X. THEOLOGY. "The first creature of God in the works of the days was the light of the sense; the last was the light of reason; and his Sabbath-work ever since is the illumination of his Spirit. First he breatheth light on the face of the matter, or chaos; then he breatheth light on the face of man; and still he breatheth and inspireth light into the face of his chosen."-BACON. The Sacred Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. The Scriptures contain, independently of a Divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, pure morality, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected within the same compass from all other books that were ever composed in any age or in any idiom.-Sir William Jones. Horne's Introduction. This work is designed as a comprehensive manual of sacred literature, selected from the labours of the most eminent biblical critics, both British and foreign.-Preface. Alexander on the Canon of Scriptures. This work contains a popular view of the arguments for the truth of the Christian religion, drawn up with the author's usual perspicuity and dialectic skill.-Enc. Am. Paley's Hora Paulina. The chief object of this work was to bring together from the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles such passages as furnish examples of undesigned coincidence, and thus prove the authenticity of the Scriptural writings.--Enc. Am. Paley's Natural Theology. This work will open the heart, that it may understand, or at least receive the Scriptures, if anything can. It is philosophy in its highest and noblest sense; scientific without the jargon of science; profound, but so clear that its depth is disguised.-Quart. Rev. 2 vols. 18mo, 90 cents, New-York. Marsh's Lectures. Their object is to teach the student how to study divinity, and then, as he gradually proceeds, to inform him of the distinguished writers on the several subjects.-Preface. Campbell's Lectures on the Study of Theology. In these lectures, with a great deal of sound and judicious remarks, there appears to be a portion of unreasonable prejudice against systems of divinity.-Edinb. Enc. Campbell's Four Gospels. This production must be considered, as it is actually considered by all who are capable of forming a judgment, as a most important acquisition to the library of the Biblical student.-Edinb. Enc. Stewart's Translation of Romans. Stewart's Translation of Hebrews. No one can read these translations, with the accompanying notes, introduction, &c., without feeling that to great learning, industry, and ability, the author adds an humble, candid, and charitable spirit. Turner's Edition of Planck's Introduction. An able and excellent work. Hengstenberg's Christology. This work, translated by the late Dr. Keith, deserves a place in the library of every divine and theological student. Knapp's Theology. (Translated by Leonard Woods, Jr.) One of the best systems of dogmatic theology which have been given to the world by the learning and indefatigable industry of the German scholars. Neander's Ecclesiastical History. The author says in his preface that the chief aim of his life, from an early period, had been to represent the history of the Church of Christ as a speaking proof of the Divine power of Christianity, as a school of Christian experience, and a voice "sounding through all ages, of edification and warning for all who are willing to listen. His works prove indefatigable zeal and vast erudition.-Enc. Am. Pearson on the Creed. This admirable exposition of the Creed, originally preached to his parishioners in the form of sermons, has been long and deservedly considered among the best and most useful theological productions of our language. 8vo, $2 00, D. Appleton & Co., New-York. Owen's Works. 3 vols. 12mo, $3 00. Howe's Works. The great men of the commonwealth coming between the courtly poets, and grave, imaginative writers of the age of Elizabeth, and the airy and graceful wits of Charles's days, have been too often passed over with silence, not to add contemptuous disdain. Yet they embrace names still held in veneration, and still cherished with love.-Church Record. 2 vols. 8vo, $4 00. Burnet on the Thirty-nine Articles. This work has always been regarded among the standard theological works in the English language; and though it may have peculiar attractions for an Episcopalian, as an exposition of his articles of faith, yet, as a treasury of Biblical and theological knowledge, is alike valuable to Christians of every communion.-Chr. Observer. 1 vol. 8vo, $2 00, D. Appleton & Co., New-York. Calvin's Institutions of the Christian Religion. This work, whatever may be thought of its doctrinal merits, is, as a system of theology, entitled to much admiration. The peculiarities of the system may be condemned, but the learning, the Scriptural knowledge, and the philosophical ability with which they are at once developed and supported, must be acknowledged by all whose minds are not the victims of religious or political prejudice.-Edinb. Enc. Translated by Allen, 2 vols. 8vo, $5 00, New-York. Watson's Institutes. An able expounder of the faith of the Wesleyan Methodists. Tomline's Theology. This work of Bishop Tomline sets forth the doctrinal views held in his time by a large part of the Established Church of England. Dwight's Theology. The author, from long and habitual attention to exactness of thought, of arrangement, and of language, was accustomed, in conversation, in the desk, and while dictating to an amanuensis, to present the conceptions of his mind in a form and manner so finished as to need, usually, few or no corrections to prepare them for the press. This was the case with these discourses.-Preface. Gill's Body of Divinity. In this work the peculiar tenets of the Baptists are explained and defended. It has long been a standard work. Paxton's Illustrations. The only object which the author proposed to himself in composing this work was to illustrate the Scriptures; he has therefore uniformly and studiously rejected every particular in Oriental geography, natural history, customs, and manners that was not subservient to his design.-Preface. Leslie on Deism. Since infidelity is constantly reviving, and, though repeatedly laid prostrate by the weapons of truth, still rises with unexhausted vigour, the champion of Christianity will do well neither to disdain nor neglect such arms as Leslie has prepared for him, of which time has not injured the temper nor taken off the edge.-Christ. Obs. Leland's Deistical Writers. This work contains a summary view of the most noted books that have been published against revealed religion for above a century past, together with proper observations upon them.-Preface. Verplanck's Essays on the Evidences of Christianity. An able and earnest protest against the exclusive preference assigned by many writers, twenty years since, to the ex ternal or historical evidences of Christianity as compared with the internal. Erskine's Internal Evidences for Revealed Re ligion. This small volume, the first production of Mr. Erskine's pen, secured him at once a high place among theological writers. Newcome's Harmony of the Four Gospels. Archbishop Newcome's Harmony, though no harmony is perfect, furnishes, perhaps, the best groundwork for any future publication on the subject.-Christ. Obs. Leighton's Works. Archbishop Leighton was." says Bishop Burnet, "possessed with the highest and noblest sense of Divine things that ever I saw in any man. And he had laid together in his memory the greatest treasure of the best and wisest of all the ancient sayings of the heathens, as well as Christians; and he used them in the aptest manner possible."-Ed. Enc. 8vo, $3 00, Edinburgh, 1840. Jeremy Taylor's Works. A pious and devotional temper, copiousness of learning, fertility of illustration, opulence of matter, and oftentimes exquisite beauty, characterize the writings of this great master. 3 vols. 8vo, $17 00. 'Baxter's Works. Dr. Isaac Barrow said that "his practical writings were never mended, and his controversial ones seldom confuted." -Penny Cyc. 4 vols. 8vo, $2 00, London, 1838. Barrow's Works. Although his divinity is less read now than formerly, it is not unfrequently resorted to as a mine of excellent thoughts and arguments. Passages of sublime and simple eloquence frequently occur.-Enc. Am. 2 vols., $5 50. Bates's Works. We scruple not to recommend them to every person living |