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about the time of Oliver Cromwel, is perhaps the only Piece of a Rabbi worth preserving; it abounds with variety of curious and entertaining Remarks, and difcovers abundance of found fense and good reading.

The Difcourfe of the Eternity of Hell-Torments, is written, or fuppos'd to be written, by one Mr. Richardfon. His Opinion is commonly accounted Heterodox; but the Arguments and Colours which he makes ufe of to fupport it, are very remarkable, discovering an ingenious Fear in himself, of the Eternity of thofe Torments which he'd fain difprove.

The two Sermons preach'd at Oxford by Robert Jones, D. D. one a Repetition, the other a Recantation Sermon, about the Year 1619. made formerly a great noise in the world. Mr. Crefy, who wrote in defence of the Church of Rome, against the Learned Dr. Stillingfleet, afterwards Bishop of Worcester, making a comparison between this Sermon and a Difcourfe of the Doctor's, proving the first Authors of the Contemplative Life, St. Bennet, St. Romualde, St. Francis, St. Dominic, &c. downright Fanaticks; gives this account of it: 'I have heard, fays he, that kind of Wit before, when I was a young Student in Oxford, in a Repetition-Sermon to the Univerfity, which if Fancy be alone confider'd, far better deferv'd Applaufe [meaning than the Doctor's where

in the Preacher defcanting upon the whole 'Life of our Saviour, render'd him and his Attendants, Men and Women, Objects of the utmoft Scorn and Averfion, as if they all of 'em ⚫ had been only a Pack of diffolute Vagabonds and Cheats. But presently the Preacher changing his Stile, as became a Difciple of Chrift, with fuch admirable Dexterity and Force of 'Reason, anfwer'd all the Cavillations and Invectives made before, that the loudly-repeated 'Applause of his Hearers hinder'd him a good fpace from proceeding : Notwithstanding which, the grave Doctors and Governors of the University, tho much fatisfy'd with his Abilitys, yet wifely confidering that a petulant "Hiftrionical Stile, even in Objections, did not fit fo Sacred a Subject; and that it was not lawful too naturally to perfonate a deriding 'Jew; oblig'd the Preacher to a publick Recantation Sermon in the fame Pulpit the Sunday following.

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My Lord Clarendon, in his Animadverfions on this Answer of Mr. Creffy to Dr. Stillingfleet, and this place of it, agrees with him as to the Wit and Fancy of the Sermon, at which himfelf was likewife prefent, and the general Applause it met with; but differs as to the Reasons of his being enjoin'd to make the Recantation Sermon, which his Lordfhip fays was on account of fome unwary and indecent Expreffions in it againft the then fitting Parliament. 'Tis further remarkable, that my Lord Clarendon, who

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fays he heard this Sermon, affirms 'twas preach'd by one Mr. Lushington, and not by Dr. Robert Jones, under whofe name it now goes.

The Account of the new Sect of Latitude-Men at Cambridge, juft after the Restoration, is conLiderable, as it fhews the first Rife of that Party which were afterwards call'd Latitudinarians, and are at this day our Low Churchmen. The particular Perfons defcrib'd and vindicated in this account, may be eafily known, by inquiring which of our late Great Men in the Church were bred at that Univerfity; fuch as Dr. T. Dr. B. &c.

As to the two remaining Difcourfes, which close this Volume, one of the Reasonableness of Mens having a Religion, by the late Duke of Buckingham; the other of Human Reafon by Matthew Clifford, Efq; late Mafter of the Charterhouse These Names, and the establish'd Reputation of the Works, render all Recommendation needlefs.

We fhall add no more, only renew our Requeft to all Gentlemen, who have any scarce or valuable Pieces by 'em, whether in Print or Manufcript, That they wou'd be pleas'd to impart 'em for the Benefit of the Publick, or give the Undertakers notice by a Line to Fellows's Coffee-House in Alderfgate-ftreet, where they may be waited upon.

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