Chriftian Revelation. By Sam. Clarke, D.D. III A Difcourfe on Prophecy; taken from a volume of Sermons by John Smith of Queen's College, Cambridge, published in 1656. IV. An Essay on the Teaching and Witnefs of the Holy Spirit; taken from Lord Barrington's Mifcellanea Sacra. V. An Essay V. An Efay on Inspiration; from Dr. Benfon's Paraphrafe and Notes on St. Paul's Epiftles. VI. An Effay on the Unity of Senfe, &c. from the fame.

The fifth volume contains, I. The Truth of the Chriftian Religion. By David Hartley, A. M. II. The Truth of the Chriftian Religion By Jofeph Addifon, Efq. III. An Argument for the Truth of the Chriftian Religion. By Dr. Lardner. This is the third chapter of the first volume of Jewish and Heathen Teftimonies of the Truth of the Chriftian Religion, for an account of which fee our Rev. vol. xxxii. p. 1. IV. All the Actions recorded in the Gospel are probable; taken from Macknight's Gospel Hiftory, of which fee an account in our Rev. vol. xxx. p. 190. V. An Argument for the Truth of the Chriftian Religion, from the fame. VI. An Effay on the Man of Sin, from Benfon's Paraphrafe on the Epiftles. VII. Obfervations on the Evidence of Chrift's Refurrection. By Gilbert Weft.

The fixth contains, I. Eight Charges delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Oxford. By Tho. Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury. Of this work we gave an account in our Review, vol. xli. p. 316. II. A Treatise on the Causes of the prefent Corruption of Christians. By J. F. Oftervald. II. The Defign of Chriftianity. By Ed. Fowler, D. D. Bishop of Glucefter. in the Appen dix we have a confiderable catalogue of the moft approved books on theological fubjects. The intention of it is to point out to the young divine fuch writings as are more effentially neceffary for his perufal, or for occational confultation. His Lordship,. apologizing for the recommendation of books that contain doctrines oppofite to the church of England, fays,

I am fenfible that I have omitted in this catalogue the mention of many books, which other men would have introduced into it; but fo I fhould have done, though I had made it twice as long as it is; and yet it is fo copious, that, I believe, there are few fubjects in divinity, on which the ftudent may not find fufficient information, by confulting fome or other of the authors here enumerated. It is probable too, that fome may find fault with me for having introduced books which they would have omitted; I mean thofe books efpecially, which maintain doctrines oppofite to the Articles of the Church of England. But I intreat them to conficer, whether we were not members of the Church of Chrift, before we were members of the Church of England; and again and again to reflect, whether we can promote the interefts of the Church of Chrift, by ftifling the arguments of thofe who think, that as the Church of Jerufalem, Alexandria, Antioch, and Rome have erred, so alfo the Church of England hath erred, not only in their living and manner of ceremonies,

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but alfo in matters of faith. If in this point they think amifs, their arguments will be overthrown and produce no effect; but if they think rightly, God grant that they may produce their proper effect-the prevalence of Gospel truth,-and whether they think rightly or amifs, can never be fo clearly known, as by encouraging them, on the moft liberal principles, to publish to the world the refalt of their critical inquiries into the meaning of Scripture language.'

Such is the publication with which his Lordship hath obliged the young divines. He hath afforded, in a moderate compafs, and at a fmall price, a collection of theological writings, which ought to be well known by every ftudent in divinity. The fcarcity of the originals, and the circumftance that many of them are only parts of large and expenfive works, were often the means of rendering thefe valuable productions totally inacceffible by the perfons who of all others had the g.eateft occafion to perufe them. Thefe impediments are now removed, and we fincerely congratulate the Public, as well as the ftudent in divinity, that a benevolent Prelate hath not thought the office he hath undertaken derogatory to his dignity. His intention will be doubly answered, for he hath not only by this publication rendered thefe valuable tracts acceffible, but by his recommendation of them he hath extended their circulation, and enforced their perufal.

ART. VII. Afiatic Mifcellany, N° II. For the Account of N° I. fee our laft Month's Review, p. 423.

Art. 1. Mujnoon, or the distracted Lover. A Tale. In Imitation of Jovini. By Capt. William Kirkpatrick.

THIS tale may have fome merit, as an Imitation of Jovini;

but the expreffion "More finn'd againft than finning," taken from an English poet, fhould not have been put into the mouth of a citizen of Baghdad :—it is, however, marked with quotation commas.

Art. 2. The Hiftory of the World continued,

Contains short accounts of the prophets Seth, Enos, Canian, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch; of the beginning of idolatry among the fons of Adam; of the prophet Noah, of Ham, Shem, Heber, Shedid, and Shadad; of the tribe of Simud, and the miffion of the prophet Saleh.

Art. 3. The Voyages and Travels of Cafar Fredericke, Merchant of Venice, into the East Indies, and beyond the Indies. Tranflated from the Italian by M. Thomas Hickocke, and printed in London, in the Year 1598.

Though this extract may be curious in itself, and though the intelligence it contains may be of importance to him who wishes

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to compare the state of manners in different ages, and to trace the changes which European commerce and policy have, in the fpace of two centuries, gradually introduced into the Eaft; yet we venture to pronounce, that to the mere English reader, the perufal of it will afford little gratification. Indeed, he must be endued with more than common patience, who, without any particular object in view, can toil through defcriptions, which in themfelves contain little to invite or amufe curiofity; and which are rendered ftill more disgusting by the harshness of an uncouth and antiquated dialect.

Art. 4. Hymn to Serefwaty.

In the fyftem of Hindoo mythology the Goddeffes are uniformly reprefented as the fubordinate powers of their respective Lords. Thus Serefwaty, whofe hufband is the Creator Brehma, poffeffes the powers of imagination and invention, which may justly be deemed creative. She is therefore adored, as the patronefs of the fine arts, efpecially of Mufic and Rhetoric; as the inventrefs of the Shanfcrit language, and of the fciences, which writing perpetuates; fo that her attributes correfpond with thofe of Minerva Mufica in Greece and Italy, who invented the flute, and prefided over literature. Under this character, he is addreffed in the following Ode, and particularly as the Goddess of Harmony; fince the Indians ufually paint her with a musical inftrument in her hand: the feven notes, an artful combination of which conftitutes mufic, and variously affects the paffions, are feigned to be her earlieft production.

The Author's name is not mentioned: but, if we are not mistaken in our conjecture, it is the work of the fame elegant pen with the Hymns to Camdeo and Narayena. It is however liable to the fame objection with them; the frequent recurrence of Indian names, and allufions to Indian mythology, however harmonious, and however beautiful they may be to the Orientalift, certainly have a tendency to leffen the general effect. The influence of mufic on the paffions, as well as the paffions themfelves, are very elegantly and poetically defcribed in the 2d ftanza, which, together with the firft, we fhall therefore transcribe: ⚫ Sweet grace of BREHMA's bed!

Thou, when thy glorious lord

Bade airy nothing breathe and bless his pow'r,
Sat'ft with illumin'd head,

And, in fublime accord,

Sev'n fprightly Notes, to hail th'aufpicious hour,

Led'ft from their fecret bow'r :

They drank the air, they came

With many a fparkling glance,
And knit the mazy dance,

Like yon bright orbs, that gird the folar flame,

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Now parted, now combin'd,

Clear as thy fpeech, and various as thy mind.

· Young paffions at the found

In fhadowy forms arose,

O'er hearts, yet uncreated, fure to reign;
Joy, that o'erleaps all bound,
Grief, that in filence grows,

Hope, that with honey blends the cup of pain,
Pale Fear, and stern Disdain,
Grim Wrath's avenging band,
Love, nurs'd in dimple fmooth,
That ev'ry pang can foothe;

But, when foft Pity her meek trembling hand
Stretch'd, like a new-born girl,

Each figh was mufic, and each tear a pearl.'

Art. 5. The enchanted Fruit; or the Hindoo Wife. An antediiuvian Tale. Written in the Province of Bahar.

We have already allotted fo much room to the Afiatic Mifcellany, that we are obliged to difmifs the prefent article with this recommendation only, viz. that we afcribe it (whether juftly or not, time perhaps will decide) to Sir William Jones. It is too long to admit of analyfis, and too elegant to be exhibited in partial quotations. Let thofe who have a tafte for delicacy, as well as fprightliness and vivacity, gather the fruit for themselves. Art. 6. A bort Account of the Marratta State. Written in Perfian, by a Munfhy, that accompanied Colonel Upton on his Embaffy to Poona. Tranflated by Wm. Chambers, Efq. The title of this article is fufficient to recommend it to the attention of our Readers. It defcribes the present situation of a people, who have lately been the formidable enemies of this country, and at a time, when Indian affairs are an object of general curiofity, will, no doubt, be perufed with avidity. We have only time to extract the following particulars concerning Ragonauth Row.

RAGONAUTH Row (who is commonly called Raghobah) is a chieftain of great eminence, and the only furvivor of note in the family of Baujee Row. He formerly fignalized himself by very confiderable military atchievements; for it was he that wrefted the half of Guzerat from the hand of Daumaujee Kayekvaur, and that afforded fuch important affiftance to the Navaub Gauzy ud Deen Khan in the war with the Jauts, in the time of Ahmed Shah. It was he, too, that marched at the head of 100,000 horfe against the fon of the Abdaulee Shaw, drove him from Lahore, and planted the Marratta ftandards as far as the fhore of the Attock. The Abdaulee Shaw was then engaged in a war on the fide of Khorafan; but the year following he entered Hindoftan with a large army to chafite the Marrattas, at a time when the Navaub Gauzy ud Deen Khan was in the country of the Jauts, and under their protection. On receiv ing news of this event, the Paifhwah, Baulaujee Pundet, told his

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fon, Ragonauth Row, that he expected he would take upon him the charge of this expedition alfo against the Abdaulees; to which Ragonauth Row replied, that he was not averfe to it if he would grant him a fupply of twenty + lack of rupees for the pay of his troops. But his coutin Sadafhevah, being prefent, obferved that the Marrattas were a privileged people; that wherever they went, the country and its revenues might be confidered as their own; and then asked Ragonanth Row what grounds he had for fo extraordinary a demand? To this Ragonauth replied by making him an offer of the commif. fion, which Sadafhevah Row accepted; and having taken the command of an army of 90,000 horfe, he first moved with this force against Salaubet jeng, the br ther of the prefent Navaub Nizam Aly Khan. But that Prince having been reduced to great ftraits fince the death of the late Navaub Nafir Jeng, had but a small body of horfe to oppofe to them; and having been furrounded by the Marrattas on all fides, he was obliged to give up to them the forts of Burhaunpoor and Affair, with a country of fixty-five lack of rupees per annum, befides confiderable fums of ready money. Thus enriched, Sadafhevah Row took his way towards Hindoftan ; and on his arrival in the neighbourhood of Dehly, laid claim § to the empire and the throne; but his pride was offenfive to the Moft High, by whofe providence it happened that he was, in a fhort time, hemmed in between two formidable armies, that of the Abdaulee Shaw attacking him in front, and that of the Navaub Shujaa ud Dowlah and the Robillas falling at the fame time upon his rear. Here enfued that famous battle, of which those who were eye-witnefles report that it was the greatest ever fought in Hindoftan: for the Marrattas being befet with enemies in front and rear, faw no poffibility of flight, and therefore refolved to fell their lives as dear as they could. Eighty Marratta chiefs, that rode on elephants, were killed on the fpot; but concerning Sadafhevah Row him felf, there are different accounts, fome afferting that he was killed in the engagement, and others as confidently affirming that he escaped alone from the field of battle; and that having reached Poonah, difguifed as a private foldier, he waited privately on Baulaujee Row, who, in wrath for what had happened, ordered him fecretly to prifon in the Fort Poorenher; and there, fay they, he lives to this day and yet it is pretended that this is fo carefully concealed, that Pârabatty Bauee, his wife, who is ftill living at Poonah, and even bears a part in the councils of the Marratta chiefs, knows nothing of the matter; which furely gives this ftory a great air of improbability; for how can it be credited that fo confiderable a man fhould thus be fhut up in prifon, and the circumftances not tranfpire?

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After thefe events, Malhâr Row marched to the fide of Hindoftan, and fixed his quarters a long time at Kaulpee, whence he afterwards moved to Korajehanabad, to fuccour Shujaa ud Dowlah; but General Carnac engaged him there, and gave him a total de

"His brother," it fhould be. + Others fay "fixty lack.” Meaning from the Decan to Hindoftan proper.' He did not pretend to fit on the throne himself, but fet up Javân-bacht.'

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