one of them; but in the interlocutors introduc'd here and every where elfe throughout this wonderful work, there is no diftinction of character, but rather an effential harmony and famenefs of nonsense, without pause or interruption for many pages. Indeed the fevereft critics muft allow our bard an amazing fertility this way; and he seems to have no bad knack at inverting all the purposes of writing. As he had no plan, and no characters, it is with fome confiftence that he informs us of nothing; his fatyr is entirely harmless, and his panegyric alone (with which he has endeavour'd to adorn fome eminent names in phyfic) can offend. We fhall decline giving our readers any tafte or fpecimen from this jargon of rhymes, as it is impoffible for pharmacy to compound a more naufeous Farrago, and we wish our abftinence on this head may be confider'd by the author as fome alleviation of these ftrictures. K MEDICAL. XXXIX. A differtation on fuppuration. Translated from the Latin of John Grafhuis, M. D. fellow of the Cæfarean academy, and of the royal academy of furgery at Paris. 8vo. Is. Knapton. The character of this little tract is fufficiently established from its having had the Premium adjudged to it by the royal academy of furgeons at Paris, as the learned author informs us in his fhort preface. He feems to have confidered the Subject #t: Jackson, an apothecary, in all mall |