about eighty years after the birth of Rome, the Roman Senate confifted of no more than one hundred perfons. In oppofition to this our Reviewer fays, that the fpeech of Canuleius, fo often quoted by Mr. Hooke against Dr. Middleton and Dr. Chapman, and fo much bandied about, and canvaffed by him, contains a proof of the creation of the Sabine Senators. He likewise tells us, that the words-Oriundi ab Sabinis, Romani veteres, and Paties Romani, in the 17th and 18th chapters of the firit book of Livy, contain proofs of the fame thing. After the death of Romulus, the Senate, he fays, were divided concerning the choice of a future King; thofe among them who were Sabines, oriundi ab Sabinis, defired to have a King of their own nation; while the Roman Senators, Romani veteres, defired to have a Roman King. Now he asks how it fhould poffibly happen, that if the hundred Sabines had not been admitted into the Senate, there could have been a divifion between the Sabine and Roman Senators. But this is not all, for the Sabine Senators (thefe no-fenators, according to Mr. Hooke) had influ ence in the Senate, and power enough when they propofed a perfon of fo great a character as Numa, to induce even the Roman Senators, Patres Romanos, to concur with them in offering the crown to a Sabine. How far this is fatisfactory, we leave our Readers to determine. R Art. 23. A new Description of the Pictures, Statues, Bufos, Ballo-Relievos, and other Curiofities, at the Earl of Pembroke's House at Wilton. In the Antiques of this Collection are contained the whole of Cardinal Richelieu's, and Cardinal Mazarine's, and the greatest Part of the Earl of Arundel's; befides Jeveral particular Pieces purchased at different Times. James Kennedy. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Baldwin. By A ufeful Directory to those who visit Lord Pembroke's noble feat, and princely collection. Art. 24. The Life, extraordinary Adventures, Voyages, and furprizing Efcapes of Neville Frowde, of Cork. 12mo. 3s. Wren. An affecting Tale, naturally told, in tolerable language: but the Hero, who recites his own ftory, difgufts us with eternally praising himself. He also makes too free an ufe of his poetical reading; for there are so many quotations from our British Bards, that we cannot help concluding, they were brought in chiefly for the fake of increafing the number of his pages. Art. 25. An authentic Account of our last Attempt on the Coaft of France. By an Officer who miraculously efcaped being cut to Pieces, by fwimming to a Boat, at a confiderable Dillance from the Shore. 8vo. I s. Griffiths. X 4 + written by Berkenbeut When When we have faid, that this account appears to be the genuine production of an Officer who was prefent at the fcenes he defcribes, we apprehend, we have faid enough with regard to this article: the circumstances attending this laft unhappy attempt, being already but too well known to all Europe. MEDICAL. Art. 26. Obfervations on the Air and Epidemical Difeafes, made at Plymouth from the year 1728, to the End of the year 1737. To which is added, a Short Treatife on the Devonshire Colic. By John Huxham, M.D. F. R. S. Tranflated from the Latin. Vol. I. 8vo. 5s. Coote, &c. The general infecurity, and frequent invafion, of literary property, have been often and justly complained of, by feveral diftinguished perfonages in the Republic of Letters. But furely never had any Author a more juft cause of complaint, than Dr. Huxham, on account of this miferable deformation of his ingenious Obfervations.-Befides innumerable inftances of the moft intolerable careleffness, and poverty of ftyle, there is much room for fufpecting the Tranflator, as he calls himself, to be grofly ignorant of his fubject, and not very intimately acquainted with the language, which he pretends to tranflate. The cenfure may appear harsh, but we apprehend it will be fully juflified, by the following specimens. TRANSLATION. And in my opinion, gentle purges fhould now and then take place, by way of carrying off any collection of bilious matter that might remain, and fo grow offenfive to nature from its quantity, frequently occafioning diarrhæas, cholera morbi, or dyfentries. Introduction, p. 33. The center of this bright circle feemed to be at about the fame diftance from the arch of the meridian, chiefly towards the eastward; a thing I had seldom seen happen of late years. p. 14. The King's Evil very frequent, with a small fever, and fometimes a profufe hæmorrhage. 59. It began with a violent delirium, which was always a worse omen than a violent raving one. 117. verò viride erat, haud raro rubellum; quod infauftum femper! Magna adfuit gravedo et capitis dolor, naufea frequens, fiernutamenta perpetua, deftillationes maximæ, ac tuffis fapiffime importuna valde.-Per initia difcruciavit multos acerbus dorfi atque lumborum dolor, quod male plerumque fignificabat ; nam et magna fimul acceffit præcordiorum oppreffio et haud modica febris, Jape planè peripneumonica: perliquida verò expuerunt, rarò coctum aliquid. 136. ferum was generally of a greenish colour, inftead of being red, which was commonly a bad fign. 130. The fick were taken with a violent cough and pain in the back, fickness at the ftomach and continual fneezings,violent defluxions, and very often a cough which was extremely troublefome. It attacked feveral at firft with a fevere pain of the back and the loins, which was commonly a bad fymptom; for this was generally accompanied with a great oppreffion about the præcordia and a pretty high fever, which was often evidently peripneumonic: liquids were rejected immediately, but fel. dom any thing boiled. 165. Such is the production of an Operator, who, in his preface, fcruples not to affure the public, that the ftricteft care has been taken to do juftice to the fenfe of the original, and in short not to omit any of the effential duties that a Tranflator owes to his Author and the Public.' How amply thefe large profeffions are verified, is fufficiently apparent from the above extracts. RELIGIOUS and CONTROVERTIAL. Ն Art. 27. Animadverfions upon the Letters on Theron and Afpafio*. Addreffed to that ingenious Author †. By John Brine. 8vo. 6d. Ward, &c. A book, confifting of two volumes, entitled, Letters on Theron and Afpafio, hath lately appeared in the world, which is written in a manner very extraordinary. Such is its obfcurity, that fome bave Jaid, that, upon reading the whole performance, they were not able to collect a fingle idea from it. Many Calvinifts, it feems, though they do not relish every thing which is advanced in this work, yet they greatly admire it, are much struck with many thoughts it contains, ⚫ and apprehend, that this Writer favours moft of their fentiments. I confefs, that my opinion is wholly different from theirs, and that ⚫ the Arminians have much more right to the honour of claiming him as a patron of their caufe; which I will attempt to make appear in ⚫ the following fections.' BRINE's Animadverfions, p. 1. We cannot help fmiling, to fee Mr. Brine charge his opponent with obfcurity, because we look upon the expreffions marked in Italics as moft happily characteristic of his own manner of writing. * For our account of these Letters, fee Review, Vol. XVII, p. 198. ↑ Quere, what Author? are the Letters an Author ? The & The unceasing, irreconcilable, and unintelligible difputes between the champions of Grace and Works, are really fubjects of admiration; nor can we pretend to account for the exiftence of fuch difputes, unless we fubfcribe to the opinion of a well known diverting Knight, who being thus interrogated, & What makes morality a crime, 'Cause grace and virtue are within And therefore no true Saint allows As virtue's impious, when 'tis rooted N Art. 28. Evangelical Truths vindicated. In an Epistle to the Rea ders of Mr. John Brine's two pamphlets; the one entitled, Motives to Love and Unity among Calvinifts differing in opinions. The other entitled, Some Mistakes in a Book of Mr. Johnson's of Liverpool, entitled, The Faith of God's Elect, &c. noted and rectified.' &c. &c. By John Johnson. 8vo. 1 s. Liverpool printed, and fold by Keith, &c. in London. This is a huge epiftle, containing eighty-nine pages, befides an introduction of twenty four. We have read as much of it as we had patience to read, and the less that's faid of it, the better. * See Review, Vol. XIV. p. 70. Art. 29. Chrift or Antichrift; or, the celebrated Ludolph's true and only way to union among Chriftians: with a series of letters inferted in the public papers, relative thereto; recommended to Proteftants and Chriflians of every name and diftinction, whether Clergy or Laity. To which is annexed, a Moral Demonftration that the Religion of Jefus Chrift is from God, drawn up with an inimitable energy of fpeech, folidity of argument, and flow of pious fentiments. By Bishop Jeremiah Taylor, Chaplain in Ordinary to King Charles I. 8vo. Is. Robinson. The Author, or rather Compiler of this Pamphlet, defigns no lefs than to unite every denomination of Chriftians in a plan for an Evening Lecture, to be preached by each, in rotation, on Chriftian love one toward another; in which scheme, we fear, they would prove very untoward. In order to this he propofes, and it appears not the leaft end he has in view, to open a fubfcription at the Aflociated library, in Crane-court, Fleet treet, Numb. 6, where gentry of every denomination, more or lefs, refort.' N Art. Art. 30. A Companion for young Perfons of Age to be Confirmed. Containing preparatory Inftructions; a Paraphrafe on the Creed and Ten Commandments; the Office of Confirmation, with ObJervations; and a Comment on the last Rubric relating to the holy Communion. By H. Crofsman, M. A. Rector of Little Cornard in Suffolk. 12mo. 6d. Dod. In the Preface to this little piece we are told, that Confirmation is far from being an infignificant or formal Ceremony; that it is of the greatest confequence to the prefent and eternal welfare of our fons and daughters, if they be rightly prepared for it, and come to it with ferioufnels and reverence; it is a means, Mr. Crofsman fays, to procure for them fupernatural ftrength to encounter the enemies of their falvation. In the Introduction to the preparatory Inftructions, we find the following paffage, which will enable our Readers to form a proper judgment of our Author's qualifications for inftructing young perfons in religious knowlege. God, fays he, created our first parents in his own image, and after his own likeness, i. e. perfectly holy and upright; but with an entire free-will, and a power to choose either good or evil: and then was pleased to make a covenant with them in Paradise, to this effect; that if they continued in obedience, without committing fin, that strength of foul, which they had, fhould remain with them, and that they should never die, but be taken up into heaven; there to be happy for ever: but, on the other fide, if they disobeyed their Maker, then both they and all their children after them, fhould lofe that knowlege and ftrength of mind, which they enjoyed, and fhould be fubject to death and eternal damnation in hell.The command which God gave them for the trial of their obedience, was only this; that they fhould not eat of one particular tree in the ⚫ Garden, wherein he had placed them: but they, by the perfuafion of the devil, cat of that very tree, broke the divine command, brought mifery upon themfelves and all their pofterity, and loft both the knowlege of their duty, and the power of performing it and we, being born after their image, did fo likewife; and are become ignorant in difcerning what we ought to do, weak and unable to the doing of it; prone and inclined to evil, backward and averle to good.'-After this fpecimen, it is furely unneceffary to give any character of Mr. Crofsman's production. R. Art. 31. Remarks upon Dr. Benfon's Sermon on the Gospel Method of fuftification. By Julius Bate, A. M. 8vo. 6d. Buckland. The fum of what Mr. Bate has advanced in this Letter to Dr. Benson, we shall give our Readers in his own words.- Juftification,' fays he, is an idea borrowed from Weights and Meafures. To juftify a perfon from a crime, is to fupport and enable him to repel the charge, and maintain his integrity. Our firft parents finning againft God |