The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-11-27

MEALS History OF THE PURlTANs--Thc HietO-
Try OF the Puritans, Protestant NoDconformsts :;
from the Reformation in 1877 TO the Revolution in
1856; comprising account Of their principles
their attempts for farther reformation in the
Church their suiIerings and the lives and characters
of their most considerable divnes - BY Daniel Neal
A. M. Reprinted from the text OF Dr. Toumin's
edition; with his Life Of the Author and account of
his writings. Revised, corrected, and enlarged, with
additional notes by John o. Choules, A. M. With
nine portraits on steel In two vols. 6vO. Complete
in eight numbers at Is cents each. ih8-
The Publishers of Meals History Of the Puri-
tans,' under the editorial care of Rev. J. O. Choues
have great pleasure in submitting 10 tn public ex
tracts from large number Of communications which
they are constantly receiving from the most disin-
guished men in our country in relation to this salua
Die work. 5ia5 10 80 ob tS
The Rev Leonard Bacon, D. ID. of New Haven
writes " Meals History Of the Pnritans is work
of.great industry and research. The author wrote,
indeed, with an undissused sense of the injuries
which the Purans and their successors the NOncOn-
formists, had suffered from the English Government,
and his narrative is therefore to be considered
parfe. 1t differs from any history of the Puritans
which writer the other side would produce very
much history Of England written by an English
man would differ from history of England written
by Frenehnan Yetthe attempts which have been
made to impugn its authority have not been success
full Few works of so great an extent and including
many details, have better sustained the assaults of
hostile criticism Subsequent investigations, contin-
ued with great zeal for more than century, have
detected its errors, and have shown the power OF
party feelings the authors judgment But errors
more serious have been detected in Hume's more
complete and classical history; and with respect to
the influence of pa tsanshp upon the story the little
finger Of Clarendon is thicker than the lons of Neal
No man be really acquainted with the history of
England since the Reformation, till he has read
marked, and nwardly digested the History Of the Pu
ritans. am glad to be informed that edition
is about 10 be offered to the public and if the notes
TO be added are written, as l hope they will be, in
that free, historic spirit which, though difficult is
more possible to this distance of time and place.
than it in England century ago. they will great
y increase the value Of the second American edition.
The Rev. Evan Humphrey d. d. President of
Amherst College, writes thus TO Mr.. Choules: {" |
am happy to learn that We have undertaken to pre-
pare an edition of Meals History of the Purtans At
ing would not fail Of being highly acceptable to the
descendants of those heroic witnesses for the truth
and for the simple forms of Gospel worship, who
were deposed, imprisoned and put to death under
the bloody Mary, and scarcely less cruelty trt ated
under her besotted and impcrious successor. But
the menacing attitude of Popery, the encroachments
Of Puseysm, and the lofty claims which arc now set
up by other advocates Of high church principles and
ceremonies will make the Offering douhy accepta.
BILE. Ii is due to those great and good men, the Puri-
ians OF the 10Th century, who, their enemies being
Judges were the rmest friends Of civil and reli-
gous liberty that the record Of tn ir suferngs for
conscience FAKE should he handed down to the Latest
Posierity; and it is especially incumbent upon the
sons OF the Puritans in this land keep every sue
cessiye generation Of their children advised of The
principles and sacrifices of those their immortal an
ccsiors The righteous shall be had in everlasting
remembrance"
! Part of this work has been issued by Har-
per and Brothers, and may be had of Mr.. Franck
T"ylor of this city.