which his country and age were affected. Perhaps she deserves this reproach, ifsit bevone. In truth very few victories have been won by extreme prudence and strong-hearted men have an aversion amounting almost to contempt for that discretion which is the better part of valour.c It is scarcely possible to find in history two characters more strongly contrasted than Ulrich von Hutten and Erasmus. The former was bold in speech and bolder still in deeds. The latter was a scholar, whose stately measured words were of a kind, notwithstanding all their prudence, to set on fire the hearts of men. But he himself was a mean and sneaking coward, whose words and deeds were wholly irreconciles able, a and who having proved the diseased condition of his times, I refused to cure it. The Church, journeying from Jerusalem to Jericho, had fallen among thieves, who had wounded her and left her half dead. Erasmus knew the thieves, and he knew the Church, and he knew the wounds she had received and what could heal them, and he came and looked upon her and passed by on the other side. Ulrichs voni Hutten, with no scholarship that could be compared with that of Erasmus, had a genuine honesty and a manly courage, which gave him aename in history that will surely be remembered when all the mere talkers and theorizers are forgotten. In his last days, lonely, poor persecuted, the scholar would not know him. He begged Hutten not to visit him, if it was not absolutely necessary for him to do so. So do men refuse to receive angels, and take to their hearts those that aree not angels. 1 Every biography like this is of the utmost service to ourselves.A We e have no lack of wisdom, but we are in the deepest need of courage and atter manliness. The brave knight, no less than the devout divine, is needed in every crisis of the Church's history, in every age of reformation and new life stolmos oebivs( ( onшlov bridt aid 3 " I td I letob and banebnos 19dts & abba od eidt oT nomadasT blo odt to Life Eternal. From the French of M. ERNEST NAVILLE, late Professori of Philosophy in the University of Geneva. Translated by special - permission. London: W. H. I London: W. H. Dalton. 1863. bпenot wot nedt M. ERNEST NAVILLE can have little guessed what he was doing when he gave special permission to the translator of these lectures to present them in so barbarously mutilated a form to the English nation. There is probably no translation in the English language worse than this. It is difficult to conceive how one could be made WorsesFrenchse lecturesbare at the best buttedious areading their style is to a Englishman in the highest degree irritating they are full of questions and exclamations, and their very neatness and prettiness is a kind of effeminacy or foppery of literature. Even from such admirable lectures as M. Cousin's these beautiful blemishes are not wholly absent. Butto French lectures with absolutely nothing in them worth hearing, are like a well-dressed fop, who in fact has become his clothes, and who has I nothing in himself that can possibly divert your attention from his unimpeachable boots and gloves. Welscarcely mean that in these lectures of M.Naville there is absolutely nothing; and their real value" is certainly lessened or concealed in the English translation. For what " 66 1 R are we to understand, for instance, by Those who in their deep and earnest study have seen the light of the Eternal Verb beam forth to their view?' But as lectures delivered to an audience consisting of about a thousand men of all classes of society, in the winter of 1859 Բ and 1860 at Geneva, afterwards repeated at Lausanne, under similarl circumstances, since then widely circulated in print, having realized a sale of some thousand copies in the short space of a few months, and having been read with perhaps as much interest as they were listened/ to," they are very disappointing. The questions, what is revelation," and what is eternal life," may be said to be the questions of the present day. The latter, M. Naville's lectures are meant to answers They can scarcely be said to answer it at all with any approach to completeness; though in the sixth lecture there are some passages off considerable beauty on Still eternal life is represented tooo muchas al thing of the future, and eternity is said to commence here below only in "a certain sense. Everybody knows that this modification is almost always destructive of what it modifies; far more philosophical! is the distinction of St Paul "The things which are seensare temporal,A the things which are not seen are eternal. Nevertheless these lectures & are far in advance of that too popular teaching which represents eternal} life as nothing more nor less than everlasting comfortableness, to beq enjoyed in another world as a compensations for the discomforts and sacrifices of this god iuft alst be fonne azionar ef oznior nem -logne tom An Introduction to the Old Testament, critical, historical, and theblogical, containing a discussion of the most important questions belonging to the several books. By SAMUEL DAVIDSON, D.D., LL.D.19Volis III. 8vo. London: Williams and Norgate 1979 ni hoboon ai In this third volume, Dr. Davidson completes his survey of the books of the Old Testament. To this he adds a rather condensed, but detailed introduction to the best known Old Testament T volume concludes with an index which comprises, perhaps, not fewer than four thousand references to subjects and authorities. It is very apparent that the learned author has explored an immense surface to bring together such an enormous array of details. His book is well i nigh a cyclopedia of authors and opinions more especially Continental -and from it one may learn what almost every body has thought and said on almost every topic discussed. There are in addition a great number of crictical investigations of special passages and words It! is scarcely necessary to remark that the whole is incorporated and I consolidated, as well as classified and estimated, by the industry, and according to the judgment of Dr. Davidson. From his conclusion we often unfeignedly dissent, on a variety of grounds, as we trust we have made plain in notices of the previous volumes, and shall make still plainer in a general survey of the whole triad before long. But it would be useless for us to disguise the fact of our deep sense of obliga-1 tion to Dr. Davidson for accumulating and formulating all the objections! which he has been able to discover or to create in reference to the Old Testament books. Of the use made of his work by his fidus Achates 1 Apocryphae of Natal we do not now speak. Another use must now be made of his book, and honest criticism on the side of orthodoxy must make that use of it. We believe he will hasten the decision of some of the burning questions of the day, and we have no doubt as to the character of the verdict which will be arrived ed at #di I Bishop Colenso's Objections to the Historical Character of the Penta teuch and the Book of Joshua. Contained in Part I., critically examined by Dr. A. BENISCH, translator of the Jewish School and Family Bible. London: William Allan & Co. 1863, THIS volume, by no means of pretending appearance, is the work of an Israelite, a man whose learning eminently qualifies him for his work, and whose modesty and good sense are equal to his learning. Without saying that all the arguments against Bishop Colenso's book are equally. forcible we may say that the Jew's is one of great power. It is! wholly based on Biblical grounds, and ought to be read by all as a most valuable contribution to Scripture evidences. We shall return to this and others named below, of the same general character and scope, in our next number, when we hope to indicate the leading features of the more noticeable. The Colenso controversy thus far promises to call r forth an immense number of publications. And so it ought, for on the face of it there is something wrong in the position of a man-a bishop who on Sunday can stand at the altar and tell the people "God spake all these words," etc., and on Monday write and publish a book to prove that we have no evidence that God said anything of the sort. Offices from the Service Books of the Holy Eastern Church, with translation, notes and glossary. By RICHARD FREDERICK LITTLEDALE, M.A., LL.D., Priest of the Church of England. London: Williams and Norgate. 1863. A VERY useful volume to those who share in the growing interest felt in liturgical matters. The offices given are in Greek and in English, and they are followed by a glossary of ecclesiastical Greek words, by which its value is much enhanced. Every one knows how limited and exclusive has been amongst us an acquaintance with the terms in question. We hope to describe the volume more fully and recommend it especially to our clerical readers. d The Proper Names of the Old Testament, arranged alphabetically from the original text, with historical and geographical Illustrations, for the use of Hebrew students, schoolmasters, and teachers: with an appendix of the Hebrew and Aramaic names in the New Testament. London: Williams and Norgate.. THIS is the best work of the kind in our language. Similar attempts to accomplish the same object have commonly been egregious failures. We do not call this book perfect: we have noticed omissions in both lists, and have frequently found cause to dissent from the etymology given. But still it is a very useful book, and one which is most creditable to the accomplished authoress. " 1 7 The unusual length of Correspondence, and the great pressure of other matters, se prevent more than a mere list of the titles of the following Works; some of which may receive a longer notice in a future Number. Imogine, or the Flowers and Fruits of Rome. A metrical tale. By M. H. London: Wertheim, Macintosh and Hunt. 1863. Echoes of the Universe, from the World of Matter and the World of Spirit. By Henry Christmas, M.A., F.R.S., etc. Seventh edition. London: Bentley. 1863. Christian Manhood. A sermon preached at the anniversary of the Church of England Young Men's Christian Association, Limehouse Branch. By the Rev. W. Cathcart Murphy, M.A. London: Bell and Daldy. Science Elucidative of Scripture and not Antagonistic to it. John Radford Young. London: Lockwood and Co. The Divine Human in the Scriptures. By Taylor Lewis. and Co. 1863. 1863. A series of essays. By 1863. London: James Nisbet The Apocalypse expounded by Scripture. By Matheetees. Vols. I., II. London Hints on Scripture Reading and Study. London: Nisbet and Co. 1863. The Exodus of Israel: its difficulties examined, and its truth confirmed. With a reply to recent objections. By the Rev. T. R. Birks, M.A. London: The Religious Tract Society. 1863. Das tansendjühruge Reich und die Offenbarung Johannis. Ein Beitrag zum richtigen Verstándnisz beider für Jedermann. Von D. T. Krauszold. Erlangen: 1863. Derzweite Brief Petri und der Brief Judä erklärt von Theodor Schott. Erlangen: 1863. Handschriftliche Funde von Franz Delitzsch. Mit Beiträgen von S. P. Tregelles. Zweites Heft. Leipzig and London : 1862. Vorlesungen über Neutestamenliche Zeitgeschichte von Dr. Matthias Schnecken- \ burger. Mit Einer Karte. Frankfort-on-Main: 1862. Leben und ausgewählte Schriften der Väter und Begründer der Lutherishen Kirche. VIII. (supplement.) Theil. Elberfeld: 1862. An Exposition of the Prophecy of Hosea. By the Rev. Jeremiah Burroughs, Rector of Tivetshall, Norfolk. Edinburgh: James Nichol. The Works of Thomas Adams, with memoir by Joseph Angus, D.D. Vol. III. The Gospel Narrative Vindicated, or the Roman Census (Luke ii. 15) Explained; and with reference to the birthday of our Lord. By Johannes Von Gumpach. London: Samuel Bagster and Sons. Critical and Explanatory Commentary on the Old and New Testament. Parts II., The Unpreached Gospel. An embedded Truth, By the author of the "Study of the Bible." London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co. A Summary of the Revelation Expounded. By Francis Bodfield Hooper, Rector of Upton Warren in Worcestershire. London: J. and J. H. Rivington. NEW SERIES.-VOL. III., NO. V. P MISCELLANIES. The Codex Sinaiticus and its Antiquity.-In our January number, pp. 488-491, we continued our extracts from the public prints in reference to this curious subject. Our readers will see that, among other things, we gave a letter from Simonides, and a note from the Literary Churchman concerning a letter from Alexandria professedly written by one Kallinikos Hieromonachos. It appears that a letter, all the same except in a few verbal particulars, was addressed to the Guardian. Both these letters were published, and a translation of one of them is to be found below. Inasmuch, however, as the discussion which ensued brought into great prominence Mr. W. A. Wright, of Cambridge, it may be well to insert his first letter to the Guardian, which came out on November 5th: "The Codex Sinaiticus.-Sir,-In your impression of Sept. 3rd, there appeared a letter signed C. Simonides,' in which the writer asserts that the MS. to which Tischendorf has given the name of the Codex Sinaiticus, and which he has foisted on the learned world as a MS. of the fourth century,' is in fact of a very modern date, and written by Simonides himself little more than twenty years ago. This statement, which has not been refuted in your columns, is accompanied by circumstantial details which I will now proceed to examine. "About the end of the year 1839, at which time Simonides was fifteen years old (he was born in the year 1824, on the 11th of November, about the hour of sunrise), his uncle Benedict, head of the monastery of St. Panteleemon on Mount Athos, conceived a wish to make a valuable present to the Emperor of Russia. After some consultation it was decided that the present should be 'a copy of the Old and New Testaments, written according to the ancient form, in capital letters, and on parchment,' together with the remains of the Seven Apostolic Fathers. The task was declined, on account of its difficulty, by Dionysius, the professional caligrapher to the monastery, but was undertaken by Simonides at his uncle's urgent request. After examining the principal copies of the Holy Scriptures preserved at Mount Athos, he then, a boy of fifteen, 'began to practise the principles of caligraphy.' Benedict, meanwhile, collated a copy of the Moscow edition of both Testaments with the ancient ones (MSS., I presume), and having cleared it of errors, gave it into his nephew's hands to transcribe. The transcription went on apace, and Simonides had already copied out the Old and New Testaments, the Epistle of Barnabas, and the first part of the Shepherd of Hermas, when his supply of parchment ran short, the death of his uncle induced him to relinquish his task, and the volume was left incomplete. "I shall content myself for the present with examining the statement of Simonides up to this point. I find, on referring to A Biographical Memoir of Constantine Simonides, etc., by Charles Stewart, published in 1859, circulated by Simonides himself, and therefore, I presume, authentic,-that his uncle Benedict died on the 29th of August, 1840 (p. 8). Simonides reached Mount Athos from the Pieræus in November, 1839. So that between the end of 1839 and the death of Benedict in August, 1840, we have the following extraordinary series of events. The scheme of a present to the Emperor of Russia is devised, and its nature resolved on. Simonides, a boy barely fifteen years old, undertakes a task which was declined by the professional caligrapher to the monastery on account of its extreme difficulty. To prepare himself for it he begins to practise the principles of caligraphy. All this while Benedict is engaged in collating a copy of the Old and New Testaments with the MSS. in the monastery, and those who are at all experienced in collation know well that this was a work which must have occupied a considerable time. But in spite of this-in spite of the youth |