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claim he ridiculously lays to the admiration of thofe, who are, in pro portion as his merit increases, the lefs able to judge of the matter. Here is a nobleman of the firft rank,-you would have him take the arts and sciences under his protection, cherifh diftinguished genius, and rescue modeft merit from obfcurity. Are you mad, to think his Lordship fuch a fool? Why would you have him expofe himself? Which way is he to fet about all this? He himself understands nothing but racing, cocking, and whift. Would not all the world laugh at him, fhould he fet up for a Macenas? A patron of arts and fciences, without knowlege, capacity, or tafte?

Men of genius fhould be confiftent in laying the tax of approba tion and applaufe on the public; and yet fo little are pretenders to philofophy in theory, real philofophers in practice, that we hardly fee any fo much fubject to their paflions, fo galled by difgrace, or chagrined by neglect, as those whofe abilities, we might have expected, fhould have placed them above the influence of accidents, fo infeparable to extraordinary merit.

Perhaps no man ever fuffered more, in this refpect, than Mr. de Voltaire. Made giddy with popular admiration and applause in the former part of his life, it is no wonder his future expectations ran high. Difappointed and difgraced in age, he has been long abufing individuals, and feems determined to finish his career, by expreffing his deteftation of mankind in general. The mifanthropy of Swift and Voltaire feem to have arifen from nearly the fame motives, and to be productive of fimilar effects. The deteftable story of the Yaboos and the abominable one of Candide, bear fo near a refemblance, in two attendant circumftances, viz. the temper of mind in the respective authors, and the apparent defign of the pieces themselves, that, where either is well known it would be almost fuperfluous to give a general character of the other: and yet to defcend into the particulars of the work before us, would be paying no great compliment to our readers. An abfurd, improbable tale, written with an apparent view to depreciate not only human nature, but the goodness and wisdom of the Supreme Author of our being, we dare be confident, can afford them little fatisfaction.

That we may not, however, totally difappoint curiofity, it may not be improper just to obferve, that this little work is a kind of a moral (or, as fome might perhaps rather chufe to call it, an immoral) romance, wherein the author ridicules many abfurd notions, and id cuftoms, of different nations, with much fpirit and (ftrange as it may feem in a Frenchman) with fome ftrokes of true humour: the chief point laboured at through the whole, being to invalidate the opinion of fome philofophers, refpecting the moral and providential Oeconomy of the univerfe, viz. that all is for the beft.

Justice, however, calls upon us to declare, that our Author does not (as he is fuppofed to do by certain undistinguishing critics) conteft the celebrated principle, adopted by our favourite British bard, Whatever is, is right. If Mr. Voltaire's opinion be, indeed, in this refpect, contrary to that of Mr. Pope, he is, doubtlefs, most egregi⚫ully mistaken; but let us condemn no man for what he has not said,

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particularly a Writer of fo acknowleged a genius as Mr. Voltaire, who has, indeed, enough to anfwer for, in refpect to what he really has faid.

POLITICAL.

Art. 10. Candid Reflexions on the Expedition to Martinice; with an account of the taking of Guardalupe, Sc. By J. J. 4 Lieutenant in the Navy. 8vo. Is. Johnston.

Made up from the news-papers, particularlytheGazette extraordinary. The compiler feems to be a Genius of an uncommon caft. For inftance, he introduces the comet into his pamphlet, with this remark able obfervation, That this grand phænomenon has appeared three different times, each on fome joyful occafion; that in 1607, Keplar obferved it at Prague, when it performed the office of a bonfire, at the birth of a prince ;-That in 1682, when Caffini obferved it in France, it was equally loyal, on the birth of the duke of Burgundy; and that in 1759, this jovial traveller made his appearance in England, amidit the greateft preparations for keeping the birth-day of George, prince of Wales, in a manner fuitable to the grandeur of a free people.'-From which we are led to conjecture, that, after all the various theories of comets, which have been started, these courtly phænomena are no other than certain celeftial fire-works, complaifantly play'd off above, on these "joyful occafions" below.

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Art. 11. Four Odes, intended for chorufes to a tragedy altered from Shakespear, on the death of Julius Cæfar. By the Rev. Mr. Hudfon. 4to. 1s. Davis.

Though we have frequently declared our opinion of the impro priety of the chorus in dramatic representations, yet we have no objection to good poetry, in whatever form it appears; and as fuch, Mr. Hudfon's odes are entitled to our recommendation. They are not wanting in fancy, fpirit, nor harmony of numbers.

Art. 12. Califta; or the Injur'd Beauty: a poem, founded on fad. Written by a Clergyman, 4to. Is. Griffin in Fetter

lane.

Rehearses the distress of a damfel ruined and forfaken by her lover. The author has fome poetry about him, as a critic of the last century expreffes himself; and may be read with patience, though not with much pleasure his performance being debafed by a number of lines inferior to the rest, and by fome very unpardonable rhimes, which feem to speak the youth and inexperience of the bard.

MEDICAL.

Art. 13. The Virtues of Honey in preventing many of the worst diforders; and in the certain cure of feveral others: particu larly the gravel, afthmas, coughs, hoarfenefs; and a tough morn

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ing phlegm. With a particular direction of the manner of tak ing it for the cure of confumptions, &c. 8vo. Is. 6d. Cooper, Another link: vid. the medical articles in our catalogue for May laft.

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RELIGIOUS and CONTROVERSIAL.

Art. 14. The Review of a free Inquiry into the Nature and Ori gin of Evil. 12mo, Is. 6d. Flexney,

- The author of this Review is an advocate for doctrines that have been long established, and are generally believed. The introduction of moral evil into the world, he fays, is not imputable to God, nor the neceflary confequence of human nature, but entirely owing to man's voluntary abuse of that high yet dangerous truft repofed in him, his freedom of will and action. From the beginning of time, we are told, God forefaw the ill use that man would make of this gift of free will, and therefore prepared a remedy; the redemption of mankind by the promised Seed which fhould bruife the ferpent's head.

Here, continues our author, the rational enquirer may ftop in his fearch after the origin of evil. In endeavouring to investigate it more nicely, he will only be apt to lofe himself in the endless mazes of error and perplexity. And after all his laborious re⚫ fearches into the nature and origin of moral evil; instead of finding a more fatisfactory account of it, than the fcriptures will help us to, he may be in danger of catching the very worst, and mother of all evils, fcepticism.'

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As for what our reviewer has faid in anfwer to the author of the Free Enquiry, it is unneceffary to give any particular account of it, as he only pleads for commonly received opinions, and has advanced nothing new in fupport of them.

Art. 15. Obfervations on Mr. Fleming's Survey, &c. In which are confidered the following fubjects; the nature of faith, the use of reafon, myfteries, the unity of God, the pre-existence of Chrift, the mediation of Chrift, the nature of Chrift's redemption, the nature of man, the powers in man to improve and debafe his nature, the foundation of immortality. By Peter Peckard, A. M. 8vo. 25. Davis.

Our readers, in general, are fufficiently acquainted with the difpute between Mr. Peckard and Mr. Fleming, which, like all other difputes of this kind, the longer it is carried on, becomes the more difagreeable to the reader. Charges of mifrepresentation, want of candor, &c. and frequent repetitions of the fame thing, are what, principally, fill up the numerous volumes of theological contention: the difputants, indeed, generally spend their strength in the first onfet, and though they frequently renew their attacks, yet they feldom do much execation.- -In regard to the controverfy about an inter-mediate fate, it is undoubtedly, to be determined by fcripture, and -he who confiders with candor and impartiality what the facred writers have

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have faid concerning it, will have little occafion to confult either Mr. Peckard or Mr. Fleming.

Art. 16. The whole Speech which was delivered to the Reverend Clergy of the great City of London, on Tuesday the 8th of May, 1759; being the day appointed for their anniversary meeting at Sion-college. By John Free, D. D. Sir John Leman's Lecturer at St. Mary Hill in London. 8vo. 6d. Scott.

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Doctor Free has not done with the Methodists yet. He now wants the Convocation to meet, and take them in hand. We fancy, however, his cooler brethren will remain aloof, and leave him to battle it out with these formidable fchifmatics, as he deems them; and to deal with them, as well as he can, by himself. His quarrel with this people is, it seems, now become perfonal, and more particular than heretofore. For (as we are informed by his Remonftrance to the Bishop of Winchefter, prefixed to this Speech) he was, on Sunday the 9th of April laft, while he was exhorting his audience to love one another, most violently befet by the Methodifts; by whom, as the Doctor here affirms, he was, from the time of naming the text, to ⚫ the end of the fermon, in continual and most imminent danger of being murdered.'- This was certainly a moft unchriftian way of going to work with the good Doctor; and, doubtless, the reader would be glad to know what was their particular provocation at that time. The matter was this. On the day above-mentioned, the noted Mr. Romaine was to have preached a charity fermon at the aforefaid church, but was prevented by the church warden, who refused to admit this erratic luminary into the pulpit; which Dr. Free at the fame time readily entered, as being his proper sphere. Provoked at this disappointment, the lambs of the Moor-fields flock immediately forgot their meek and peaceful natures, and, in fhort, behaved like very wolves to the poor Doctor, against whom they fet up a moft abominable vociferation, in which they continued all the time of his preaching; and even went so far as to spit at him, after he had quit ted the pulpit.

-tantæne animis cæleftibus ira!

* At the parish church of St, Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, where we are told the Doctor is Lecturer.

Art. 17. Non-refidence inexcufable; or the Monitor admonished: in a letter to Dr. Free, on the occafion of his elaborate harangue, delivered to the London clergy, &c. By the Reverend Abfalom Hurley, A. B. late of Baliol College, Oxford, and now Curate of Kentish Town, Middlefex. 4to. 4 d. Fuller.

The Monitor is here admonifhed, becaufe Dr. Free's fpeech, mentioned in the foregoing article, was first published in that periodical paper. This curate of Kentifh-town mentions the Reverend Mr. R

-ne as his truly pious, tho' fomewhat too peaceful and patient friend;' and Mr. Jo-s as his much valued, and still more intimate 'friend' from whence our readers may perceive that Dr. Free, whom the letter-writer does not accufe of being too peaceful and pa tient, ftands no chance for the honour of being admitted into the fmalleft share of Mr. Hurley's friendship. On the contrary, this

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gentleman has, by this pamphlet, declared open war with the Docfor, and has commenced hoftilities by attacking him on the fide of his non-refidence at his vicarage of Eaft-Coker in Somersetshire. The Bishop of London's late charge (See Review, vol. xx. p. 480.) has furnished our author with fuch arguments as he may imagine the Doctor will not attempt to anfwer: and herein Mr. Hurley may poffibly be faid to have acted maliciously, and taken his adverfary at an unfair advantage: but as it is not contrary to the laws of war to turn the enemy's cannon against themselves, we fuppofe this auxiliary to the Reverend Meff. R- -ne and Jo-s will hold himself intirely excufable.

SERMONS continued: See our last Appendix, published

this month.

1. Fidei Fundamentum Ratio: Concio ad Clerum habita in Templo Beatæ Mariæ apud Academicos Cantabrigienfes, Julii 4, 1759, pro gradu doctoratus in facra theologia. A Radulpho Heathcote, S. T. P. 4to. 6d. T. Payne.

2. Preached in the Portuguese Jews Synagogue, on Friday the fixteenth day of February, 1759, being the day appointed by authority for a general faft: By R. Mofes Cohen de Azevedo. Tranflated from the original Spanish by the author. 4to. Is. Whitridge.

Manifefts the great and grateful loyalty of the Jews to our present mild and falutary government, under which they enjoy fo much fecurity and happiness: the long continuance of which, we, as chriftians, fincerely and charitably wish them, from generation to generation.

3. Preaching the Goffel a more effectual method of salvation, than buman wisdom and philofophy. At the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Wright, at Lewin's-Mead, Briftol, May 31, 1759. By Samuel Chandler, D. D. together with the queflions propofed by the Reverend Mr. William Richards; and the answers returned. To which is added, the Charge, delivered by the Reverend. Mr. Thomas Amory. 8vo. 1 s. Waugh, &c.

4. At the ordination ef the Reverend Mr. Richard Winter, June 14, 1759; at New Court, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields. By John Olding. Together with an introductory difcourfe, by Thomas Hall; Mr. Winter's confeffion of faith; a difcourfe upon impofition of hands, by Thomas Bradbury; and the exhortation, by John Conder. 8vo. 1 s. Buckland, &c.

5. The weakness and wickedness of being righteous over-much, the folly of affected wisdom, and the ruin confequent upon both, affertedbefore the university of Oxford, at St. Mary's, May 13, 1759. By John Allen, M. A. Vice-principal of Magdalen Hall. 8vo. 6d. Rivington, Withers, &c.

6. The particular Excellence and true State of the Bath Infirmary. Preached at the Abbey Church, April 22, 1759. By R. Olive, A. M. Vicar of Burnham. To which is added, a fhort account of the ftate of the hospital, May 1, 1759. 4to. 6d. Henderson.

The Remainder of the Sermons in our nexté

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