Nature of their Titles, they are obviously addressed to CHRISTIAN BE

LIEVERS.

THE VENERABLE ARCHDEACON WRANGHAM, has published a Valuable Little Work, called "The Pleiad ;" containing a Series of Abridgments from Seven Distinguished Writers on the Evidences of Christianity; and which Work forms the Twenty-sixth Volume of Constable's Miscellaneous Publications; but it may be had singly, on Application to any Bookseller, either in the Country, or in LONDON.

IN CONCLUSION, we may recommend, as Excellent Works, Bishop Wilson's Lectures on the Evidences of Christianity; Dr. Chalmers's Evidences of Christianity; and Dr. Olinthus Gregory's Letters on the Evidences, Doctrines, and Duties of the CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

EXTRACTS FROM ARCHDEACON WRANGHAM'S PLEIAD.

"IN ADDITION to such an accumulation of reasoning, if Authority can be deemed necessary, what Names may be adduced more Illustrious than those of

BACON, who affirmed, that "there never was found, in any Age of the World, either Philosopher, or Sect, or Law, or Discipline, which did so highly exalt the Public Good, as the CHRISTIAN FAITH";-of

SELDEN, who pronounced, that "there is no Book upon which we can rest, in a Dying Moment, but the BIBLE";-of

SIR MATTHEW HALE, who pronounced, that "there is no Book like the Bible, for excellent Wisdom, Learning, and Use";-of

MILTON, who asserted, that "there are no Songs comparable to the Songs of Zion, no Orations equal to those of the Prophets, and no Politics like those which the Scriptures teach";-of

THE HONOURABLE ROBERT BOYLE, who declared, that "the Bible is a Matchless Volume, which it is impossible we can study too much, or esteem too highly";—or of

LOCKE, who proclaimed, that " it hath God for its Author, Salvation for its end, and Truth, without any mixture of Error, for its matter;"—or of SIR WILLIAM JONES, who stated, that "he had carefully, and regularly perused the Holy Scriptures; and was of Opinion that the Volume (independently of its Divine Origin,) contains more Sublimity, pure Morality, more important History, and finer Strains of Eloquence, than can be collected from all the Books, in whatever language they may have been written."

"LET THESE, the intrepid Conclusions of our most Illustrious ENGLISH LAYMEN, (to say nothing of NEWTON, who spent much Time in illustrating its Contents,) be contrasted with the frivolous or blasphemous Levities of vulgar Skepticism; and the reader will find no difficulty in choosing between the Blackness of Darkness, which the latter offers to his Acceptance, and the Life and Immortality brought to LIGHT BY THE GOSPEL."

WORKS ON DIVINITY.

OUR WORKS ON DIVINITY, are very Numerous, and very Excellent; and we may truly affirm, without either Vanity or Boast, that there is no Nation in the World, which pays so much Attention to Morals and Religion, as the BRITISH NATION.

WE HAVE, and have had, a Host of Learned Divines and Ministers of the Gospel, whose Works are unparalleled; whether we take into consideration the Learning, the Research, or the Pious Sentiments displayed by their AUTHORS.

MEN who have evinced great Erudition, and Mature Judgment, in elucidating and expounding the Holy Scriptures; a fervent Desire to establish Principles of Sound Morality and True Piety; and a sincere Wish to propagate the unadulterated GOSPEL OF CHRIST.

MANY OF THEM, indeed, have taken their LIVES in their HANDS; and have gone forth, to far distant Countries, to disseminate the Christian Religion, among People that were perishing for "LACK OF KNOWLEDGE.'

THE LIMITS of this Small Work, will not allow us to mention all the Excellent Works that have been written on the Subject of Divinity; but we shall make a Selection of a few of those which have been READ and ADMIRED by CHRISTIANS of all DENOMINATIONS.

THE HOMILIES of the Church of England;-Nelson's Festivals of the Church of England;-Bishop Newton's Dissertations on the Prophecies; -Archbishop Tillotson's Sermons ;-Bishop Tomline's Elements of Christian Theology;-Dr. Isaac Barrow's Sermons ;-Bishop Butler's Sermons ;-Bishop Beveridge's Sermons ;-Dr. Samuel Clarke's Sermons, and his Paraphrase of the GOSPELS.

BISHOP CONY BEARE's Sermons ;-Bishop Bull's Sermons; - Dr. Gray's Key to the Old Testament;-Keith on the Prophecies;-Sermons on the Prophecies, by Bishop Hallifax ;-Bishop Porteus's Sermons ;Bishop Wilson's Sermons ;-Bishop Horsley's Sermons ;-Dr. Jortin's Sermons ;-Dr. Paley's Sermons ;-Archdeacon Wrangham's Sermons; -Bishop Bird Sumner's Lectures on the Gospel of St. John ;-Dr. Whitby's Treatise on the Five Points;-and the Rev. William Jones's Sermons, and his CATHOLIC Doctrine of the TRINITY.

THE REV. JOHN WESLEY'S Sermons ;-his Notes on the New Testament; and his Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion ;-Rev. John Fletcher's Checks to Antinomianism; Rev. Theophilus Lessey's Sermons; Rev. J. Benson's Sermons ;-Dr. Adam Clarke's Concise View of the Succession of Sacred Literature,-his Christian Theology,-his Gospels Harmonized, and his Sermons ;—and the Rev. W. P. Burgess's Sermons, designed to illustrate the Doctrines, Experience, and Practice of PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY.

THE REV. S. CHARNOCK's Divine Attributes ;-Rev. J. Howe's Living Temple;-Dr. John Owen's Exposition of the Hebrew's,-Discourse on the Holy Spirit,-Treatise on Original Sin,-and his Sermons and Tracts:-Rev. John Scott's Christian Life,-and his Sermons ;-Dr. W、 Bates's Theological Works,-and his Lives of Learned and Pious Men; -Rev. J. Caryl's Commentary on the Book of Job;-Rev. John Flavel's Theological Works ;-and the Rev. David Simpson's Plea for RELIGION.

DR. DODDRIDGE's Sermon's,-his Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul, and his Family Expositor;-Rev. Richard Baxter's Call to the Unconverted, and his Saints' Everlasting Rest;-Dr. Watts's Sermons;-Dr. Hugh Blair's Sermons ;-Dr. Chalmers's Sermons ;-Dr. Dwight's Sermons, and his System of Theology;-Rev. Robert Hall's Sermons and Tracts;-Rev. Andrew Fuller's Sermons and Expositions ; -Burder's Village Sermons ;-Beddome's Sermons ;-Dr. Wardlow's Christian Ethics;-Rev. J. H. Hinton's Treatise on the Holy Spirit, and Man's Responsibility;-Dr. Gill's Exposition of the Bible, and his System of Divinity; Dr. Hunter's Sacred Biography, and his Sermons; -Rev. J. Watkins's Scripture Biography; and the Rev. J. Robinson's Scripture Characters, or SACRED BIOGRAPHY.

NOTES.

1. JOHN BUNYAN's Works have been often printed; particularly his Famous, Religious, Allegorical Work, entitled "The Pilgrim's Progress."-It has also been translated into many different Languages; and has gone through more Editions than any other Work in the English Language, excepting the Bible and Common Prayer Book.

2. DR. JOHNSON greatly commends "The Pilgrim's Progress," as a Work of original Genius; and reckons it one of the very few Books which every Reader wishes had been longer.

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3. MR. GRANGER expresses the Public Opinion, as well as his own, when he says, His Master Piece is his 'Pilgrim's Progress;' one of the most popular, and I will add, one of the most ingenious Books in the English Language."

4. The Rev. A. M. Toplady says, that he "Considers this Work is the finest allegorical Book extant; describing every Stage of a Believer's Experience, from his Conversion to his Glorification.-It is indeed, a Master Piece of Piety and Genius; and will be of standing Use to the People of God, so long as the SUN AND MOON ENDURE."

REMARKS ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.

I. IN THE preceding Pages, we have called the Attention of our Readers, to the Mighty and Astonishing Works of the Creation; for independently of the Knowledge obtained by studying and contemplating the Wonders and the Immensity of the Universe, we are of Opinion that no other Subject is so well calculated to inspire Youth with Religious Sentiments, Reverential Awe, and GODLY FEAR.

II. WE HAVE also given References to a greater Number of Works on Moral Philosophy, Theology, and Religion, than are to be found in any other Treatise with which we are acquainted; for these Studies do not belong exclusively to Ministers of the Gospel, but are the imperative Duties of every Member of Society; as, upon such Knowledge, depend not only our Present, but likewise our EVERLASTING HAPPINESS.

"BODILY EXERCISE profiteth for a little Time; but Godliness is profitable unto all Things; having the Promise of the Life that now is, and of that which Is TO COME.” (First Tim. Chap. 4th, and 8th, Verse.)

III. MUCH has been SAID, and much has been WRITTEN, relating to the Religious Education of Children :-We are of Opinion that the Principles of Morality and Christianity should be diligently inculcated in Schools, by the Teachers; but at the same Time, WE DO THINK, after Mature Deliberation and Reflection, that this Momentous Duty, belongs more to PARENTS and to MINISTERS of the Gospel, than to SCHOOLMASTERS.-The latter are bound to pay the greatest Attention to the General Education and Progressive Improvement of their Pupils; and consequently, they are, in a great measure, precluded from spending much Time, in RELIGIOUS AND DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES.

OBSERVATION.

THE PROFESSIONAL DUTIES of Schoolmasters have been mentioned, at considerable Length, in the former Part of this Essay; and a General Summary of those Duties has been given on the Ninth and Tenth Pages.-We have then adverted to the Duties of Parents and Pupils, as regards the General Education of Youth; and we now wish to recal the Attention of our Readers to those Parts of our Little Work, before we make further Observations on RELIGIOUS EDU

CATION.

PARENTS.

IV. PARENTS have a very Responsible and Important Duty to perform, not only as regards the General Education of their Children; but also as regards their Instructions in the Principles of Duty, Morality, and Religion.-These Obligations are strongly enforced in many Passages of Scripture; a few of which we shall mention, in order to remind Parents of the Duties which they owe to their CHILDREN.

GENESIS, Chapter 18th, and 19th, Verse.-"I know Abraham,' ," saith God, "that he will command his Children and his Household after him, to keep the Way of the Lord; and to do Justice and JUDGMENT.

DEUTERONOMY, Chapter 6th, and 6th, and 7th, Verses."These Words," saith the Lord, "which I command thee this Day, shall be in thine HEART:-and thou shall teach them diligently unto thy CHILDREN; and shall talk of them, when thou sittest in thine House, and when thou walkest by the Way; and when thou liest down, and when thou RISEST Up."

PROVERBS, Chapter 22nd, and 6th, Verse." Train up a Child, in the Way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart FROM IT."

EPHESIANS, Chapter 6th, and 4th, Verse.-"Ye Fathers, provoke not your Children to Wrath; but bring them up in the Nurture and Admonition of the LORD."

SECOND TIMOTHY, Chapter the 1st, and the 5th, Verse."When I call to Remembrance the unfeigned Faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy Grandmother Lois, and thy Mother Eunice."

SECOND TIMOTHY, Chapter the 3rd, and the 15th, Verse."From a Child, thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto Salvation, through Faith, which is in CHRIST."

MOTHERS have a Fine Example set them, in the Conduct of Lois and EUNICE, who were not only Pious themselves; but also instructed their Child, in the Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures.-The Rev. John Brewster says, "An early Education, in Sound Religious Principles, is the best Pledge of a PERSEVERING PIETY."