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MEDICA L.

24. A fhort Defcription of the Muscles, &c. By John Innes. Small 8vo. 35. Murray.

Concise description of the mufcles of the human body, according to their origin and infertions, is a work extremely useful, particularly in the practice of furgery. On this plan was executed Dr. Douglas's Muographia, published many years ago. The prefent treatife is enriched with all the anatomical improvements relative to the fubject, which have been made fince that time, and likewife fupplies the defects of Douglas's performance, with regard to the mufcles of the back and neck.

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25. A fhort Account of the prefent Epidemic Cough and Fever. In a Letter to Dr. De la Cour. By Wm. Grant, M. D. 8vo. 6d. Cadell.

Dr. Grant here informs his correfpondent that he has carefully attended to the beginning, progrefs, and termination of the prefent epidemic cough and fever, but finds the disease fo completely difcuffed by Sydenham, that nothing remains to be added either in the diagnoftics, prognoftics, or method of cure, In confirmation of this opinion, he produces, from Sydenham, the account of the cough and fever which prevailed in the end of the year 1675. After this quotation, which fills the greater part of the pamphlet, Dr. Grant concludes with mentioning the cafes of a few patients, to prove the fimilarity of thofe two epidemic diseases.

26. An Enquiry into the Nature, Caufe, and Cure of a fingular Difeafe of the Eyes. By J. P. Marat, M. D. 410. 15. Williams.

The difeafe which the author here defcribes is reprefented to be a tumefaction of the muscles of the eye, excited by the fharpnefs of mercurial medicines, and frequently mistaken for the gutta ferena. The cure is faid to be performed by bleeding, lenient purgatives, and relaxing topical applications. As we never have feen the disease ourselves, we must rely for the account of it entirely upon the veracity of the author; whom we would advise to have recourse to the affiftance of some perfon acquainted with the English language, if he fhould hereafter prefent the public with any more of his obfervations.

27. Strictures on the Gout: with practical Advice to the Gouty People of Great Britain. By Samuel Wood, a recovered Arthritic. 8vo. Is. 6d, Bell.

On looking at the title page of this pamphlet, we conjectured that the author was fome plain, honest, old Cornaro, who re

The letter ought to be dated the 24th of December last, but is erroneously placed to the year 1755.

folved to favour the public with a full account of the means by which he had overcome his diforder. We have now, however, reafon to fufpect, that this fame Mr. Samuel Wood, this recovered arthritic, is fome medical Jefuit in disguise He is very explicit in what relates to the theory of the difeafe; but his practical advice turns entirely on the recommendation of three different noftrums, amounting to one pound nine fhillings, for the medicinal course of a year.

POLITICA L.

28. Remarks on the different Opinions relative to the American Colonies. 8vo. 1s. 15. Kearly.

That the aim of the Americans is independency; and that the conduct of adminiftration, in the prefent crifis, is blamed only by felf-interested men; with other detached confiderations of a fimilar nature, but little importance, are the subject of thefe remarks.

29. The Morality of a Citizen; in a Vifitation Sermon. 4to. Is. Kearfly.

The author introduces his fermon, or, more properly speaking, his political effay, with this paffage from St. Luke, ch. xi. 17. Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to defolation.' From hence he takes occafion to point out the pernicious effects of civil difcord, and the duty of a good citizen; obferving, with refpect to the latter, that private opinion, like private liberty, cannot always be acted upon, but must be given up, in part, to public convenience.'

We cannot confider this production as a fermon. It is full of egotifms, which are hardly admiffible in the pulpit; where the preacher is not fuppofed to deliver his own conjectures, but the unquestionable dictates of reafon and revelation.

30. The Speech of his Grace the Duke of Manchester against the Bill to prohibit all Intercourse with the Colonies. 4to. 15. Kearfley.

In this Speech the duke of Manchefter opposes the bill, upon the ground of its being, in his opinion, inconfiftent with every maxim of found policy, unconftitutional, indefenfible in equity, and not founded in juftice. If the arguments his grace advances do not evince that the bill deferves the fevere reprehenfion beftowed upon it, they are at leaft maintained with a degree of plausibility, and embellished with fome ftrokes of not inelegant declamation.

31. A Letter to the Author of a Pamphlet entitled, Confiderations upon the different Modes of finding Recruits for the Army. 8vo. Is. Bew.

In the pamphlet to which this Letter is an answer, the author preferred the method of augmenting the army by new corps, commanded by men of family and eitate, to that of increafing it by additional companies to the old regiments. The author of

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the Letter animadverts on this opinion, and produces many arguments to fupport the other mode of augmentation; but, at prefent, our limits will not permit us to give any particular account of them. The Addrefs to the King's Servants, with which the pamphlet concludes, relates to the fame subject. 32. A new Syftem for the Eftablishment, Pay, Cloathing, Provifions, &c. of the Army. 8vo. Is. Almon.

This author, in confequence of an opinion he entertains of infantry being preferable to cavalry for warlike fervice, propofes that all regiments of horfe and dragoons, four alone of light horfe excepted, be difbanded and that the feveral regiments on the establishment fhould regularly change their stations in rotation, for the fake of enuring them to different climates. He likewife points out thofe ftations which he thinks the most proper, and enters into a variety of other confiderations, for which we must refer to the pamphlet.

33. An Addrefs to the Gentlemen and Inhabitants of Lichfield on the Expediency of uniting the Parishes of St. Mary, St. Michael, and St. Chad into one Diftrict for the better Maintenance and Employment of the Poor, &c. By James Wickins. 4to. 6d. Baldwin.

Mr. Wickins writes like a fenfible and intelligent churchwarden, and the propofals he fuggefts are juftly entitled to the attention of the inhabitants of Lichfield,

DIVINITY.

A Sermon

34. The Law of Liberty. on American Affairs, preached at the Opening of the Provincial Congress of Georgia. By John J. Zubly, D. D. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Almon.

In the civil wars of the last century the battles of the Lord was the general cry; and this idea raised a flame of enthusiasm in the populace. The fame kind of political phrenfy is now excited in America by the magic found of liberty. Dr. Zubly's is, in the main, a rational and moderate difcourfe, yet not without a little of the old leaven. Example:

• Should you think, fays the preacher, that all our prefent diftreis is owing to evil counfellors, nothing need to hinder you from praying, that God would turn their counfels into foolishnefs.' This looks like rancour: a good chriftian would rather direct his congregation to pray, that God would endue the lords of the council, and all the nobility, with grace, wisdom, and understanding.'

It is obferved by the author of the Acts of the Apoftles, that, in an uprore at Ephefus, "the more part knew not wherefore they were come together." Perhaps this may be the cafe with fome of the people, who have occafioned the uprore in the colonies. For, if we may believe Dr. Zubly, they feem to have been grossly impofed upon, or terrified with a phantom. Many Americans, fays he, look upon the prefent measures as a deeplaid plan to bring in the Pretender.' If they have been hi

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therto fighting to keep him out, it is pity they are not undeceived. But the doctor, like a political craftiman, countenances this ridiculous notion.

35. God's Controversy with the Nations: addreffed to the Rulers and People of Christendom. 8vo. Is. Conant.

The defign of this production is to fhew, that the rod of the Almighty hangs over us; or, as the author in another place expreffes himself, that fome great work of Providence is on the wheel for repentance and sharp vifitation.'-All that we can' fay in favour of this performance is, that it is well intended. 56. Human Authority in Matters of Faith, repugnant to Chrif tianity: illuftrated in two Difcourfes on Matt. xxiii. 8. With a prefatory Addrefs, explaining the particular Occafion of offering them to the Public: By the Author of an Essay on the Justice of God *. 8vo. 1s. 61. johnson.

The text, from which the author deduces his obfervations, is this declaration of our Saviour: One is your master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren.'

In the first difcourfe he endeavours to fhew, that Jefus Chrift had the unquestionable authority of heaven, for affuming that diftinguished pre-eminence, which he here claimed; namely, that of being our only infallible teacher of religion. This is proved from the correspondence of his doctrines with the congenial fentiments of our minds, and with the demonftrable perfections of the Deity; from his holiness, wifdom, humility, felf-denial, miracles, and refurrection.

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In the fecond he enquires, what is particularly implied in acknowledging Chrift to be our one matter, and fubmitting to him as fuch. And the refult of this enquiry is, that the most diftant attempt to introduce any kind of human authority, in matters of faith, is a moft abominable defpotifm, repugnant to the very nature of religion itself, to the genius and groundwork of Christianity, to the dignity of reafon, to the genuine principles of freedom, to the beft interefts of humanity, to the common proteftant caufe, and to the avowed principles of proteftant diffenters.?

The author's language is animated; and his zeal for religious liberty warm and intrepid.

37. Hints and Effays, Theological and Moral, intended briefly to expofe the corrupt Principles of Caivinijm, and briefly to offer other Principles better correfponding with Reafon and Scripture. By a Layman. Small 8vo 25. Johnfon.

In the first of thefe Effays the author endeavours to fhew, that reafon is a proper judge of Scripture. In the fecond he points out fome exceptionable notions in Mafon's Treatife on SelfKnowledge, relative to the corruption of human nature, and vicarious punishment. In the third he propofes his objections to the Athanafian doctrine of the Trinity, to the Calvinilic

See Crit. Rev. for Dec. 1773.

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notions of original fin, election and reprobation, the fatisfaction of Christ, and imputed righteoufnefs. In the fourth he endeavours to point out the proper characteristics of pride; and in the laft the principal inftances of God's love towards mankind.

The author appears to be a rational and respectable writer; and his book very properly calculated to answer the purpose mentioned in the title-page.

38. A Sermon, preached at Palgrave in Suffolk, at the Ordinations of the rev. Mr. Barbauld, Mr. Beynon, Mr. Alderson, and Mr. Pilkington, Sept. 13, 1775. By John Whitefide of Yarmouth. To which is added, a Charge delivered on that Occafion by Edward Pickard. 8vo. 15. Buckland.

Sermons and charges at the ordination of the diffenting clergy are things of course; and generally confift of nothing but trite exhortations to the young divines and their congregations. Meff. Whitefide and Pickard have confined themselves to the ufual topics (the duty of minifters and their hearers) but have ftated their arguments with a warmth, and energy of language, which cannot fail of rendering their compofitions interesting and agreeable to readers of every denomination.

39. Plain and affectionate Difcourfes on the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. By James Ibbetfon, D.D. 8vo. 35. Brown.

This work confifts of fix difcourfes. In the firit, the author explains thefe words of our Saviour, Do this in remembrance of me.' In the rest he gives us a comment on our communion fervice, of which he says

Great reafon there is to take your prayer-books in your hands, and fay, we want no other guide or afliftant, than this grave, decent, fenfible, and devout order for the adminiftration of this holy facrament. Therein we shall learn its true nature, end and defign, which neither are nor poffibly can be taught us from the words of the inftitution confidered by themselves. For it contains the whole fcripture-doctrine of the office and character of Chrift; it reprefents to us our bleffed Saviour as a facrifice, atonement, and propitiation of our fins; and if the remembrance of Him is effential to the facrament, the remembrance and acknowledgment of him as the facrifice, atonement, and propitiation of our fins, is effential to the facrament likewife. It moreover directs and confines the attention to all that is delivered concerning the purpofe of this holy inftitution by the divine author himself, and the due performance of this folemn fervice by thofe, who alone had authority to declare the nature of it; neither on the one hand diminishing, nor on the other. augmenting what is declared by them to belong thereto.'

The author, having taken great pains to explain every minute circumftance in the fervice, and even in the rubrics, relative to the facrament, has by thefe means accommodated his difcourfes to the meanett capacities. It is pity his book was not printed on a type fomewhat larger, as that would have made it more agreeable to elderly people.

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