Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-12-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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Religion is a science. and in learning it
VIC should thoroughly study the very rudi-
ments, and bring to its study the sans criti-
cisrn. the same careful Investigation with
which We study The material sciences.
In the work before US, Prof, Peabody
opnn.a comparatively new reie Of inquiry
Pa3cv's cyilcuccs is ,tjti the standard essay
upaa the historical truth Of the Bible, ard
j. i complete rsls ssr-asa o. historical criu-
ei<m. Batlers mastery analogy answers
chiee,icas to :be imrcrteItons Of the divine
recitation ly showing that similar flaws
Sxjss in nature. Both historical criticism
AMI analogous r,asonlas are indispensable to
e thorough study Of christianity, but latter.
ly the rr.sri rrobati ity or improbaoiNty
Of christianity is more discussed by the
/ learned rrof. Peabody writes these Zee
+ lures to prove the p.iori PROBABILITY, As
the title indicates, the plan Of the lectures
was to show that christianity is natural
rciision-that ii is not true because reveal
el-but revealed because true. Chris, did
not iq7esf christianity, but rsscJ'sl rclis-
ion that WIS before the word became flesh,
as kepler rertaied tie laws of planetary
motion. The lectures are well worthy OF
rerusal as introducing the reader to a new
field Of religious study. Their literary merit
too entities them to place among good
) books. Ali the arguments are clear, con.
else and logical, but by no mean bald,--the
beauty Of style does not lessen the closenass
Of reasoning, nor dos their p9lenical char
ac,sr in any way make them less readable,
The author discusses his subject candidly
and not common trait Of theological
writings and earnestly. lie shrinks from
no objection however obstinate aud yet sre.
to answer fairly, Altogether it is a book
that cannot fail to deeply interest and profit.
all who care to know of the reasonablensss
of religion, and indeed to all who enjoy
good reasoning.
The MERer SEAT. or THorGHrs on PRAYER,
by Augustus c. Thompson D. D., author
of " The Better Land &c. Gould *
Lincoln Boston. SIPS.
A comparatively hasty peru.al is all we
could give to s. the Mercy Seat" Thoughts
entitled Thoughts on prayer, it seems to be
systematic treatise on that branch Of re
lisious service. Not ar5umcntatiyc So
much as speculative, yet the speculation,
are all within safe depths. The use Of
/ Prayer, leonditieus, the method the Isra!ites
the Au1iliaric., an d subjects of Prayer are
the subjects of some of the chapters which
may give an idea OF the nature Of the book.
+ The style is rather sermouic, but the writer
endeavors to treat his slbjec; philoso phicllly
without that dbsnatisn too common in re-
lisious books.
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