The Critical Review Volume 7 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1806 edition. Excerpt: ... able pictures of the costume of the times; and, as such, je.recommend them to the attention.not only of the professed antiquary, but also of the managers of our theatres. Art. LI.--Syilage Conjessionum. (Concluded from page 122J IT gave us very sensible pleasure when we first heard of the publication of the book of Homilies by the University ol Oxford. There has been of late years a great deal of controversial artifice exerted, to prejudice the minds of the Ivirigar with an opinion that a large portion of the English clergy have renounced the venerable principles of the reformation, and would gladly suffer the memory of the doctrines and the example of their forefathers to be forgotten., On this account we beheld with tniich satisfaction the publication of the Enchiridion Theologicum, by a public professor of divinity, which contains so many valuable productions of the aera of the reformation; we saw with the same feelings tle publication of Nowell's Catechism, by the learned Bishop of Bangor (then of Chester); we saw with like pleasure the diligent perusal of these and similar works continually inculcated upon the younger clergy and the candidates for holy orders, by several prelates and other dignitaries of the church, such as are'perfectly free from all suspicion of Calvinism, or have even distinguished themselves for their opposition to Calvinistical doctrines; and besides, on many other accounts, we saw with sensible pleasure the book of Homilies issuing from the Clarendon press; (certainly not under the influence of Calvinism, ) because an opportunity was thereby afforded for every one to examine n person, and to acquaint himself with the genuine temper nd principles of our reformers, 'in away infinitely more...