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In examining and replying to these bold assertions , Mr . Heberfc confines himself wholly tothe argument from Scripture , and only to such portions of the argument as are involved in the texts quoted by the author of the Sermons . Had he taken up the whole Scripture testimony , he must have written a ponderous volume instead of a short tractate . So fur as he has gone , he has proved himself master of his subject . He proves , with all the force of a moral demonstration , that if Christ ' s death was not , in the fullest sense of the word , expiatory , then it is impossible ever to vindicate the conduct of God towards the Son of His love—that God is a moral Governor as well as an indulgent Father—that law has its penalties just as really as it has its requirements—that if its requirements are not met , its penalties must be inflicted —that if the punishment fall not on some voluntary and
accepted substitute , it must fall upon the transgressor himself ; and hence , that it is morally impossible for the holy and righteous God to be gracious to the sinner without a propitiation in which justice is neither surrendered nor modified : Mr . Hebert can expatiate quite as eloquently , and with an equal glow of feeling as the author of the Sermons , on the grace of God , but it is grace reigning through righteousness . His soul , too , can kindle , as he dwells on the love of God in Christ ; but it is love revealing itself in light . If there be those who would tear Justice from the chain of Divine attributes , as if it had no relation to all the rest—so there are those who would in like manner separate Love from all the rest , as if there were no harmony between them and it . It is in the expiatory offering of the Cross only that mercy and truth meet together , righteousness and peace embrace each other . . ...
But we must pause , and urge our readers to lose no time an making this triumphant refutation of a . growing heresy their own . It will well repay the most thoughtful perusal .
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June 2 , 1 S 60 J The Leader and Saturday Analyst . 525
Theological Works.* Whoever Presumes To ...
THEOLOGICAL WORKS . * WHOEVER presumes to assert that Theology , as a subject of speculation , is devoid of power to awaken any fresh thought or interest , will find that he holds an opinion which , if he would examine the work entitled " Thouglrts m Aid of Faith , " he would discover to be utterly erroneous . It is . true that half the books recently produced by theological writers , who may also be allowed -to have-some philosophic v insight , are uhiinbued with the natural sunshine and warmth of living truth . They do not stir ., convince , and elevate us . They lack the comprehensive insight that educes good
out of evil , divides intelligence from superstition , separates the 4 rue from the false , and , above all , , distinguishes Christianity from ancient and modern philosophy . The distinguishing merit which we observe in . the work by Miss H . ennell is this very spirit of discernment . She has set herself with an understanding thoroughly cultivated and equal to the task of inquiring into the historical origin of Christianity , its psychical essence / the history of philosophy and the indications of ; i science of morality ; and all her " thoughts " upon these important subjects converge to the doctrine' that Christianitv is different from , and essentially superior to , the theology
nnd . p ' hUQ ^ ophy . of the present tjme ., We arp , happy to endorse her views and conclusions in this particular , and we believe her work will have a wholesome ami powerful effect Upon all truth-seeking and earnest thinkers . After the Strausses , Newmans , Martiiionus , and others have bewildered themselves and their readers with their doubts and obscurities , it-may be given at hist to the intellect of woman , who helped thorn in infancy , to lead them in their old age of perplexities back by a straight path to the kingdom and the homo of truth . The style , also , of this work is as clear and vigorous as the thoughts are fresh and valuable , and we wish it : i wide and per- " manent mission of usefulness and influence in the service of Christianity . .
" Christ in Life ; and Life in Christ" is the appropriate title of a volume of thoughtful and eloquent discourses , by the Rev . J . C . M , Bellew . The two views of religion which the author develops in these discourses , are characterized by a natural and ^ spontaneous method of thinking upon these subjects—a rare merit in these duys of pulpit displays—and by a style of expression that is both vigorous and intelligible . As the fashion goes it is easy to philosophise , and , as a necessary consequence , to become obscure upon the sul ject of " Christ in Life . " But ho ia the useful and cflbctive preacher who , like the evangelists themselves , simply states the fact , and its
important and palpable consequences and fruits as seen in all human history . It is a grand faofc tlint Christ manifested God in the flesh , and at the same tune exalted human nature and life to the highest condition of moral goodness and wisdom , and the wonder is not that the fact inspires occasionally a truly gifted and eloquent hoavfc , but that it does not inspire moro minds with a deeper nhd wiser spirit of piety and a larger " discourse of reason . " The sOrmons in this volume , which are devoted to the consideration of " Life in Christ , " powerfully assert and" maintain- -the truth that of all our desires ; ends , aims , objects , and views of life , the chief should be the conseoration by us of the events and occupations of the world to a " Life
in Christ . " We feel sure that all thoughtful men to whom the practical question ever occurs , whether they wear their religion upon their tongues , their sleeves , and their Sabbaths , or whether they have set it as . a seal upon their hearts— -will concur in this view of the question , and the discourses before us , which put-the matter in this reasonable light , will not fail to find many readers and to accomplish a great deal of good . As is the case with every man of whatever class or capacity he may be , who stands forth from the crowd to think and to write , to see and to say what he himself , in his own honest and independent right of thought and strength of conviction may choose , Mr . Perfitt in the discourses before us , gives utterance to a good deal that , in
point of opinion and views , is original and true . His independence of mind is not tainted with irreverence , his originality never degenerates into unbelief . Profoundly appreciating whatever is excellent and of good report in the intellectual and moral life and action of mankind , he is glad to exalt it into a permanent organ of practical utility and a shining example of goodness and beauty . We observe this spirit pervades the whole of the discourses on " practical religion , " and while they demonstrate Mr . Perfitt to be a thinker of no ordinary character , and the master of a clear and popular style , we have every reason to believe that they will , in their present form , have an influence and interest beyond the sphere in which they were delivered .
* Thoughts In Aid Of Faith, Gathered Chi...
* Thoughts in Aid of Faith , Gathered chiefly from recent Works in Thpolorfi /' and I'hitosojrfij / . By Saha S . Hbnnem ,. London ; Goorgo Man wiling . ' . Christ in Life ' : Z \ fa in Oh Hat , By J . 0 . M . Bellew . ' London Chapman and Hall . Practical ttoUqion contrasted with Theological Theories . Diaoouraoa by Philip William Pbrfitt , London : George JVIanwaring , Succeesor to John Chapman .
Serials. Frasers Magazine For June Conta...
SERIALS . Frasers Magazine for June contains a masterly article on " Physical Theories of the Phenomena of Life . " ¦ " A . Reverie after reading Mis . i Nightingale ' s * Notes of Nursing , '" is full of deep and kindly sympathy ; " ¦ Gryll Grange '' continues its unique and interesting chapters . Following this are some excellent suggestions for the improvement of the reading department in the British , Museum . " Self-Help "is an article of general interest and value . The thoughts " Concerning Growing Old , " so well and forcibly expressed ; will , we imagine , be not the least pleasing reading in this number of Fraser . " Wheat and Taxes" continued , " A Raid
among the Rhymers , " " Difficulties of Political Prophecy , " Literary Suburb of the Eighteenth Century , " in-which Pope , Lady JMary Wortley Montague , and Fielding are sketched , al | make this number particularly attractive . There is also a long and interesting account of "Life at Nice . " " The Rochdale Pioneers "is likewise an article of considerable importance-to the employers and the -employed ; This number closes with criticisms on the " Exhibitions of 1800 . " Blackwood ' s Magazine-far June commences with f < The Schoolmaster at Home , " an elaborate article , from which much . useful
information and counsel may be derived . Captain Spekes interesting " Adventures in SomalUand" and " Norman Sinclair" are continued . Scottish national character is a cleverly descriptive article on Scottish life . The article on " Universal Suffrage in Savoy and Nice' ' exhibits entire knowledge of the subject , and sets this important question in a remarkably clear and just point of view . The last article , " The Balance of Party , " is one of considerable political interest and literary merit , and , with the whole , gives to BlacJcieood for the present month superior attractions to its readers . We must
not , however , omit to mention that fiTEhis . number are OTffWHmeTn of great merit , entitled"Night , " " Domitian and The Turbot , " and ' " . The .. Fight far the Belt , " the latter being highly graphic and interesting .. ¦ _ , , ¦ ¦ , ¦ In theDubtin Unwerstttj Magazine for Juno we have , to begin with , ii capital article entitled " An Analogy suggested by ' Essays and Reviews . '" " Utrum Horum , or the Revenge of Shane Roe na Sogarth ; a Legend of the Goldon Fawn , " is concluded , " The World ' s Two Tribes , or the Worker and the Thinker ; a Fragment of a Philosophical Poem , " contains , wo think , the true spirit of poetry and some originality of conception . " American Imaginings * is a good review of Nathaniel 'Hawthorne's splendid romance . We notice also a good article on " Palaeontology , " mid , among others , a first rate article upon our " Politics Abroad arid at Home . " " Ihe Progress of French Agriculture , " which concludes the current numberis an article of unusual interest and value .
, Mactnillan ' s Mar / asine for June opens with an able article on " The Suffrage , " considered m roferenco to the working class , and to the professional class . " Four Sonnets " of much poetic bounty , by the Rev . C . T . Turner , follow this article . " Shelley in Pallnuill " is a good paper . " The Ramsgate Life-boat ; a Rescue , will bo found extremely interesting . " Poet ' s Corner ; or an English Writer ' s Tomb ; " and " The Boundaries of Science , a dialogue , " will both afford great pleasure to the reader . "Tom Brown at Oxford" is continued . Wo have before expressed our admiration of this work , and the interest we feel in it , which increases as tho story proceeds . " The EH rv ' e Daughter' is sweet and beautiful in rhythm and in sentiment , following this is a clover critical article on " The Royni Acndemy . " MaomiUan for thia month concludes with . A good though brief nrtiole , on the J indiscretion of Sir Charles Trevelyan ; ¦ ¦ *
.. ... In t \ iQ Cornhill Maqaz ' me for Juno , the leading article is upon tho Fortification of London . Mr . Thackeray ' 8 short but excellent story , " Lovel tho Widower , ' ! is concluded .- Tho ploasant story , ol " Frnmloy Parsonage " is oontinued . Tlie firstsericB of " Studies in Animal Life " is brought to a close . The " Hogarth " paper * . are supremely interesting and , excellent . There is also a gooc 1 ai . -Io on "An Austrian Employe ? ' The Magazine is no doubt a pieat success , and deservedly so , on account of Uh intrinsic tnonfcs . One of Them . Wo huvo recoived the June number of tins popular story . It is well and nicely illustrated .
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Leader (1850-1860), June 2, 1860, page 17, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_02061860/page/17/
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