Art. 44. Mr. Ad's Motives for renouncing the Popish and re-embracing the Proteftant Religion, in which he was educated; with feveral fresh Inftances of the unchriftian Principles of the Papifts in general, and the Jefuits in particular. 8vo. Is. Sandy.

We have in this piece an account of the manner in which Mr. Arnold was made a convert to Popery, with his reafons for relinquishing the Roman Catholic religion, and commencing Proteftant again. If what is contained in it be true, and Mr. Arnold folemnly declares, that he has advanced nothing but what he is ready to confirm upon oath, it muft fill every well difpofed mind with the utmost abhorrence and deteftation of a religion which employs fuch diabolical arts in its own fupport; arts no lefs repugnant to the generous feelings of humanity, than to the genuine principles of the Chriftian religion.

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Art. 45. Some very remarkable Facts, lately difcovered, relating to the Conduct of the Jefuits, with regard to Mr. Bower: which will greatly contribute to unravel the Mystery of that Affair. By a Clergyman of the Church of England. 8vo. 6d. Sandby,

The Author of this piece fets out with acquainting his Readers, that the fincere love he bears to truth, and the tender regard he has for our most happy conftitution, both in church and state, muit plead his excufe for taking part in the prefent controverfy between Archibald Bower and the Jefuits, As he lives in the country, a great diftance from London, quite free from all party rage, from all prepoffeffion and prejudice, he perufed, he fays, with the utmost impartiality, and equal attention, whatever was published on either fide relating to this controverfy, which appeared to him of the greateft confequence to the Proteftant caufe; and he was fo thoroughly convinced of Mr. Bower's innocence, and the malice of his enemies, that it became to him matter of the greateft aftonishment, that any man of candour and fenfe, fhould be found in all Britain, who was not as thoroughly convinced of the one and the other, as he was himself. However, as men who value their own peace, are not eafly prevailed upon to intereit themfelves in the quarrels of others, he fhould have contented himself with his own private conviction, had not kind Providence, ever watchful over the innocent, fupplied him, very unexpectedly, with fuch proofs of Mr. Bower's innocence, as the principles of humanity and common juftice, would not allow him to conceal from the public proofs founded upon facts too stubborn to be refifted, and too clear to be evaded with all the magic of jefuitical fophiftry.

This, and a good deal more to the fame purpofe, is enough to make the world fufpect, that this generous Clergyman, who ftands up as an advocate for truth and injured innocence, is no other than Archibald Bower, Efq; himself. Be this, however, as it will, the piece now before us contains only two Letters to fome body, faid to be a Clergyman of the Church of England, who writes an introduction and conclufion, wherein he throws a great deal of abufe at Mr. D;

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and the principal proof of B-r's innocence, relates to his courtship. of Mr. Arnold's fifter; in regard to which, Mr. Ds is charged with having forfeited his word, in making the affair public. Such of our Readers as defire to be further acquainted with the particulars of this matter, we refer to the Poftfcript to The compleat and final Detection, where they will find a clear account of the whole affair.

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Art. 46. One very remarkable Fact more, relating to the Conduct of the Jefuits, &c. By Mr. Bower. 8vo. 6d. Comyns,

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Mr. B-r appears now to be in his last agonies, and this performance may be confidered as his expiring ftruggle: it is, indeed, a very feeble effort to juftify himself. He introduces it in the following pompous manner: The powers of darkness,' fays he, are at length brought into light; the plot that has been hitherto looked upon, by the undifcerning, as only imaginary, is found to be real; ⚫ and the wicked views of thofe who contrived it, and have carried it on, are, by a particular Providence, laid open to the world. For thefe happy difcoveries we are, next to Providence, indebted to Mr. Arnold, and to the worthy Divine, Author of the piece that is juft published,-Some very remarkable Facts, &c.'

After acknowleging his obligations, as in gratitude bound, to these two worthy friends, he proceeds to his one very remarkable Fa&, which is as follows.

The Author of Bower and Tillemont compared fays, that the fame Authority upon which he had informed the public, that Mr. B—r paid five hundred pounds to a Gentlewoman whom he had courted, afsured him, that he had two nieces, whose proteftant principles he endeavoured to unfettle. Mr. B-r anfwers this charge in the piece now before us; his words are these.

This calumny was, and ftill is, believed, not only by the credu lous and ill natured, but by fome well-meaning perfons, not able to perfuade themselves that any man, and much less a Divine, could ' be fo wicked, as to bring fo heavy a charge against one, and in fuch 'pofitive terms, without being very well affured of its truth, I am authorized (he does not fay by whom) to affure the public, that the whole is a mere invention; that neither the young Ladies, nor any of the family, ever faid that I did, at any time, during my acquaintance with them, endeavour, directly or indirectly, to alter or unfettle the Proteflant principles in which they were educated; or that any conversation was ever had between them and me, that had any tendency to alter, change, or unfettle thofe Proteftant principles; bur, on the contrary, it tended to strengthen fuch principles, and to create in them an averfion to Popery.-I can further inform the public, that before the publication of the above defamatory article, application was made to the young Ladies and the family, by Sir H. B. in perfon, with whom they were not before acquainted, to atteft the truth of the facts contained in the faid article, but that they refused fo to do; and then declared to, and assured him of the

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• falfity thereof.—And thus does the heavy charge of endeavouring to un Jettle the Principles of the two young Ladies, brought against me in the moft pofitive terms, prove in the end a malicious, wicked, and groundlefs calumny, known to be fo before the publication of the libel, by the perfon whofe authority is made use of to vouch and fupport it." This is the very remarkable Faɛt, a full Answer to which appeared in the London Chronicle, of March 25. 1758; and to which we here refer, that the curious Reader may be enabled to judge concerning the truth of this new point of controversy between Mr. B. and his Adverfaries.

R Art. 47. Philofophical Reflections on Philofophical Anfwers to that important Question, Is the Mind of Man for the Ufe of his Body; or is his Body for the Ufe of his Mind? 8vo. 6d. Withers.

The defign of this performance, which feems to come from the pen of fome puny Sceptic, is to reprefent man in the most contemptible point of view; as the only creature the end of whofe Being falls fhort of his powers; whofe talents feem to have been given him, that his life might be a fatire upon them: in a word, as a Being, whose boafted powers qualify him only to be the Butcher of his own fpecies, for the benefit of infects that live upon corruption, but cannot kill for themfelves. R

Art. 48. The Sacred Almoner, in two Difcourfes: The first offers Advice to the Bountiful, to devote fome certain Proportion of their Revenues to pious Ufes. The Second contains the Scriptureaccount of Liberality in Scripture Language. By Benjamin Fawcett. 12mo. 8d. Buckland.

Thefe are plain ferious difcourfes, and may be read with advantage by fuch as are defirous of cherishing a benevolent and generous difpofition. In the first of them Mr. Fawcett produces a catalogue of worthy perfons in our own country, who have devoted fome confiderable proportion of their eftates to pious and charitable uses.

FAST SERMONS, preached February 17, 1758.

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1. PRoteftants characterised by our Lord, and forewarned of their danger. At St. Mildred's and All-Saints, in Canterbury. By Theodore Delafaye, M. A. Rector.' 4to. 64. Ballard.

II. Righteousness exalteth a nation, but fin is a reproach to any people. At the parifh-church of Sabridgworth, in Hertfordshire. By William Prior, Curate of the faid parish. 8vo. 6d. Dilly.

III. The true End and Design of Fafting. Preached at the parishchurch of St. Lawrence-Jewry, by William Agate, Lecturer of the faid parish. 8vo. 6d. Sold by the Author, at his houfe in Milk-ftreet.

This reverend Gentleman thought proper to diftinguish himself, on this folemn occafion, by his politics and puns; in return for which, his hearers ought, for once, to have been his LECTURERS ---but, as a merry Monarch faid of a certain Bishop, perhaps his nonfenfe fuited their non, • fenfe.'

IV. At Clapham, in Surrey, on the Faft-day; and afterwards on the 19th, at Salter's Hall, London. By Philip Furneaux. 8vo. 6 d. Buckland.

V. National Repentance the only Means of averting national Judgments. Preached at St. Paul's, Covent-garden. By George Davis, M. A. Affiitant-Preacher at the faid church. 4to. 6 d. Baker.

VI. Before the Lords, at Wellminiter-Abbey, by the Bishop of Salisbury. 4to. 6d. Whiston.

VII. Before the Commons, at St. Margaret's, Weftminster, by John Butler, L. L. D. Minifter of Great Yarmouth, and Chaplain to her Royal Highnefs the Princefs Dowager of Wales. 4to. 6d. Tonfon. VIII. At Queen-ftreet Chapel, and St. Paul's, Covent-garden; by Thomas Francklin, M. A. 4to. 6d. Francklin.

IX. At St. Botolph's without Bfhopfgate, by Thomas Ashton, Rector of the parish. 4to. 6d. Waller.

X. The Crifis, or the decifive Period of British Power and Liberty, ftated and addreffed to every rank in the community. In two fermons, at Bolton, Lincolnshire. By E. Radcliff. 8vo. 6d. Griffiths.

XI. True Religion the only Foundation of true Courage. At the Horfe-guards, by Joshua Kyte, M. A. Student of Chrift-church, Oxford, and Preacher at the Horfeguards. 8vo. 6d. Davey and Law.

XII. At St. Sepulchre's, Northampton. By Peter Whalley, Vicar of St. Sepulchre. 8vo. 6d. Tonton.

XIII. Two Sermons. The first preached at Christ church, Newgate-street, on the first Sunday in Lent, before the Lord Mayor, &c. The other at St. Ann and Agnes, Alderfgate-ftreet, in the morning, and at St. Michael's, Cornhill, in the afternoon, on Friday, Feb. 17, 1758. being the Fat-day. By James Penn, Under Grammar-Mafter of Chrift's Hofpital. 4to. 1 s. C. Say.

XIV. National Holiness the beft Means of National Safety. Preached at the Parish-church of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surry, by Jofeph Stokes. 6 d. Piers.

XV. Plain Truth; or, a Reprefentation of the real Caufe of all our national Disappointments and Calamities :—in a difcourfe occafioned by the late general Faft, and addreffed to the People of Great Britain. By a Clergyman of the Church of England. 8vo. 6d. J. Payne.

XVI. Mercenary Principles deftructive of National Security. Preached at Ware and Thundridge, in Hertfordshire. By Henty Bryant, A.M. 4to. 6 d. Brotherton.

XVII. Prayer for National Prosperity, and for the Revival of Religion, infeparably connected. Preached Feb. 16, 1758, being the day appointed in Scotland for the late public Fait. By J. Witherspoon, A. M. Minister of the Gofpel at Paifley. 8vo. 6 d. Field.

XVIII. God's Prefence with any People is their best Prefervative in the Day of Diftrefs. Preached at Chrift-church, in Surry. By John Smith, Afternoon-Preacher of that parish. 4to. 1s. T. Gardner.

XIX. The Violence of Man fubfervient to the Government of God. Preached before the University of Oxford, at St. Mary's. By George Fothergill, D. D. Principal of St. Edmund-Hall. To which is added, a Poftfcript, occafioned by a pamphlet, entitled, Friendly Admanitions to the Inhabitants of Great Britain, &c. fo far as relates to the Clergy. 8vo. 6d. Rivington.

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1. The Chriftian's Refolution to live to Chrift, and his defire to depart and be with him. Preached at Carter-lane, Jan. 8, 1758. on occafion of the death of Mr. Timothy Wyld, who departed this life Dec, 26, 1757. By Edward Pickard. 8vo. 6d. Noon and Henderson. 2. Preached before the House of Lords, at Westminster-Abbey, Jan. 30, 1758. By Richard Lord Bishop of Peterborough. 4to. 6 d. Shuckburgh.

3. Before the Commons, Jan, 30, 1758. By John Thomas, D. D. Rector of St. Peter's Cornhill, and Minitter of Eaft Moulfey, Surrey. 4to. 5d. Meadows.

4. The Influence of the Improvements of Life on the Moral Principle confidered. Preached before the Univerfity of Cambridge, Jan 30, 1758. By Benjamin Newton, M. A. Fellow of Jefus College. 4to. 6d. Bathurst.

5. Early feeking after God opened and recommended to young ones. At Taunton, at the Interment of Mafter Henry Peacock, who died Nov. 27, 1757, in the 15th year of his age. By Richard Pearfal. 8vo. 6d. Buckland.

6. On the pretended Inspiration of the Methodifts. Preached in the parish-church of Reymerton, in Norfolk. By the Rev. Mr. Potter, 8vo. 6 d. Norwich, printed by Chafe. [See p. 283.]

7. The Love of God infeparable from his People. Preached at the interment of Mr. William Wallis, at Kettering, Northamptonshire. By John Brown. 8vo. 6d. Keith.

8. The great Affize. Preached at Bedford Affizes, March 10. By John Wesley, late Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. Svo. 6d. Trye, &c.

9. A Thanksgiving Sermon for the important and aftonishing victory on the 5th of December, 1757, by the glorious King of Pruffia. Preached on the Sabbath of the 10th of the faid month, at the Synagogue of the Jews in Berlin. By David Hirfchel Frankel, Arch Rabbi. Tranflated from the German original, printed at Berlin. 8yo. 6d. Reeve.

We have perused this discoufe with much fatisfaction, and we recommend it to our Readers, as a very good and CHRISTIAN-LIKE performance.

10. The mutual Gain of Chrift and Chriftians in their Life and Death. Occafioned by the deceafe of the Rev. Jofeph Stennet, D. D. Preached Feb. 16, 1758. By John Gill, D. D. 8vo. 6d. Keith.

11. The New Creature defcribed. Preached Jan. 1, 1758, at the Chapel belonging to the gift-houfes erected by Arthur Windley, Efq. in St. Botolph's, Colchester. By Thomas Stanton. 8vo. 6d.

Buckland.

12. The Gospel method of Juftification. Preached in St. Thomas's, Jan. 2, 1758, for the benefit of the Charity-school, in Gravel-lane, Southwark. By George Benfon, D. D. 8vo. 6d. Waugh.

13. Chrift made of God unto his People, wisdom, righteousness, fanetification, and redemption. Preached to the Society who fupport the Wednesday-Evening Lecture in Great Eaftcheap, Dec. 29, 1757By John Stevens. 8vo. 6 d. Keith.

Erratum in the Review for February.

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