JANUARY. VOL. I. TICAL-The Birth of Christ-Death of the Old Year Improved-Strictures on Religious Magazines-Love to Christ -Some Account of James Waddell- Proofs of the Existence of the Deity- Analogy a Source of Evidence Queries by Minimus.. REVIEW.-Bp. of London's Charge- Wilberforce's Letter to Prince Talley- rand--Dr. Watts's Nine Sermons-Ful- ler's Funeral Sermon for Sutcliffe-Wil- son's Church Mission. Sermon.. 16-24 structions to Christian Missionaries-- Baptist Mission in India-Methodist Missions-London Miss. Society-New French Testament-Printing the Bible in Poland--Vindication of Dr. Carey -Adult Schools-Captured Slaves- Disastrous Occurrence-Ordination at Maze Pond-Obituary--Poetry25-32 DOCT, and PRACT.-Life and Charac- ter of Christ-Reply to the Queries of Minimus-On the Knowledge of God arising from Creation-Spiritual Sloth lamented-The Marriage of the Lamb Illustrated-Anecdotes.... ..33-44 REVIEW.-Character and Ministry of the late W. Huntington-Birt's Sermon on Preaching the Gospel-Hall's Help RELIG. INTELL.-Baptist Mission in India-London Miss. Society-Fuller s Sermon for British and Foreign School Society-Slave Trade-Disturbance at Vindication of Dr. Collyer-Impor ance of Love to Christ.. .101-108 REVIEW.-Proceedings of the Scotch Church, London Wall-Mrs. More's Essay on the Character of Paul, &c. RELIG. INTELL.-Baptist Missionary Stations Intelligence from India- British and Foreign School Society- West London Sunday School Union- Queries on Music-Literary Notices- Obit. of Mrs. Allcorn-Poetry 121-128 DOCT. and PRACT.-The dignified cha- REVIEW.-Mrs. More's Character of Baptism of Holy Spirit......129-140 Paul, Concluded-Cottle's Messiah- Campbell's Tavels in Africa. 141-152 RELIG. INTELL.-London Society for DOCT. and PRACT.-On Dissenters wearing the Clerical Gown-Submis- sion to the Mysteries of Revelation- Remedy for a Wounded Conscience- Innocence of Christ's Character REVEW.-Adams' Dictionary of all Re- ligions, improved by Williams 173-176 RELIG. INTELL.-British and Foreign Bible Society-Society for Protection of Religious Liberty-London Society for Jews-Hibernia Society-Church Missionary Society-London Mission- ary Society-Baptist Missionary Soci- ety-National Benevolent Institution -Sunday School Union-British Sys- tem of Education-Obituary of Messrs. Wraith, Rees, and Fuller....177-192 DOCT. and PRACT. Birth-day Reflec- tions-On the title Ambassador-Self- REVIEW-Cox's Life of Melancthon-- R. W. Hamilton's Sermon at Leeds, on the Execution of Blackburn-Carmen Flebile-Innes's Family Visitor-Cur- son's Letter to Kirby.......205–212 RELIG. INTELL.-British and Foreign promoting the Gospel in Ireland- MEMOIR.-Mr. Andrew Fuller, con- DOCTR. and PRACT.- Pious Resolu- tions on the Lord's-day-Advent of Christ-Reply to S. I. on the Term Ambassador-Query on the death of Christ-Answered by the Editor-Re- marks on the Term Reverend-History REV. Cunningham's Velvet Cushion- New Covering to ditto-Legend of the Cushion-Towgood's Dissertations on Baptism, new edition with Notes and RELIG. INTELL.-Hibernian School Society-Baptist Miss. Society-Lon- ties Society for promoting Christian Knowledge-Islington Chapel opened NOVEMBER. MEMOIR.-Mr. Arch. M'Lean, con- DOCTR. and PRACT. On Justification -Advent of Christ, PART II-Hints on Psalmody On sitting to Sing in pub-DOCTR. lic Worship-Curious Case of Consci- ence-Advice to newly received Mem- bers of a Church-Triumphs of Religion in Death - Stanzas on Mortality- REVIEW.-Burder's Memoirs of Pious RELIG. INTELL-Baptist Missionary Society-London Missionary Society-- Irish Evangel. Society -- Adult Schools -Funeral of the Rev. C. Buck-Me- moir of E. W. Harland-Case of his Widow, Mrs. Harland.......281-288 MEMOIR-Mr. Archibald M'Lean, late DOCTR. and PRACT.-Sermon I. on 2 Cor. iv. 7-On Justification PART II. -Letter of the late Rev. S. G.-En- quiry respecting Christ's Omnipre- REVIEW.-Fuller's Expository Dis- courses on the Apocalypse-Horsley's Dissertation on the Prophecies of the Messiah dispersed among the Heathen -Williams's Diary, &c. ...309-316 RELIG. INTELL.-Auxiliary Mission- ... ........ and PRACT. Sermon II. Psal. Ixxxix. 19-Christian Consolation in Death-On Partnership with God in the work of Salvation-Prayer essential -Enquiry respecting Prayer-Meetings Select Sentences from Fuller-Fuller and Tyro-Psalm-singing a mark of Heresy Pres. Edwardson Singing the Praises of God-Zahid.....353-363 REVIEW-Bp. Horsley's Dissertation, RELIG. INTELL.-Meetings respecting the Persecution of the Protestants in France--Bethnal Green Bible Associ- ation-Counsel to Counsellors-Case of Mrs. Harland-Finnish Bible Society- Death of Mrs. Wraith-British and Foreign School Society-Dr. Collyer's THE NEW EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE, AND Theological Review, FOR JANUARY 1815. THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. them personally, as revelation is silent upon the subject, it is useless to conjecture; but we have abundant evidence that to Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, ad IN selecting a subject which should furnish a suitable introduction to the present undertaking, we have been relieved from the difficulties that usually attend every preliminary address, by two ob-ditional manifestations were given; vious considerations. One is the for he who could prophesy so annual return of that particular clearly of the second coining of season, when the christian world, Christ, with ten thousand of his in general, have agreed to com- saints, to raise the dead and judge memorate THE BIRTH of the il- the world, must have been well lustrious founder of their religion: informed of his previous appearthe other, and certainly the more ance to effect the great work of important reason is, that the event | man's redemption, and put away itself lies at the foundation of the sin by the sacrifice of himself. new and evangelical economy. Gen. v. 21-24. Jude 14, 15. But When the evangelist Mark under- | to the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, took to commit to writing, for the benefit of all succeeding ages, the life of the blessed Saviour, he commenced his delightful theme with these words, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." Let this be admitted as our apology for entreating the candid attention of our readers to a few reflections on this grand and interesting occurrence. and Jacob, still larger accessions of divine light were afforded, and even these were gradually augmented, by the ministry of Moses, the Psalms of David, and especially by the predictions of the prophets, those " holy men of God, who spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit," and whose great object, in all their writings was, "to testify beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow." Thus the light of revelation bore a striking resemblance. to what takes place in the natural world, when from the first dawn of twilight, the heavenly luminary sends forth his cheering beams with increasing lustre, and "shineth more and more unto the perfect 1. An intimation of the Saviour's | birth, though comparatively an obscure one, was given to our first parents, soon after their defection from a state of innocence, in the divine promise that "the seed of the woman should bruise the serpent's head." Gen. iii. 15. What further discoveries of the designs of eternal mercy were made to day," But, VOL, I. |