SERMONS PREACHED BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.ByHenry Parry Liddon,D.D.,D.C.L., Canon ofSt.Paul’s, and Ireland Professor of Exegesis in the University of Oxford. Fifth Edition, revised. Crown 8vo. 5s.SOME ELEMENTS OF RELIGION.Lent Lectures. ByHenry Parry Liddon,D.D.,D.C.L., Canon ofSt.Paul’s, and Ireland Professor of Exegesis in the University of Oxford. Crown 8vo. 5s.HOUSEHOLD THEOLOGY: A Handbook of Religious Information respecting the Holy Bible, the Prayer Book, the Church, the Ministry, Divine Worship, the Creeds,&c.,&c.ByJohn Henry Blunt,M.A.New Edition. Small 8vo. 3s.6d.LIBER PRECUM PUBLICARUM ECCLESIÆ ANGLICANÆ.A Gulielmo Bright,A.M., etPetro Goldsmith Medd,A.M., Presbyteris, Collegii Universitatis in Acad. Oxon. Sociis, Latine redditus. New Edition, with all the Rubrics in red. Small 8vo. 6s.THE PSALMS.Translated from the Hebrew. With Notes, chiefly Exegetical. ByWilliam Kay,D.D., Rector of Great Leighs; late Principal of Bishop’s College, Calcutta. 8vo. 12s.6d.“Like a sound Churchman, he reverences Scripture, upholding its authority against sceptics; and he does not denounce such as differ from him in opinion with a dogmatism unhappily too common at the present day. Hence, readers will be disposed to consider his conclusions worthy of attention; or perhaps to adopt them without inquiry. It is superfluous to say that the translation is better and more accurate on the whole than our received one, or that it often reproduces the sense of the original happily.”—Athenæum.“Dr.Kay has profound reverence for Divine truth, and exhibits considerable reading, with the power to make use of it.”—British Quarterly Review.“The execution of the work is careful and scholarly.”—Union Review.“To mention the name ofDr.Kay is enough to secure respectful attention to his new translation of the Psalms. It is enriched with exegetical notes containing a wealth of sound learning, closely occasionally, perhaps too closely condensed. Good care is taken of the student not learned in Hebrew; we hope the Doctor’s example will prevent any abuse of this consideration, and stimulate those who profit by it to follow him into the very text of the ancient Revelation.”—John Bull.THE ANNOTATED BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER; being an Historical, Ritual, and Theological Commentary on the Devotional System of the Church of England. Edited by theRev.John Henry Blunt,M.A.,F.S.A., Author of “The History of the Reformation,” “Directorium Pastorale,” Editor of “The Dictionary of Theology,”&c.Sixth edition, revised. Imperial 8vo. 36s., or half-bound in morocco, 48s.A COMPANION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT.Being a Plain Commentary on Scripture History, down to the Birth of our Lord. Small 8vo. 3s.6d.“A most admirable Companion to the Old Testament, being far the most concise yet complete commentary on Old Testament history with which we have met. Here are combined orthodoxy and learning, an intelligent and at the same time interesting summary of the leading facts of the sacred story. It should be a text-book in every school, and its value is immensely enhanced by the copious and complete index.”—John Bull.“This will be found a very valuable aid to the right understanding of the Bible. It throws the whole Scripture narrative into one from the creation downwards, the author thus condensing Prideaux, Shuckford, and Russell, and in the most reverential manner bringing to his aid the writings of all modern annotators and chronologists. There are no lengthy comments, no visionary theories, nothing speculative; all is plain matter of fact, intelligibly stated. The book is one that should have a wide circulation amongst teachers and students of all denominations.”—Bookseller.“Is a very compact summary of the Old Testament narrative, put together so as to explain the connection and bearing of its contents, and written in a very good tone; with a final chapter on the history of the Jews between the Old and New Testaments. It will be found very useful for its purpose. It does not confine itself to merely chronological difficulties, but comments briefly upon the religious bearing of the text also.”—Guardian.“The handbook before us is so full and satisfactory, considering its compass, and sets forth the history of the old covenant with such conscientious minuteness, that it cannot fail to prove a godsend to candidates for examination in the Rudimenta Religionis as well as in the corresponding school at Cambridge.... In one of our dioceses the Scripture subjects for diocesan inspection this year included ‘the lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the twelve Patriarchs,’ and teachers were warned that the higher classes in the schools would be expected to evince a knowledge gathered from the source and not any secondary channels. But really we have tested the second book of this work with an eye to ascertaining whether a mastery of it would have served the teacher or pupil’s purpose; and our deliberate opinion is that it would, so careful is the survey, and so very rare the omission of a single point that is of any historical or doctrinal importance.... Throughout his work the writer of this ‘companion,’ ‘commentary,’ or ‘handbook,’ exhibits at the same time extensive research into the best sources of information and enlightenment as to the sacred history, and an independent, though cautious, judgment in his choice between conflicting theories and explanations.”—English Churchman.FABLES RESPECTING THE POPES OF THE MIDDLE AGES.A Contribution to Ecclesiastical History. ByJohn J. Ign. Von Döllinger. Translated, with Introduction and Appendices, byAlfred Plummer,M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College, Oxford. 8vo. 14s.SKETCHES OF THE RITES AND CUSTOMS OF THE GRECO-RUSSIAN CHURCH.ByH. C. Romanoff. With an Introductory Notice by the Author of “The Heir of Redclyffe.” Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 7s.6d.“The twofold object of this work is ‘to present the English with correct descriptions of the ceremonies of the Greco-Russian Church, and at the same time with pictures of domestic life in Russian homes, especially those of the clergy and the middle class of nobles;’ and, beyond question, the author’s labour has been so far successful that, whilst her Church scenes may be commended as a series of most dramatic and picturesque tableaux, her social sketches enable us to look at certain points beneath the surface of Russian life, and materially enlarge our knowledge of a country concerning which we have still a very great deal to learn.”—Athenæum.“The volume before us is anything but a formal liturgical treatise. It might be more valuable to a few scholars if it were, but it would certainly fail to obtain perusal at the hands of the great majority of those whom the writer, not unreasonably, hopes to attract by the narrative style she has adopted. What she has set before us is a series of brief outlines, which, by their simple effort to clothe the information given us in a living garb, reminds us of a once popular childs’ book which we remember a generation ago, called ‘Sketches of Human Manners.’”—Church Times.THE ARGUMENT DELIVERED BEFORE THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.ByArchibald John Stephens,LL.D., one of Her Majesty’s Counsel in the case ofThomas Byard SheppardagainstWilliam Early Bennett, Clerk. With an Appendix containing their Lordships’ Judgment. 8vo. 9s.SERMONS ON CERTAIN OF THE LESS PROMINENT FACTS AND REFERENCES IN SACRED STORY.ByHenry Melvill,B.D., late Canon ofSt.Paul’s, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. New Edition. Twovols.Crown 8vo. 5s.each.“We are glad to see this new edition of what we have always considered to be Melvill’s best sermons, because in them we have his best thoughts.... Many of these sermons are the strongest arguments yet adduced for internal evidence of the veracity of the Scriptural narratives.”—Standard.“Many who admire elegant phraseology, and the other now rarely exhibited constituents of pulpit eloquence, will be glad to have in a convenient shape a judicious selection of Canon Melvill’s sermons.Mr.Melvill was one of the few really successful preachers of our day.”—Examiner.“The sermons of the lamented Melvill are too well known to require any commendation from us. We have here all the power of rhetoric, and the grace and beauty of style, for which the author has been distinguished, and which have contributed to render him a model to preachers, and given him a representative position in the history of the English pulpit.”—Weekly Review.“Polished, classical, and winning, these sermons bear the marks of literary labour. A study of them will aid the modern preacher to refine and polish his discourses, and to add to the vigour which is now the fashion the graces of chastened eloquence and winning rhetoric.”—English Churchman.SELECTION FROM THE SERMONS PREACHED DURING THE LATTER YEARS OF HIS LIFE, IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF BARNES, AND IN THE CATHEDRAL OFST.PAUL’S.ByHenry Melvill,B.D., late Canon ofSt.Paul’s, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. Twovols.Crown 8vo. 5s.each.“Melvill’s chief characteristic was humility, that truest mark of real nobility of soul and of genuine genius; and his sole actuating principle in life was devotion to duty—duty to God and duty to man, and never were the two more beautifully blended together than in him. ‘While the pure truths of the Gospel,’ observes his biographer in the memoir prefixed to these sermons, ‘flowed so persuasively from his lips, the pure spirit of Christianity ever reigned in his heart, and the purest charity influenced his every thought and every action.’... The style of Canon Melvill’s sermons is rather Ciceronian than Demosthenic, rather splendid and measured than impetuous and fervid.”—Standard.“Two other volumes of the late Canon Melvill’s sermons contain forty discourses preached by him in his later years, and they are prefaced by a short memoir of one of the worthiest and most impressive preachers of recent times.”—Examiner.“These outlines contain probably the last specimens of the work of a great master in the art of preaching the Gospel. In the sermons of Henry Melvill there are a certain dignity and elevation of style and handling which belong rather to the past than to the present.... There are in the sermons before us all Melvill’s wonted grace of diction, strength of reasoning, and aptness of illustration.”—Weekly Review.SERMONS.ByHenry Melvill,B.D., late Canon ofSt.Paul’s, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. New Edition. Twovols.Crown 8vo. 5s.each. Sold separately.“Messrs.Rivington have published very opportunely, at a time when Churchmen are thinking with satisfaction of the new blood infused into the Chapter ofSt.Paul’s, sermons by Henry Melvill, who in his day was as celebrated as a preacher as is Canon Liddon now. The sermons are not only couched in elegant language, but are replete with matter which the younger clergy would do well to study.”—John Bull.“Henry Melvill’s intellect was large, his imagination brilliant, his ardour intense, and his style strong, fervid, and picturesque. Often he seemed to glow with the inspiration of a prophet.”—American Quarterly Church Review.“It would be easy to quote portions of exceeding beauty and power. It was not, however, the charm of style, nor wealth of words, both which Canon Melvill possessed in so great abundance, that he relied on to win souls; but the power and spirit of Him who said, ‘I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men to Me.’”—Record.“Every one who can remember the days when Canon Melvill was the preacher of the day, will be glad to see these four-and-twenty of his sermons so nicely reproduced. His Sermons were all the result of real study and genuine reading, with far more theology in them than those of many who make much more profession of theology. There are sermons here which we can personally remember; it has been a pleasure to us to be reminded of them, and we are glad to see them brought before the present generation. We hope that they may be studied, for they deserve it thoroughly.”—Literary Churchman.“Few preachers have had more admirers than theRev.Henry Melvill, and the new edition of his Sermons, in two volumes, will doubtless find plenty of purchasers. The Sermons abound in thought, and the thoughts are couched in English which is at once elegant in construction and easy to read.”—Church Times.“The Sermons of Canon Melvill, now republished in two handy volumes, need only to be mentioned to be sure of a hearty welcome. Sound learning, well-weighed words, calm and keen logic, and solemn devoutness, mark the whole series of masterly discourses, which embrace some of the chief doctrines of the Church, and set them forth in clear and Scriptural strength.”—Standard.VITA ET DOCTRINA JESU CHRISTI; Or, Meditations on the Life of our Lord. ByAvancini. In the Original Latin. Adapted to the use of the Church of England by aClergyman. Imperial 32mo. 2s.6d.THE FIRST BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER OF EDWARDVI., and the Ordinal of 1549, together with the Order of the Communion, 1548. Reprinted entire, and Edited by theRev.Henry Baskerville Walton,M.A., late Fellow and Tutor of Merton College. With an Introduction by theRev.Peter Goldsmith Medd,M.A., Senior Fellow and Tutor of University College, Oxford. Small 8vo. 6s.“A volume like this is worth two of Church History. In many respects, indeed, it is the subject of history itself; and withMr.Medd’s introduction andMr.Walton’s editorial work we may be said to have both subject and history thereof. The volume should be in the hands of every member of the Church of England: we may say, it should be in those of every student of Church History.”—Athenæum.“We welcome the seasonable appearance of this work, which indeed supplies a long-felt want, for ‘the First Book’ has been hitherto accessible to very few.... It is especially important at the present time that the principles of the first Reformers should be understood; and no one can look through this edition without gaining some definite information on that point. We commend this new edition of the First Prayer Book, with its introduction to the study of all that are desirous of understanding the principles of those who originated the reform of our public Services.”—Church News.“The more that English Churchmen become acquainted with the Reformed Prayer Book, as our English Divines reformed it, apart from the meddling of foreigners—i.e., the better people become acquainted with ‘EdwardVI.’sfirst book,’ the better both for themselves, and for the English Church at large. We are therefore delighted to welcome this handy and handsome reprint, with which every pains has been taken to make it as accurate as possible.”—Literary Churchman.“Mr.Walton deserves the very best thanks of Anglican Churchmen, for putting this most important volume within their reach in so convenient and handsome a form.”—Church Review.INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF CANDIDATES FOR HOLY ORDERS, And of the Parochial Clergy; with Acts of Parliament relating to the same, and Forms proposed to be used. ByChristopher Hodgson,M.A., Secretary to the Governors of Queen Anne’s Bounty. Ninth Edition. 8vo. 16s.THE GREEK TESTAMENT.With a Critically Revised Text; a Digest of Various Readings; Marginal References to Verbal and Idiomatic Usage; Prolegomena; and a Critical and Exegetical Commentary. For the use of Theological Students and Ministers. ByHenry Alford,D.D., late Dean of Canterbury. New Edition. Four Volumes. 8vo. 102s.The Volumes are sold separately as follows:—Vol. I.—The Four Gospels. 28s.Vol. II.—Acts toII.Corinthians. 24s.Vol. III.—Galatians to Philemon. 18s.Vol. IV.—Hebrews to Revelation. 32s.THE NEW TESTAMENT FOR ENGLISH READERS: containing the Authorized Version, with a revised English Text; Marginal References; and a Critical and Explanatory Commentary. ByHenry Alford,D.D., late Dean of Canterbury. New Edition. Two volumes, or four parts. 8vo. 54s.6d.The Volumes are sold separately, as follows:—Vol. 1, PartI.—The Three first Gospels. 12s.Vol. 1, PartII.—St.John and the Acts. 10s.6d.Vol. 2, PartI.—The Epistles ofSt.Paul. 16s.Vol. 2, PartII.—Hebrews to Revelation. 8vo. 16s.CURIOUS MYTHS OF THE MIDDLE AGES.ByS. Baring-Gould,M.A., Author of “Post-Mediæval Preachers,”&c.With Illustrations. New Edition. Complete in One Volume. Crown 8vo. 6s.“These Essays will be found to have something to satisfy most classes of readers; the lovers of legends proper, the curious in popular delusions, the initiated in Darwinian and Monboddoan theories; and if, in the chapters on Tell and Gellert, we are a little struck with the close following of Dasent’s track, in his preface to the Norse tales, it must be owned that there are chapters—e.g., those on the Divining Rod, the Man in the Moon, and the Seven Sleepers—which present new matter and deserve the praise of independent research.”—Quarterly Review.“The author, indeed, is sometimes fanciful and overbold in his conclusions; but he conducts us through marvellous ways—ways which he has studied well before he undertook to guide others; and if we do not always acquiesce in his descriptions or arguments, we seldom differ from him without hesitation.”—Athenæum.“We have no space to linger longer about a book which, apart from its didactic pretensions, is an exceedingly amusing and interesting collection of old stories and legends of the middle ages.”—Pall Mall Gazette.“That, on his first visit to the varied field of mediæval mythology,Mr.Baring-Gould should have culled as samples of its richness the most brilliant of the flowers that bloomed in it, is scarcely to be wondered at. But it shows how fertile is the soil when he is enabled to cull from it so goodly a second crop as that which he here presents to us. The myths treated of in the present volume vary in interest—they are all curious and well worth reading.”—Notes and Queries.THE POPE AND THE COUNCIL.ByJanus. Authorized translation from the German. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 7s.6d.“A profound and learned treatise, evidently the work of one of the first theologians of the day, discussing with the scientific fulness and precision proper to German investigation, the great doctrinal questions expected to come before the Council, and especially the proposed dogma of Papal Infallibility. There is probably no work in existence that contains at all, still less within so narrow a compass, so complete a record of the origin and growth of the infallibilist theory, and of all the facts of Church history bearing upon it, and that too in a form so clear and concise as to put the argument within the reach of any reader of ordinary intelligence, while the scrupulous accuracy of the writer, and his constant reference to the original authorities for every statement liable to be disputed, makes the monograph as a whole a perfect storehouse of valuable information for the historical or theological student.”—Saturday Review.“Beginning with a sketch of the errors and contradictions of the Popes, and of the position which, as a matter of history, they held in the early Church, the book proceeds to describe the three great forgeries by which the Papal claims were upheld—the Isidorian decretals, the donation of Constantine, and the decretum of Gratian. The last subject ought to be carefully studied by all who wish to understand the frightful tyranny of a complicated system of laws, devised not for the protection of a people, but as instruments for grinding them to subjection. Then, after an historical outline of the general growth of the Papal power in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the writers enter upon the peculiarly episcopal and clerical question, pointing out how marvellously every little change worked in one direction, invariably tending to throw the rule of the Church into the power of Rome; and how the growth of new institutions, like the monastic orders and the Inquisition, gradually withdrew the conduct of affairs from the Bishops of the Church in general, and consolidated the Papal influence. For all this, however, unless we could satisfy ourselves with a mere magnified table of contents the reader must be referred to the book itself, in which he will find the interest sustained without flagging to the end.”—Pall Mall Gazette.“In France, in Holland, and in Germany, there has already appeared a multitude of disquisitions on this subject. Among these several are the acknowledged compositions of men of high standing in the Roman Catholic world,—men admittedly entitled to speak with the authority that must attach to established reputation: but not one of them has hitherto produced a work more likely to create a deep impression than the anonymous German publication at the head of this notice. It is not a piece of merely polemical writing, it is a treatise dealing with a large subject in an impressive though partisan manner, a treatise grave in tone, solid in matter, and bristling with forcible and novel illustrations.”—Spectator.“Rumour will, no doubt, be busy with its conjectures as to the name which lurks beneath the nom de plume of ‘Janus.’ We do not intend to offer any contribution towards the elucidation of the mystery unless it be a contribution to say that the book bears internal evidence of being the work of a Catholic, and that there are not many Catholics in Europe who could have written it. Taking it all in all, it is no exaggerated praise to characterise it as the most damaging assault on Ultra-montanism that has appeared in modern times. Its learning is copious and complete, yet so admirably arranged that it invariably illustrates without overlaying the argument. The style is clear and simple, and there is no attempt at rhetoric. It is a piece of cool and masterly dissection, all the more terrible for the passionless manner in which the author conducts the operation.”—Times.LETTERS FROM ROME ON THE COUNCIL.ByQuirinus. Reprinted from the “Allgemeine Zeitung.” Authorized Translation. Crown 8vo. 12s.FEMALE CHARACTERS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE.In a Series of Sermons. By theRev.Isaac Williams,B.D., formerly Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 5s.THE CHARACTERS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.In a Series of Sermons. By theRev.Isaac Williams,B.D., formerly Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. New Edition. Crown 8vo., 5s.“This is one of the few volumes of published sermons that we have been able to read with real pleasure. They are written with a chastened elegance of language, and pervaded by a spirit of earnest and simple piety.Mr.Williams is evidently what would be called a very High Churchman. Occasionally his peculiar Church views are apparent; but bating a few passages here and there, these sermons will be read with profit by all ‘who profess and call themselves Christians.’”—Contemporary Review.“This is a new edition of a very popular—and deservedly popular—work on the biography of the Old Testament history. The characters are ably and profitably analysed, and that by the hand of a master of style and thought.... The principle of selection has been that of prominence; and partly, too, that of significance in the characters so ably delineated. A more masterly analysis of Scriptural characters we never read, nor any which are more calculated to impress the mind of the reader with feelings of love for what is good, and abhorrence for what is evil.”—Rock.THE HILLFORD CONFIRMATION: A TALE.ByM. C. Phillpotts. 18mo. 1s.APOSTOLICAL SUCCESSION IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.By theRev.Arthur W. Haddan,B.D., Rector of Barton-on-the-Heath, and late Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. 8vo. 12s.“Mr.Haddan’s estimate of the bearing of his subject, and of its special importance at the present juncture is characteristic, and will well repay attention....Mr.Haddan is strictly argumentative throughout. He abstains with some strictness from everything which would divert either his reader or himself from accurate investigation of his reasoning. But his volume is thoroughly well written, clear and forcible in style, and fair in tone. It cannot but render valuable service in placing the claims of the Church in their true light before the English public.”—Guardian.“Among the many standard theological works devoted to this important subjectMr.Haddan’s will hold a high place.”—Standard.“We should be glad to see the volume widely circulated and generally read.”—John Bull.“A weighty and valuable treatise, and we hope that the study of its sound and well-reasoned pages will do much to fix the importance, and the full meaning of the doctrine in question, in the minds of Church people.... We hope that our extracts will lead our readers to studyMr.Haddan for themselves.”—Literary Churchman.“This is not only a very able and carefully written treatise upon the doctrine of Apostolical Succession, but it is also a calm yet noble vindication of the validity of the Anglican Orders: it well sustains the brilliant reputation whichMr.Haddan left behind him at Oxford, and it supplements his other profound historical researches in ecclesiastical matters. This book will remain for a long time the classic work upon English Orders.”—Church Review.“A very temperate, but a very well reasoned book.”—Westminster Review.“Mr.Haddan ably sustains his reputation throughout the work. His style is clear, his inferences are reasonable, and the publication is especially well-timed in prospect of the coming Œcumenical Council.”—Cambridge University Gazette.A MANUAL FOR THE SICK; with other Devotions. ByLancelot Andrewes,D.D., sometime Lord Bishop of Winchester. Edited with a Preface byH. P. Liddon,M.A.Large type. With Portrait. 24mo. 2s.6d.HELP AND COMFORT FOR THE SICK POOR.By the Author of “Sickness; its Trials and Blessings.” New Edition. Small 8vo. 1s.A DEVOTIONAL COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL NARRATIVE.By theRev.Isaac Williams,B.D., formerly Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. A New and uniform Edition. In Eight volumes. Crown 8vo. 5s.each.THOUGHTS ON THE STUDY OF THE HOLY GOSPELS.Characteristic Differences in the Four Gospels.Our Lord’s Manifestations of Himself.The Rule of Scriptural Interpretation furnished by our Lord.Analogies of the Gospel.Mention of Angels in the Gospels.Places of our Lord’s Abode and Ministry.Our Lord’s Mode of Dealing with His Apostles.Conclusion.A HARMONY OF THE FOUR EVANGELISTS.Our Lord’s Nativity.Our Lord’s Ministry—Second Year.Our Lord’s Ministry—Third Year.The Holy Week.Our Lord’s Passion.Our Lord’s Resurrection.OUR LORD’S NATIVITY.The Birth at Bethlehem.The Baptism in Jordan.The First Passover.OUR LORD’S MINISTRY.SECOND YEAR.The Second Passover.Christ with the Twelve.The Twelve sent forth.OUR LORD’S MINISTRY.THIRD YEAR.Teaching in Galilee.Teaching at Jerusalem.Last Journey from Galilee to Jerusalem.THE HOLY WEEK.The Approach to Jerusalem.The Teaching in the Temple.The Discourse on the Mount of Olives.The Last Supper.OUR LORD’S PASSION.The Hour of Darkness.The Agony.The Apprehension.The Condemnation.The Day of Sorrows.The Hall of Judgment.The Crucifixion.The Sepulture.OUR LORD’S RESURRECTION.The Day of Days.The Grave Visited.Christ Appearing.The Going to Emmaus.The Forty Days.The Apostles Assembled.The Lake in Galilee.The Mountain in Galilee.The Return from Galilee.“There is not a better companion to be found for the season than the beautiful ‘Devotional Commentary on the Gospel Narrative,’ by theRev.Isaac Williams.... A rich mine for devotional and theological study.”—Guardian.“So infinite are the depths and so innumerable the beauties of Scripture, and more particularly of the Gospels, that there is some difficulty in describing the manifold excellences of Williams’ exquisite Commentary. Deriving its profound appreciation of Scripture from the writings of the early Fathers, it is only what every student knows must be true to say that it extracts a whole wealth of meaning from each sentence, each apparently faint allusion, each word in the text.”—Church Review.“Stands absolutely alone to our English literature; there is, we should say, no chance of being superseded by any better book of its kind; and its merits are of the very highest order.”—Literary Churchman.“It would be difficult to select a more useful present, at a small cost, than this series would be to a young man on his first entering into Holy Orders, and many, no doubt, will avail themselves of the republication of these useful volumes for this purpose. There is an abundance of sermon material to be drawn from any one of them.”—Church Times.“This is, in the truest sense of the word, a ‘Devotional Commentary’ on the Gospel narrative, opening out everywhere, as it does, the spiritual beauties and blessedness of the Divine message; but it is something more than this, it meets difficulties almost by anticipation, and throws the light of learning over some of the very darkest passages in the New Testament.”—Rock.“The author has skilfully compared and blended the narratives of the different Gospels, so as to give a synoptical view of the history; and though the commentary is called ‘devotional,’ it is scholarly and suggestive in other respects. The size of the work, extending, as it does, over eight volumes, may deter purchasers and readers; but each volume is complete in itself, and we recommend students to taste a sample of the author’s quality. Some things they may question; but the volumes are really a helpful and valuable addition to our stores.”—Freeman.“The high and solemn verities of the Saviour’s sufferings and death are treated with great reverence and ability. The thorough devoutness which pervades the book commends it to our heart. There is much to instruct and help the believer in the Christian life, no matter to what section of the Church he may belong.”—Watchman.KEYS TO CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.A KEY TO THE KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF THE HOLY BIBLE.By theRev.J. H. Blunt,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.“Another ofMr.Blunt’s useful and workmanlike compilations, which will be most acceptable as a household book, or in schools and colleges. It is a capital book too for schoolmasters and pupil teachers.”—Literary Churchman.“As a popular handbook, setting forth a selection of facts of which everybody ought to be cognizant, and as an exposition of the claims of the Bible to be received as of superhuman origin,Mr.Blunt’s ‘Key’ will be useful.”—Churchman.“A great deal of useful information is comprised in these pages, and the book will no doubt be extensively circulated in Church families.”—Clerical Journal.“We have much pleasure in recommending a capital handbook by the learned editor of ‘The Annotated Book of Common Prayer.’”—Church Times.“Merits commendation for the lucid and orderly arrangement in which it presents a considerable amount of valuable and interesting matter.”—Record.A KEY TO THE KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER.By theRev.J. H. Blunt,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.“A very valuable and practical manual, full of information, which is admirably calculated to instruct and interest those for whom it was evidently specially intended—the laity of the Church of England. It deserves high commendation.”—Churchman.“A thoroughly sound and valuable manual.”—Church Times.“To us it appears thatMr.Blunt has succeeded very well. All necessary information seems to be included, and the arrangement is excellent.”—Literary Churchman.“It is the best short explanation of our offices that we know of, and would be invaluable for the use of candidates for confirmation in the higher classes.”—John Bull.A KEY TO CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE FOUNDED ON THE CHURCH CATECHISM.By theRev.John Henry Blunt,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.“Of cheap and reliable text-books of this nature there has hitherto been a great want. We are often asked to recommend books for use in Church Sunday-schools, and we therefore take this opportunity of saying that we know of none more likely to be of service both to teachers and scholars than these ‘Keys.’”—Churchman’s Shilling Magazine.“This is another ofMr.Blunt’s most useful manuals, with all the precision of a school book, yet diverging into matters of practical application so freely as to make it most serviceable, either as a teacher’s suggestion book, or as an intelligent pupil’s reading book.”—Literary Churchman.“Will be very useful for the higher classes in Sunday-schools, or rather for the fuller instruction of the Sunday-school teachers themselves, where the parish priest is wise enough to devote a certain time regularly to their preparation for their voluntary task.”—Union Review.“Another of the many useful books on theological and Scriptural subjects which have been written by theRev.John Henry Blunt. The present is entitled ‘A Key to Christian Doctrine and Practice, founded on the Church Catechism,’ and will take its place as an elementary text-book upon the Creed in our schools and colleges. The Church Catechism is clearly and fully explained by the author in this ‘Key’. Numerous references, Scriptural and otherwise, are scattered about the book.”—Public Opinion.A KEY TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHURCH HISTORY.(Ancient.) Edited byJohn Henry Blunt,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.“It offers a short and condensed account of the origin, growth, and condition of the Church in all parts of the world, fromA.D.1 down to the end of the fifteenth century.Mr.Blunt’s first object has been conciseness, and this has been admirably carried out, and to students of Church history this feature will readily recommend itself. As an elementary work ‘A Key’ will be specially valuable, inasmuch as it points out certain definite lines of thought, by which those who enjoy the opportunity may be guided in reading the statements of more elaborate histories. At the same time it is but fair toMr.Blunt to remark that, for general readers, the little volume contains everything that could be consistently expected in a volume of its character. There are many notes, theological, scriptural, and historical, and the ‘get up’ of the book is specially commendable. As a text-book for the higher forms of schools the work will be acceptable to numerous teachers.”—Public Opinion.“It contains some concise notes on Church History, compressed into a small compass, and we think it is likely to be useful as a book of reference.”—John Bull.“A very terse and reliable collection of the main facts and incidents connected with Church History.”—Rock.“It will be excellent, either for school or home use, either as a reading or as a reference book, on all the main facts and names and controversies of the first fifteen centuries. It is both well arranged and well written.”—Literary Churchman.A KEY TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHURCH HISTORY(Modern). Edited by theRev.John Henry Blunt,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.A KEY TO THE NARRATIVE OF THE FOUR GOSPELS.ByJohn Pilkington Norris,M.A., Canon of Bristol, formerly one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools. Small 8vo. 2s.6d.“This is very much the best book of its kind we have seen. The only fault is its shortness, which prevents its going into the details which would support and illustrate its statements, and which in the process of illustrating them would fix them upon the minds and memories of its readers. It is, however, a great improvement upon any book of its kind we know. It bears all the marks of being the condensed work of a real scholar, and of a divine too. The bulk of the book is taken up with a ‘Life of Christ’ compiled from the Four Gospels so as to exhibit its steps and stages and salient points. The rest of the book consists of independent chapters on special points.”—Literary Churchman.“This book is no ordinary compendium, no mere ‘cram-book’; still less is it an ordinary reading book for schools; but the schoolmaster, the Sunday-school teacher and the seeker after a comprehensive knowledge of Divine truth will find it worthy of its name. Canon Norris writes simply, reverently, without great display of learning, giving the result of much careful study in a short compass, and adorning the subject by the tenderness and honesty with which he treats it.... We hope that this little book will have a very wide circulation and that it will be studied; and we can promise that those who take it up will not readily put it down again.”—Record.“This is a golden little volume. Having often to criticise unsparingly volumes published byMessrs.Rivington, and bearing the deep High Church brand, it is the greater satisfaction to be able to commend this book so emphatically. Its design is exceedingly modest. Canon Norris writes primarily to help ‘younger students’ in studying the Gospels. But this unpretending volume is one which all students may study with advantage. It is an admirable manual for those who take Bible Classes through the Gospels. Closely sifted in style, so that all is clear and weighty; full of unostentatious learning, and pregnant with suggestion; deeply reverent in spirit, and altogether Evangelical in spirit; Canon Norris’ book supplies a real want, and ought to be welcomed by all earnest and devout students of the Holy Gospels.”—London Quarterly Review.A KEY TO THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.ByJohn Pilkington Norris,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.“It is a remarkably well-written and interesting account of its subject, ‘The Book of the Acts,’ giving us the narrative ofSt.Luke with exactly what we want in the way of connecting links and illustrations. One most notable and praiseworthy characteristic of the book is its candour.... The book is one which we can heartily recommend.”—Spectator.“Of Canon Norris’s ‘Key to the Narrative of the Four Gospels,’ we wrote in high approval not many months ago. The present is not less carefully prepared, and is full of the unostentatious results of sound learning and patient thought.”—London Quarterly Review.“This little volume is one of a series of ‘Keys’ of a more or less educational character, which are in the course of publication byMessrs.Rivington. It gives apparently a very fair and tolerably exhaustive résumé of the contexts of the Acts, with which it deals, not chapter by chapter, but consecutively in the order of thought.”—School Board Chronicle.“Few books have ever given us more unmixed pleasure than this. It is faultlessly written, so that it reads as pleasantly and enticingly as if it had not the least intention of being an ‘educational’ book. It is complete and exhaustive, so far as the narrative and all its bearings go, so that students may feel that they need not be hunting up other books to supply thelacunæ. It is the work of a classical scholar, and it leaves nothing wanting in the way of classical illustrations, which in the case of the Acts are of special importance. And, lastly, it is theologically sound.”—Literary Churchman.“This is a sequel to Canon Norris’s ‘Key to the Gospels,’ which was published two years ago, and which has become a general favourite with those who wish to grasp the leading features of the life and word of Christ. The sketch of the Acts of the Apostles is done in the same style; there is the same reverent spirit and quiet enthusiasm running through it, and the same instinct for seizing the leading points in the narrative.”—Record.⁂Other Volumes are in preparation.RIVINGTON’S DEVOTIONAL SERIES.Elegantly printed with red borders. 16mo. 2s.6d.each.THOMAS À KEMPIS, OF THE IMITATION OF CHRIST.Also a Cheap Edition, without the red borders, 1s., or in Cover, 6d.“A very beautiful edition. We commend it to the Clergy as an excellent gift-book for teachers and other workers.”—Church Times.“This work is a precious relic of mediæval times, and will continue to be valued by every section of the Christian Church.”—Weekly Review.“A beautifully printed pocket edition of this marvellous production of a man, who, out of the dark mists of popery, saw so much of experimental religion. Those who are well grounded in evangelical truth may use it with profit.”—Record.“A very cheap and handsome edition.”—Rock.This new edition is a marvel of cheapness.”—Church Review.“Beautifully printed, and very cheap editions of this long-used hand-book of devotion.”—Literary World.THE RULE AND EXERCISES OF HOLY LIVING.ByJeremy Taylor,D.D., Bishop of Down and Connor, and Dromore.Also a Cheap Edition, without the red borders, 1s.THE RULE AND EXERCISES OF HOLY DYING.ByJeremy Taylor,D.D., Bishop of Down and Connor, and Dromore.Also a Cheap Edition, without the red borders, 1s.The ‘Holy Living’ and the ‘Holy Dying’ may be had bound together in One Volume, 5s.; or without the red borders, 2s.6d.“An extremely well-printed and well got up edition, as pretty and graceful as possible, and yet not too fine for real use. We wish the devotions of this beautiful book were more commonly used.”—Literary Churchman.“We must admit that there is a want of helps to spiritual life amongst us. Our age is so secular, and in religious movements so bustling, that it is to be feared the inner life is too often forgotten. Our public teachers may, we are sure, gain by consulting books which show how contentedness and self-renunciation may be increased; and in which the pathology of all human affections is treated with a fulness not common in our theological class rooms.”—Freeman.“The publishers have done good service by the production of these beautiful editions of works, which will never lose their preciousness to devout Christian spirits. It is not necessary for us to say a word as to their intrinsic merits; we have only to testify to the good taste, judgment, and care shown in these editions. They are extremely beautiful in typography and in the general getting up.”—English Independent.“We ought not to conclude our notice of recent devotional books, without mentioning to our readers the above new, elegant, and cheap reprint, which we trust will never be out of date or out of favour in the English branch of the Catholic Church.”—Literary Churchman.“These manuals of piety written by the pen of the most beautiful writer and the most impressive divine of the English Church, need no commendation from us. They are known to the world, read in all lands, and translated, we have heard, into fifty different languages. For two centuries they have fed the faith of thousands upon thousands of souls, now we trust happy with their God, and perhaps meditating in Heaven with gratitude on their celestial truths, kindled in their souls by a writer who was little short of being inspired.”—Rock.“These little volumes will be appreciated as presents of inestimable value.”—Public Opinion.“Either separate or bound together, may be had these two standard works of the great divine. A good edition very tastefully printed and bound.”—Record.A SHORT AND PLAIN INSTRUCTION FOR THE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LORD’S SUPPER; to which is annexed the Office of the Holy Communion, with proper Helps and Directions. ByThomas Wilson,D.D., late Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man. Complete Edition, in large type.Also a Cheap Edition, without the red borders, 1s., or in Cover, 6d.“TheMessrs.Rivington have published a new and unabridged edition of that deservedly popular work, Bishop Wilson on the Lord’s Supper. The edition is here presented in three forms, suited to the various members of the household.”—Public Opinion.“We cannot withhold the expression of our admiration of the style and elegance in which this work is got up.”—Press andSt.James’ Chronicle.“A departed author being dead yet speaketh in a way which will never be out of date; Bishop Wilson on the Lord’s Supper, published byMessrs.Rivington, in bindings to suit all tastes and pockets.”—Church Review.“We may here fitly record that Bishop Wilson on the Lord’s Supper has been issued in a new but unabridged form.”—Daily Telegraph.INTRODUCTION TO THE DEVOUT LIFE.From the French ofSaint Francisof Sales, Bishop and Prince of Geneva. A New Translation.“A very beautiful edition ofS.Francis de Sales’ ‘Devout Life:’ a prettier little edition for binding, type, and paper, of a very great book is not often seen.”—Church Review.“The translation is a good one, and the volume is beautifully got up. It would serve admirably as a gift book to those who are able to appreciate so spiritual a writer asSt.Francis.”—Church Times.“It has been the food and hope of countless souls ever since its first appearance two centuries and a half ago, and it still ranks with Scupoli’s ‘Combattimento Spirituale,’ and Arvisenet’s ‘Memoriale Vitæ Sacerdotalis,’ as among the very best works of ascetic theology. We are glad to commend this careful and convenient version to our readers.”—Union Review.“We should be curious to know by how many different hands ‘The Devout Life’ ofS.Francis de Sales had been translated into English. At any rate, its popularity is so great thatMessrs.Rivington have just issued another translation of it. The style is good, and the volume is of a most convenient size.”—John Bull.“To readers of religious treatises, this volume will be highly valued. The ‘Introduction to the Devout Life’ is preceded by a sketch of the life of the author, and a dedicatory prayer of the author is also given.”—Public Opinion.A PRACTICAL TREATISE CONCERNING EVIL THOUGHTS: wherein their Nature, Origin, and Effect are distinctly considered and explained, with many Useful Rules for restraining and suppressing such Thoughts; suited to the various conditions of Life, and the several tempers of Mankind, more especially of melancholy Persons. ByWilliam Chilcot,M.A.“An elegant edition of an old devotional manual by a clergyman who was a rector in Exeter at the beginning of the last century. It seems to contain a great deal of valuable truth as to the sources of evil thoughts and the mode in which they may be expressed.”—English Independent.“The book is worthy of a careful perusal, and is one which once known is likely to be recurred to again and again, a characteristic not always to be met within works of our own day.”—Record.“Messrs.Rivington have done all that publishers could do to give strengthening matter a cheerful form.”—Church Review.THE ENGLISH POEMS OF GEORGE HERBERT, together with his Collection of Proverbs, entitledJacula Prudentum.“This beautiful little volume will be found specially convenient as a pocket manual. The ‘Jacula Prudentum’ or proverbs, deserve to be more widely known than they are at present. In many copies of George Herbert’s writings these quaint sayings have been unfortunately omitted.”—Rock.“George Herbert is too much a household name to require any introduction. It will be sufficient to say thatMessrs.Rivington have published a most compact and convenient edition of the poems and proverbs of this illustrious English divine.”—English Churchman.“An exceedingly pretty edition, the most attractive form we have yet seen from this delightful author, as a gift-book.”—Union Review.“A very beautiful edition of the quaint old English bard. All lovers of the ‘Holy’ Herbert will be grateful toMessrs.Rivington for the care and pains they have bestowed in supplying them with this and withal convenient copy of poems so well known and so deservedly prized.”—London Quarterly Review.“A very tasteful little book, and will doubtless be acceptable to many.”—Record.“We commend this little book heartily to our readers. It contains Herbert’s English poems and the ‘Jacula Prudentum,’ in a very neat volume which does much credit to the publishers; it will, we hope, meet with extensive circulation as a choice gift-book at a moderate price.”—Christian Observer.NEW THEOLOGICAL DICTIONARY.DICTIONARY OF DOCTRINAL AND HISTORICAL THEOLOGY.By various writers. Edited by theRev.John Henry Blunt,M.A.,F.S.A.Editor of the Annotated Book of Common Prayer. Second Edition.Complete in one volume of 833 pages, imperial 8vo (equal to six 8vo volumes of 400 pages each), and printed in large readable type, 42s. or half-bound in morocco, 52s. 6d.1.Nature of the Work.This Dictionary consists of a series of original Essays (alphabetically arranged, and 575 in number) on all the principal subjects connected with the Doctrines of the Christian Church. Some idea of the subjects, and of the length of the articles, may be formed from the following titles of those which occupy the work from page 700 to page 720.Sign.Simony.Sin.Sinaitic Codex.Socinianism.Solifidianism.Soul.Spinozism.Spirit.Spirit, The Holy.Sponsors.Subdeacons.Sublapsarianism.Substance.Suffragan.Sunday.Supererogation.Supernatural.Superstition.Supralapsarianism.Supremacy, Papal.2.Object of the Work.The writers of all the Essays have endeavoured to make them sufficiently exhaustive to render it unnecessary for the majority of readers to go further for information, and, at the same time, sufficiently suggestive of more recondite sources of Theological study, to help the student in following up his subjects. By means of a Table prefixed to the Dictionary, a regular course of such study may be carried out in its pages.3.Principles of the Work.The Editor and his coadjutors have carefully avoided any party bias, and consequently the work cannot be said to be either “High Church,” “Low Church,” or “Broad Church.” The only bias of the Dictionary is that given by Revelation, History, Logic, and the literary idiosyncrasy of each particular contributor. But the Editor has not attempted to assist the circulation of the book by making it colourless on the pretence of impartiality. Errors are freely condemned, and truths are expressed as if they were worth expressing; but he believes that no terms of condemnation which may be used ever transgress the bounds of Christian courtesy.4.Part of a Series.The Dictionary of Theology is complete in itself, but it is also intended to form part of a Series, entitled, “A Summary of Theology,” of which the second volume, “A Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, and Schools of Thought,” is in the press.“Taken as a whole the articles are the work of practised writers, and well informed and solid theologians.... We know no book of its size and bulk which supplies the information here given at all; far less which supplies it in an arrangement so accessible, with a completeness of information so thorough, and with an ability in the treatment of profound subjects so great.Dr.Hook’s most useful volume is a work of high calibre, but it is the work of a single mind. We have here a wider range of thought from a greater variety of sides. We have here also the work of men who evidently know what they write about and are somewhat more profound (to say the least), than the writers of the current Dictionaries of Sects and Heresies.”—Guardian.“Mere antiquarianism, however interesting, has little place in it. But for all practicalpurposes its historical articles are excellent. They are of course, and of necessity, a good deal condensed, yet they are wonderfully complete; see for example such articles as ‘Atheism,’ ‘Cabbala,’ ‘Calvinism,’ ‘Canonization,’ ‘Convocations,’ ‘Evangelical,’ ‘Fathers,’ ‘Infant Baptism,’&c.,&c.But the strength of the book lies in the theology proper, and herein more particularly in what one may call the metaphysical side of doctrine:—see the articles on ‘Conceptualism,’ ‘Doubt,’ ‘Dualism,’ ‘Election,’ ‘Eternity,’ ‘Everlasting Punishment,’ ‘Fatalism,’ and the like. We mention these as characteristic of the book. At the same time other more practical matters are fully dealt with. There are excellent and elaborate papers on such words as ‘Eucharist,’ ‘Confession,’ ‘Blood,’ ‘Cross,’ ‘Antichrist,’ to say nothing of the host of minor matters on which it is most convenient to be able to turn to a book which gives you at a glance the pith of a whole library in a column or a page. Thus it will be obvious that it takes a very much wider range than any undertaking of the same kind in our language; and that to those of our clergy who have not the fortune to spend in books, and would not have the leisure to use them if they possessed them, it will be the most serviceable and reliable substitute for a large library we can think of. And in many cases, while keeping strictly within its province as a Dictionary, it contrives to be marvellously suggestive of thought and reflections, which a serious minded man will take with him and ponder over for his own elaboration and future use. As an example of this we may refer to the whole article on Doubt. It is treated of under the successive heads of,—(1) its nature; (2) its origin; (3) the history of the principal periods of Doubt; (4) the consciousness—or actual experience of Doubt, and how to deal with its different phases and kinds; (5) the relations of Doubt to action and to belief. To explain a little we will here quote a paragraph or two, which may not be unacceptable to our readers.... The variety of the references given in the course of this article, and at its conclusion, show how carefully the writer has thought out and studied his subject in its various manifestations in many various minds, and illustrate very forcibly how much reading goes to a very small amount of space in anything worth the name of ‘Dictionary of Theology.’ We trust most sincerely that the book may be largely used. For a present to a clergyman on his ordination, or from a parishioner to his pastor, it would be most appropriate. It may indeed be called ‘a box of tools for a working clergyman.’”—Literary Churchman.
SERMONS PREACHED BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.ByHenry Parry Liddon,D.D.,D.C.L., Canon ofSt.Paul’s, and Ireland Professor of Exegesis in the University of Oxford. Fifth Edition, revised. Crown 8vo. 5s.
SOME ELEMENTS OF RELIGION.Lent Lectures. ByHenry Parry Liddon,D.D.,D.C.L., Canon ofSt.Paul’s, and Ireland Professor of Exegesis in the University of Oxford. Crown 8vo. 5s.
HOUSEHOLD THEOLOGY: A Handbook of Religious Information respecting the Holy Bible, the Prayer Book, the Church, the Ministry, Divine Worship, the Creeds,&c.,&c.ByJohn Henry Blunt,M.A.New Edition. Small 8vo. 3s.6d.
LIBER PRECUM PUBLICARUM ECCLESIÆ ANGLICANÆ.A Gulielmo Bright,A.M., etPetro Goldsmith Medd,A.M., Presbyteris, Collegii Universitatis in Acad. Oxon. Sociis, Latine redditus. New Edition, with all the Rubrics in red. Small 8vo. 6s.
THE PSALMS.Translated from the Hebrew. With Notes, chiefly Exegetical. ByWilliam Kay,D.D., Rector of Great Leighs; late Principal of Bishop’s College, Calcutta. 8vo. 12s.6d.
“Like a sound Churchman, he reverences Scripture, upholding its authority against sceptics; and he does not denounce such as differ from him in opinion with a dogmatism unhappily too common at the present day. Hence, readers will be disposed to consider his conclusions worthy of attention; or perhaps to adopt them without inquiry. It is superfluous to say that the translation is better and more accurate on the whole than our received one, or that it often reproduces the sense of the original happily.”—Athenæum.
“Dr.Kay has profound reverence for Divine truth, and exhibits considerable reading, with the power to make use of it.”—British Quarterly Review.
“The execution of the work is careful and scholarly.”—Union Review.
“To mention the name ofDr.Kay is enough to secure respectful attention to his new translation of the Psalms. It is enriched with exegetical notes containing a wealth of sound learning, closely occasionally, perhaps too closely condensed. Good care is taken of the student not learned in Hebrew; we hope the Doctor’s example will prevent any abuse of this consideration, and stimulate those who profit by it to follow him into the very text of the ancient Revelation.”—John Bull.
THE ANNOTATED BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER; being an Historical, Ritual, and Theological Commentary on the Devotional System of the Church of England. Edited by theRev.John Henry Blunt,M.A.,F.S.A., Author of “The History of the Reformation,” “Directorium Pastorale,” Editor of “The Dictionary of Theology,”&c.Sixth edition, revised. Imperial 8vo. 36s., or half-bound in morocco, 48s.
A COMPANION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT.Being a Plain Commentary on Scripture History, down to the Birth of our Lord. Small 8vo. 3s.6d.
“A most admirable Companion to the Old Testament, being far the most concise yet complete commentary on Old Testament history with which we have met. Here are combined orthodoxy and learning, an intelligent and at the same time interesting summary of the leading facts of the sacred story. It should be a text-book in every school, and its value is immensely enhanced by the copious and complete index.”—John Bull.
“This will be found a very valuable aid to the right understanding of the Bible. It throws the whole Scripture narrative into one from the creation downwards, the author thus condensing Prideaux, Shuckford, and Russell, and in the most reverential manner bringing to his aid the writings of all modern annotators and chronologists. There are no lengthy comments, no visionary theories, nothing speculative; all is plain matter of fact, intelligibly stated. The book is one that should have a wide circulation amongst teachers and students of all denominations.”—Bookseller.
“Is a very compact summary of the Old Testament narrative, put together so as to explain the connection and bearing of its contents, and written in a very good tone; with a final chapter on the history of the Jews between the Old and New Testaments. It will be found very useful for its purpose. It does not confine itself to merely chronological difficulties, but comments briefly upon the religious bearing of the text also.”—Guardian.
“The handbook before us is so full and satisfactory, considering its compass, and sets forth the history of the old covenant with such conscientious minuteness, that it cannot fail to prove a godsend to candidates for examination in the Rudimenta Religionis as well as in the corresponding school at Cambridge.... In one of our dioceses the Scripture subjects for diocesan inspection this year included ‘the lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the twelve Patriarchs,’ and teachers were warned that the higher classes in the schools would be expected to evince a knowledge gathered from the source and not any secondary channels. But really we have tested the second book of this work with an eye to ascertaining whether a mastery of it would have served the teacher or pupil’s purpose; and our deliberate opinion is that it would, so careful is the survey, and so very rare the omission of a single point that is of any historical or doctrinal importance.... Throughout his work the writer of this ‘companion,’ ‘commentary,’ or ‘handbook,’ exhibits at the same time extensive research into the best sources of information and enlightenment as to the sacred history, and an independent, though cautious, judgment in his choice between conflicting theories and explanations.”—English Churchman.
FABLES RESPECTING THE POPES OF THE MIDDLE AGES.A Contribution to Ecclesiastical History. ByJohn J. Ign. Von Döllinger. Translated, with Introduction and Appendices, byAlfred Plummer,M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College, Oxford. 8vo. 14s.
SKETCHES OF THE RITES AND CUSTOMS OF THE GRECO-RUSSIAN CHURCH.ByH. C. Romanoff. With an Introductory Notice by the Author of “The Heir of Redclyffe.” Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 7s.6d.
“The twofold object of this work is ‘to present the English with correct descriptions of the ceremonies of the Greco-Russian Church, and at the same time with pictures of domestic life in Russian homes, especially those of the clergy and the middle class of nobles;’ and, beyond question, the author’s labour has been so far successful that, whilst her Church scenes may be commended as a series of most dramatic and picturesque tableaux, her social sketches enable us to look at certain points beneath the surface of Russian life, and materially enlarge our knowledge of a country concerning which we have still a very great deal to learn.”—Athenæum.
“The volume before us is anything but a formal liturgical treatise. It might be more valuable to a few scholars if it were, but it would certainly fail to obtain perusal at the hands of the great majority of those whom the writer, not unreasonably, hopes to attract by the narrative style she has adopted. What she has set before us is a series of brief outlines, which, by their simple effort to clothe the information given us in a living garb, reminds us of a once popular childs’ book which we remember a generation ago, called ‘Sketches of Human Manners.’”—Church Times.
THE ARGUMENT DELIVERED BEFORE THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.ByArchibald John Stephens,LL.D., one of Her Majesty’s Counsel in the case ofThomas Byard SheppardagainstWilliam Early Bennett, Clerk. With an Appendix containing their Lordships’ Judgment. 8vo. 9s.
SERMONS ON CERTAIN OF THE LESS PROMINENT FACTS AND REFERENCES IN SACRED STORY.ByHenry Melvill,B.D., late Canon ofSt.Paul’s, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. New Edition. Twovols.Crown 8vo. 5s.each.
“We are glad to see this new edition of what we have always considered to be Melvill’s best sermons, because in them we have his best thoughts.... Many of these sermons are the strongest arguments yet adduced for internal evidence of the veracity of the Scriptural narratives.”—Standard.
“Many who admire elegant phraseology, and the other now rarely exhibited constituents of pulpit eloquence, will be glad to have in a convenient shape a judicious selection of Canon Melvill’s sermons.Mr.Melvill was one of the few really successful preachers of our day.”—Examiner.
“The sermons of the lamented Melvill are too well known to require any commendation from us. We have here all the power of rhetoric, and the grace and beauty of style, for which the author has been distinguished, and which have contributed to render him a model to preachers, and given him a representative position in the history of the English pulpit.”—Weekly Review.
“Polished, classical, and winning, these sermons bear the marks of literary labour. A study of them will aid the modern preacher to refine and polish his discourses, and to add to the vigour which is now the fashion the graces of chastened eloquence and winning rhetoric.”—English Churchman.
SELECTION FROM THE SERMONS PREACHED DURING THE LATTER YEARS OF HIS LIFE, IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF BARNES, AND IN THE CATHEDRAL OFST.PAUL’S.ByHenry Melvill,B.D., late Canon ofSt.Paul’s, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. Twovols.Crown 8vo. 5s.each.
“Melvill’s chief characteristic was humility, that truest mark of real nobility of soul and of genuine genius; and his sole actuating principle in life was devotion to duty—duty to God and duty to man, and never were the two more beautifully blended together than in him. ‘While the pure truths of the Gospel,’ observes his biographer in the memoir prefixed to these sermons, ‘flowed so persuasively from his lips, the pure spirit of Christianity ever reigned in his heart, and the purest charity influenced his every thought and every action.’... The style of Canon Melvill’s sermons is rather Ciceronian than Demosthenic, rather splendid and measured than impetuous and fervid.”—Standard.
“Two other volumes of the late Canon Melvill’s sermons contain forty discourses preached by him in his later years, and they are prefaced by a short memoir of one of the worthiest and most impressive preachers of recent times.”—Examiner.
“These outlines contain probably the last specimens of the work of a great master in the art of preaching the Gospel. In the sermons of Henry Melvill there are a certain dignity and elevation of style and handling which belong rather to the past than to the present.... There are in the sermons before us all Melvill’s wonted grace of diction, strength of reasoning, and aptness of illustration.”—Weekly Review.
SERMONS.ByHenry Melvill,B.D., late Canon ofSt.Paul’s, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. New Edition. Twovols.Crown 8vo. 5s.each. Sold separately.
“Messrs.Rivington have published very opportunely, at a time when Churchmen are thinking with satisfaction of the new blood infused into the Chapter ofSt.Paul’s, sermons by Henry Melvill, who in his day was as celebrated as a preacher as is Canon Liddon now. The sermons are not only couched in elegant language, but are replete with matter which the younger clergy would do well to study.”—John Bull.
“Henry Melvill’s intellect was large, his imagination brilliant, his ardour intense, and his style strong, fervid, and picturesque. Often he seemed to glow with the inspiration of a prophet.”—American Quarterly Church Review.
“It would be easy to quote portions of exceeding beauty and power. It was not, however, the charm of style, nor wealth of words, both which Canon Melvill possessed in so great abundance, that he relied on to win souls; but the power and spirit of Him who said, ‘I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men to Me.’”—Record.
“Every one who can remember the days when Canon Melvill was the preacher of the day, will be glad to see these four-and-twenty of his sermons so nicely reproduced. His Sermons were all the result of real study and genuine reading, with far more theology in them than those of many who make much more profession of theology. There are sermons here which we can personally remember; it has been a pleasure to us to be reminded of them, and we are glad to see them brought before the present generation. We hope that they may be studied, for they deserve it thoroughly.”—Literary Churchman.
“Few preachers have had more admirers than theRev.Henry Melvill, and the new edition of his Sermons, in two volumes, will doubtless find plenty of purchasers. The Sermons abound in thought, and the thoughts are couched in English which is at once elegant in construction and easy to read.”—Church Times.
“The Sermons of Canon Melvill, now republished in two handy volumes, need only to be mentioned to be sure of a hearty welcome. Sound learning, well-weighed words, calm and keen logic, and solemn devoutness, mark the whole series of masterly discourses, which embrace some of the chief doctrines of the Church, and set them forth in clear and Scriptural strength.”—Standard.
VITA ET DOCTRINA JESU CHRISTI; Or, Meditations on the Life of our Lord. ByAvancini. In the Original Latin. Adapted to the use of the Church of England by aClergyman. Imperial 32mo. 2s.6d.
THE FIRST BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER OF EDWARDVI., and the Ordinal of 1549, together with the Order of the Communion, 1548. Reprinted entire, and Edited by theRev.Henry Baskerville Walton,M.A., late Fellow and Tutor of Merton College. With an Introduction by theRev.Peter Goldsmith Medd,M.A., Senior Fellow and Tutor of University College, Oxford. Small 8vo. 6s.
“A volume like this is worth two of Church History. In many respects, indeed, it is the subject of history itself; and withMr.Medd’s introduction andMr.Walton’s editorial work we may be said to have both subject and history thereof. The volume should be in the hands of every member of the Church of England: we may say, it should be in those of every student of Church History.”—Athenæum.
“We welcome the seasonable appearance of this work, which indeed supplies a long-felt want, for ‘the First Book’ has been hitherto accessible to very few.... It is especially important at the present time that the principles of the first Reformers should be understood; and no one can look through this edition without gaining some definite information on that point. We commend this new edition of the First Prayer Book, with its introduction to the study of all that are desirous of understanding the principles of those who originated the reform of our public Services.”—Church News.
“The more that English Churchmen become acquainted with the Reformed Prayer Book, as our English Divines reformed it, apart from the meddling of foreigners—i.e., the better people become acquainted with ‘EdwardVI.’sfirst book,’ the better both for themselves, and for the English Church at large. We are therefore delighted to welcome this handy and handsome reprint, with which every pains has been taken to make it as accurate as possible.”—Literary Churchman.
“Mr.Walton deserves the very best thanks of Anglican Churchmen, for putting this most important volume within their reach in so convenient and handsome a form.”—Church Review.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF CANDIDATES FOR HOLY ORDERS, And of the Parochial Clergy; with Acts of Parliament relating to the same, and Forms proposed to be used. ByChristopher Hodgson,M.A., Secretary to the Governors of Queen Anne’s Bounty. Ninth Edition. 8vo. 16s.
THE GREEK TESTAMENT.With a Critically Revised Text; a Digest of Various Readings; Marginal References to Verbal and Idiomatic Usage; Prolegomena; and a Critical and Exegetical Commentary. For the use of Theological Students and Ministers. ByHenry Alford,D.D., late Dean of Canterbury. New Edition. Four Volumes. 8vo. 102s.
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THE NEW TESTAMENT FOR ENGLISH READERS: containing the Authorized Version, with a revised English Text; Marginal References; and a Critical and Explanatory Commentary. ByHenry Alford,D.D., late Dean of Canterbury. New Edition. Two volumes, or four parts. 8vo. 54s.6d.
The Volumes are sold separately, as follows:—
Vol. 1, PartI.—The Three first Gospels. 12s.Vol. 1, PartII.—St.John and the Acts. 10s.6d.Vol. 2, PartI.—The Epistles ofSt.Paul. 16s.Vol. 2, PartII.—Hebrews to Revelation. 8vo. 16s.
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CURIOUS MYTHS OF THE MIDDLE AGES.ByS. Baring-Gould,M.A., Author of “Post-Mediæval Preachers,”&c.With Illustrations. New Edition. Complete in One Volume. Crown 8vo. 6s.
“These Essays will be found to have something to satisfy most classes of readers; the lovers of legends proper, the curious in popular delusions, the initiated in Darwinian and Monboddoan theories; and if, in the chapters on Tell and Gellert, we are a little struck with the close following of Dasent’s track, in his preface to the Norse tales, it must be owned that there are chapters—e.g., those on the Divining Rod, the Man in the Moon, and the Seven Sleepers—which present new matter and deserve the praise of independent research.”—Quarterly Review.
“The author, indeed, is sometimes fanciful and overbold in his conclusions; but he conducts us through marvellous ways—ways which he has studied well before he undertook to guide others; and if we do not always acquiesce in his descriptions or arguments, we seldom differ from him without hesitation.”—Athenæum.
“We have no space to linger longer about a book which, apart from its didactic pretensions, is an exceedingly amusing and interesting collection of old stories and legends of the middle ages.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
“That, on his first visit to the varied field of mediæval mythology,Mr.Baring-Gould should have culled as samples of its richness the most brilliant of the flowers that bloomed in it, is scarcely to be wondered at. But it shows how fertile is the soil when he is enabled to cull from it so goodly a second crop as that which he here presents to us. The myths treated of in the present volume vary in interest—they are all curious and well worth reading.”—Notes and Queries.
THE POPE AND THE COUNCIL.ByJanus. Authorized translation from the German. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 7s.6d.
“A profound and learned treatise, evidently the work of one of the first theologians of the day, discussing with the scientific fulness and precision proper to German investigation, the great doctrinal questions expected to come before the Council, and especially the proposed dogma of Papal Infallibility. There is probably no work in existence that contains at all, still less within so narrow a compass, so complete a record of the origin and growth of the infallibilist theory, and of all the facts of Church history bearing upon it, and that too in a form so clear and concise as to put the argument within the reach of any reader of ordinary intelligence, while the scrupulous accuracy of the writer, and his constant reference to the original authorities for every statement liable to be disputed, makes the monograph as a whole a perfect storehouse of valuable information for the historical or theological student.”—Saturday Review.
“Beginning with a sketch of the errors and contradictions of the Popes, and of the position which, as a matter of history, they held in the early Church, the book proceeds to describe the three great forgeries by which the Papal claims were upheld—the Isidorian decretals, the donation of Constantine, and the decretum of Gratian. The last subject ought to be carefully studied by all who wish to understand the frightful tyranny of a complicated system of laws, devised not for the protection of a people, but as instruments for grinding them to subjection. Then, after an historical outline of the general growth of the Papal power in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the writers enter upon the peculiarly episcopal and clerical question, pointing out how marvellously every little change worked in one direction, invariably tending to throw the rule of the Church into the power of Rome; and how the growth of new institutions, like the monastic orders and the Inquisition, gradually withdrew the conduct of affairs from the Bishops of the Church in general, and consolidated the Papal influence. For all this, however, unless we could satisfy ourselves with a mere magnified table of contents the reader must be referred to the book itself, in which he will find the interest sustained without flagging to the end.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
“In France, in Holland, and in Germany, there has already appeared a multitude of disquisitions on this subject. Among these several are the acknowledged compositions of men of high standing in the Roman Catholic world,—men admittedly entitled to speak with the authority that must attach to established reputation: but not one of them has hitherto produced a work more likely to create a deep impression than the anonymous German publication at the head of this notice. It is not a piece of merely polemical writing, it is a treatise dealing with a large subject in an impressive though partisan manner, a treatise grave in tone, solid in matter, and bristling with forcible and novel illustrations.”—Spectator.
“Rumour will, no doubt, be busy with its conjectures as to the name which lurks beneath the nom de plume of ‘Janus.’ We do not intend to offer any contribution towards the elucidation of the mystery unless it be a contribution to say that the book bears internal evidence of being the work of a Catholic, and that there are not many Catholics in Europe who could have written it. Taking it all in all, it is no exaggerated praise to characterise it as the most damaging assault on Ultra-montanism that has appeared in modern times. Its learning is copious and complete, yet so admirably arranged that it invariably illustrates without overlaying the argument. The style is clear and simple, and there is no attempt at rhetoric. It is a piece of cool and masterly dissection, all the more terrible for the passionless manner in which the author conducts the operation.”—Times.
LETTERS FROM ROME ON THE COUNCIL.ByQuirinus. Reprinted from the “Allgemeine Zeitung.” Authorized Translation. Crown 8vo. 12s.
FEMALE CHARACTERS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE.In a Series of Sermons. By theRev.Isaac Williams,B.D., formerly Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 5s.
THE CHARACTERS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.In a Series of Sermons. By theRev.Isaac Williams,B.D., formerly Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. New Edition. Crown 8vo., 5s.
“This is one of the few volumes of published sermons that we have been able to read with real pleasure. They are written with a chastened elegance of language, and pervaded by a spirit of earnest and simple piety.Mr.Williams is evidently what would be called a very High Churchman. Occasionally his peculiar Church views are apparent; but bating a few passages here and there, these sermons will be read with profit by all ‘who profess and call themselves Christians.’”—Contemporary Review.
“This is a new edition of a very popular—and deservedly popular—work on the biography of the Old Testament history. The characters are ably and profitably analysed, and that by the hand of a master of style and thought.... The principle of selection has been that of prominence; and partly, too, that of significance in the characters so ably delineated. A more masterly analysis of Scriptural characters we never read, nor any which are more calculated to impress the mind of the reader with feelings of love for what is good, and abhorrence for what is evil.”—Rock.
THE HILLFORD CONFIRMATION: A TALE.ByM. C. Phillpotts. 18mo. 1s.
APOSTOLICAL SUCCESSION IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.By theRev.Arthur W. Haddan,B.D., Rector of Barton-on-the-Heath, and late Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. 8vo. 12s.
“Mr.Haddan’s estimate of the bearing of his subject, and of its special importance at the present juncture is characteristic, and will well repay attention....Mr.Haddan is strictly argumentative throughout. He abstains with some strictness from everything which would divert either his reader or himself from accurate investigation of his reasoning. But his volume is thoroughly well written, clear and forcible in style, and fair in tone. It cannot but render valuable service in placing the claims of the Church in their true light before the English public.”—Guardian.
“Among the many standard theological works devoted to this important subjectMr.Haddan’s will hold a high place.”—Standard.
“We should be glad to see the volume widely circulated and generally read.”—John Bull.
“A weighty and valuable treatise, and we hope that the study of its sound and well-reasoned pages will do much to fix the importance, and the full meaning of the doctrine in question, in the minds of Church people.... We hope that our extracts will lead our readers to studyMr.Haddan for themselves.”—Literary Churchman.
“This is not only a very able and carefully written treatise upon the doctrine of Apostolical Succession, but it is also a calm yet noble vindication of the validity of the Anglican Orders: it well sustains the brilliant reputation whichMr.Haddan left behind him at Oxford, and it supplements his other profound historical researches in ecclesiastical matters. This book will remain for a long time the classic work upon English Orders.”—Church Review.
“A very temperate, but a very well reasoned book.”—Westminster Review.
“Mr.Haddan ably sustains his reputation throughout the work. His style is clear, his inferences are reasonable, and the publication is especially well-timed in prospect of the coming Œcumenical Council.”—Cambridge University Gazette.
A MANUAL FOR THE SICK; with other Devotions. ByLancelot Andrewes,D.D., sometime Lord Bishop of Winchester. Edited with a Preface byH. P. Liddon,M.A.Large type. With Portrait. 24mo. 2s.6d.
HELP AND COMFORT FOR THE SICK POOR.By the Author of “Sickness; its Trials and Blessings.” New Edition. Small 8vo. 1s.
A DEVOTIONAL COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL NARRATIVE.By theRev.Isaac Williams,B.D., formerly Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. A New and uniform Edition. In Eight volumes. Crown 8vo. 5s.each.
THOUGHTS ON THE STUDY OF THE HOLY GOSPELS.
Characteristic Differences in the Four Gospels.Our Lord’s Manifestations of Himself.The Rule of Scriptural Interpretation furnished by our Lord.Analogies of the Gospel.Mention of Angels in the Gospels.Places of our Lord’s Abode and Ministry.Our Lord’s Mode of Dealing with His Apostles.Conclusion.A HARMONY OF THE FOUR EVANGELISTS.Our Lord’s Nativity.Our Lord’s Ministry—Second Year.Our Lord’s Ministry—Third Year.The Holy Week.Our Lord’s Passion.Our Lord’s Resurrection.OUR LORD’S NATIVITY.The Birth at Bethlehem.The Baptism in Jordan.The First Passover.OUR LORD’S MINISTRY.SECOND YEAR.The Second Passover.Christ with the Twelve.The Twelve sent forth.OUR LORD’S MINISTRY.THIRD YEAR.Teaching in Galilee.Teaching at Jerusalem.Last Journey from Galilee to Jerusalem.THE HOLY WEEK.The Approach to Jerusalem.The Teaching in the Temple.The Discourse on the Mount of Olives.The Last Supper.OUR LORD’S PASSION.The Hour of Darkness.The Agony.The Apprehension.The Condemnation.The Day of Sorrows.The Hall of Judgment.The Crucifixion.The Sepulture.OUR LORD’S RESURRECTION.The Day of Days.The Grave Visited.Christ Appearing.The Going to Emmaus.The Forty Days.The Apostles Assembled.The Lake in Galilee.The Mountain in Galilee.The Return from Galilee.
Characteristic Differences in the Four Gospels.
Our Lord’s Manifestations of Himself.
The Rule of Scriptural Interpretation furnished by our Lord.
Analogies of the Gospel.
Mention of Angels in the Gospels.
Places of our Lord’s Abode and Ministry.
Our Lord’s Mode of Dealing with His Apostles.
Conclusion.
A HARMONY OF THE FOUR EVANGELISTS.
Our Lord’s Nativity.
Our Lord’s Ministry—Second Year.
Our Lord’s Ministry—Third Year.
The Holy Week.
Our Lord’s Passion.
Our Lord’s Resurrection.
OUR LORD’S NATIVITY.
The Birth at Bethlehem.
The Baptism in Jordan.
The First Passover.
OUR LORD’S MINISTRY.SECOND YEAR.
The Second Passover.
Christ with the Twelve.
The Twelve sent forth.
OUR LORD’S MINISTRY.THIRD YEAR.
Teaching in Galilee.
Teaching at Jerusalem.
Last Journey from Galilee to Jerusalem.
THE HOLY WEEK.
The Approach to Jerusalem.
The Teaching in the Temple.
The Discourse on the Mount of Olives.
The Last Supper.
OUR LORD’S PASSION.
The Hour of Darkness.
The Agony.
The Apprehension.
The Condemnation.
The Day of Sorrows.
The Hall of Judgment.
The Crucifixion.
The Sepulture.
OUR LORD’S RESURRECTION.
The Day of Days.
The Grave Visited.
Christ Appearing.
The Going to Emmaus.
The Forty Days.
The Apostles Assembled.
The Lake in Galilee.
The Mountain in Galilee.
The Return from Galilee.
“There is not a better companion to be found for the season than the beautiful ‘Devotional Commentary on the Gospel Narrative,’ by theRev.Isaac Williams.... A rich mine for devotional and theological study.”—Guardian.
“So infinite are the depths and so innumerable the beauties of Scripture, and more particularly of the Gospels, that there is some difficulty in describing the manifold excellences of Williams’ exquisite Commentary. Deriving its profound appreciation of Scripture from the writings of the early Fathers, it is only what every student knows must be true to say that it extracts a whole wealth of meaning from each sentence, each apparently faint allusion, each word in the text.”—Church Review.
“Stands absolutely alone to our English literature; there is, we should say, no chance of being superseded by any better book of its kind; and its merits are of the very highest order.”—Literary Churchman.
“It would be difficult to select a more useful present, at a small cost, than this series would be to a young man on his first entering into Holy Orders, and many, no doubt, will avail themselves of the republication of these useful volumes for this purpose. There is an abundance of sermon material to be drawn from any one of them.”—Church Times.
“This is, in the truest sense of the word, a ‘Devotional Commentary’ on the Gospel narrative, opening out everywhere, as it does, the spiritual beauties and blessedness of the Divine message; but it is something more than this, it meets difficulties almost by anticipation, and throws the light of learning over some of the very darkest passages in the New Testament.”—Rock.
“The author has skilfully compared and blended the narratives of the different Gospels, so as to give a synoptical view of the history; and though the commentary is called ‘devotional,’ it is scholarly and suggestive in other respects. The size of the work, extending, as it does, over eight volumes, may deter purchasers and readers; but each volume is complete in itself, and we recommend students to taste a sample of the author’s quality. Some things they may question; but the volumes are really a helpful and valuable addition to our stores.”—Freeman.
“The high and solemn verities of the Saviour’s sufferings and death are treated with great reverence and ability. The thorough devoutness which pervades the book commends it to our heart. There is much to instruct and help the believer in the Christian life, no matter to what section of the Church he may belong.”—Watchman.
KEYS TO CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.
A KEY TO THE KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF THE HOLY BIBLE.By theRev.J. H. Blunt,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.
“Another ofMr.Blunt’s useful and workmanlike compilations, which will be most acceptable as a household book, or in schools and colleges. It is a capital book too for schoolmasters and pupil teachers.”—Literary Churchman.
“As a popular handbook, setting forth a selection of facts of which everybody ought to be cognizant, and as an exposition of the claims of the Bible to be received as of superhuman origin,Mr.Blunt’s ‘Key’ will be useful.”—Churchman.
“A great deal of useful information is comprised in these pages, and the book will no doubt be extensively circulated in Church families.”—Clerical Journal.
“We have much pleasure in recommending a capital handbook by the learned editor of ‘The Annotated Book of Common Prayer.’”—Church Times.
“Merits commendation for the lucid and orderly arrangement in which it presents a considerable amount of valuable and interesting matter.”—Record.
A KEY TO THE KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER.By theRev.J. H. Blunt,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.
“A very valuable and practical manual, full of information, which is admirably calculated to instruct and interest those for whom it was evidently specially intended—the laity of the Church of England. It deserves high commendation.”—Churchman.
“A thoroughly sound and valuable manual.”—Church Times.
“To us it appears thatMr.Blunt has succeeded very well. All necessary information seems to be included, and the arrangement is excellent.”—Literary Churchman.
“It is the best short explanation of our offices that we know of, and would be invaluable for the use of candidates for confirmation in the higher classes.”—John Bull.
A KEY TO CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE FOUNDED ON THE CHURCH CATECHISM.By theRev.John Henry Blunt,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.
“Of cheap and reliable text-books of this nature there has hitherto been a great want. We are often asked to recommend books for use in Church Sunday-schools, and we therefore take this opportunity of saying that we know of none more likely to be of service both to teachers and scholars than these ‘Keys.’”—Churchman’s Shilling Magazine.
“This is another ofMr.Blunt’s most useful manuals, with all the precision of a school book, yet diverging into matters of practical application so freely as to make it most serviceable, either as a teacher’s suggestion book, or as an intelligent pupil’s reading book.”—Literary Churchman.
“Will be very useful for the higher classes in Sunday-schools, or rather for the fuller instruction of the Sunday-school teachers themselves, where the parish priest is wise enough to devote a certain time regularly to their preparation for their voluntary task.”—Union Review.
“Another of the many useful books on theological and Scriptural subjects which have been written by theRev.John Henry Blunt. The present is entitled ‘A Key to Christian Doctrine and Practice, founded on the Church Catechism,’ and will take its place as an elementary text-book upon the Creed in our schools and colleges. The Church Catechism is clearly and fully explained by the author in this ‘Key’. Numerous references, Scriptural and otherwise, are scattered about the book.”—Public Opinion.
A KEY TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHURCH HISTORY.(Ancient.) Edited byJohn Henry Blunt,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.
“It offers a short and condensed account of the origin, growth, and condition of the Church in all parts of the world, fromA.D.1 down to the end of the fifteenth century.Mr.Blunt’s first object has been conciseness, and this has been admirably carried out, and to students of Church history this feature will readily recommend itself. As an elementary work ‘A Key’ will be specially valuable, inasmuch as it points out certain definite lines of thought, by which those who enjoy the opportunity may be guided in reading the statements of more elaborate histories. At the same time it is but fair toMr.Blunt to remark that, for general readers, the little volume contains everything that could be consistently expected in a volume of its character. There are many notes, theological, scriptural, and historical, and the ‘get up’ of the book is specially commendable. As a text-book for the higher forms of schools the work will be acceptable to numerous teachers.”—Public Opinion.
“It contains some concise notes on Church History, compressed into a small compass, and we think it is likely to be useful as a book of reference.”—John Bull.
“A very terse and reliable collection of the main facts and incidents connected with Church History.”—Rock.
“It will be excellent, either for school or home use, either as a reading or as a reference book, on all the main facts and names and controversies of the first fifteen centuries. It is both well arranged and well written.”—Literary Churchman.
A KEY TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHURCH HISTORY(Modern). Edited by theRev.John Henry Blunt,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.
A KEY TO THE NARRATIVE OF THE FOUR GOSPELS.ByJohn Pilkington Norris,M.A., Canon of Bristol, formerly one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools. Small 8vo. 2s.6d.
“This is very much the best book of its kind we have seen. The only fault is its shortness, which prevents its going into the details which would support and illustrate its statements, and which in the process of illustrating them would fix them upon the minds and memories of its readers. It is, however, a great improvement upon any book of its kind we know. It bears all the marks of being the condensed work of a real scholar, and of a divine too. The bulk of the book is taken up with a ‘Life of Christ’ compiled from the Four Gospels so as to exhibit its steps and stages and salient points. The rest of the book consists of independent chapters on special points.”—Literary Churchman.
“This book is no ordinary compendium, no mere ‘cram-book’; still less is it an ordinary reading book for schools; but the schoolmaster, the Sunday-school teacher and the seeker after a comprehensive knowledge of Divine truth will find it worthy of its name. Canon Norris writes simply, reverently, without great display of learning, giving the result of much careful study in a short compass, and adorning the subject by the tenderness and honesty with which he treats it.... We hope that this little book will have a very wide circulation and that it will be studied; and we can promise that those who take it up will not readily put it down again.”—Record.
“This is a golden little volume. Having often to criticise unsparingly volumes published byMessrs.Rivington, and bearing the deep High Church brand, it is the greater satisfaction to be able to commend this book so emphatically. Its design is exceedingly modest. Canon Norris writes primarily to help ‘younger students’ in studying the Gospels. But this unpretending volume is one which all students may study with advantage. It is an admirable manual for those who take Bible Classes through the Gospels. Closely sifted in style, so that all is clear and weighty; full of unostentatious learning, and pregnant with suggestion; deeply reverent in spirit, and altogether Evangelical in spirit; Canon Norris’ book supplies a real want, and ought to be welcomed by all earnest and devout students of the Holy Gospels.”—London Quarterly Review.
A KEY TO THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.ByJohn Pilkington Norris,M.A.Small 8vo. 2s.6d.
“It is a remarkably well-written and interesting account of its subject, ‘The Book of the Acts,’ giving us the narrative ofSt.Luke with exactly what we want in the way of connecting links and illustrations. One most notable and praiseworthy characteristic of the book is its candour.... The book is one which we can heartily recommend.”—Spectator.
“Of Canon Norris’s ‘Key to the Narrative of the Four Gospels,’ we wrote in high approval not many months ago. The present is not less carefully prepared, and is full of the unostentatious results of sound learning and patient thought.”—London Quarterly Review.
“This little volume is one of a series of ‘Keys’ of a more or less educational character, which are in the course of publication byMessrs.Rivington. It gives apparently a very fair and tolerably exhaustive résumé of the contexts of the Acts, with which it deals, not chapter by chapter, but consecutively in the order of thought.”—School Board Chronicle.
“Few books have ever given us more unmixed pleasure than this. It is faultlessly written, so that it reads as pleasantly and enticingly as if it had not the least intention of being an ‘educational’ book. It is complete and exhaustive, so far as the narrative and all its bearings go, so that students may feel that they need not be hunting up other books to supply thelacunæ. It is the work of a classical scholar, and it leaves nothing wanting in the way of classical illustrations, which in the case of the Acts are of special importance. And, lastly, it is theologically sound.”—Literary Churchman.
“This is a sequel to Canon Norris’s ‘Key to the Gospels,’ which was published two years ago, and which has become a general favourite with those who wish to grasp the leading features of the life and word of Christ. The sketch of the Acts of the Apostles is done in the same style; there is the same reverent spirit and quiet enthusiasm running through it, and the same instinct for seizing the leading points in the narrative.”—Record.
⁂Other Volumes are in preparation.
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“An extremely well-printed and well got up edition, as pretty and graceful as possible, and yet not too fine for real use. We wish the devotions of this beautiful book were more commonly used.”—Literary Churchman.
“We must admit that there is a want of helps to spiritual life amongst us. Our age is so secular, and in religious movements so bustling, that it is to be feared the inner life is too often forgotten. Our public teachers may, we are sure, gain by consulting books which show how contentedness and self-renunciation may be increased; and in which the pathology of all human affections is treated with a fulness not common in our theological class rooms.”—Freeman.
“The publishers have done good service by the production of these beautiful editions of works, which will never lose their preciousness to devout Christian spirits. It is not necessary for us to say a word as to their intrinsic merits; we have only to testify to the good taste, judgment, and care shown in these editions. They are extremely beautiful in typography and in the general getting up.”—English Independent.
“We ought not to conclude our notice of recent devotional books, without mentioning to our readers the above new, elegant, and cheap reprint, which we trust will never be out of date or out of favour in the English branch of the Catholic Church.”—Literary Churchman.
“These manuals of piety written by the pen of the most beautiful writer and the most impressive divine of the English Church, need no commendation from us. They are known to the world, read in all lands, and translated, we have heard, into fifty different languages. For two centuries they have fed the faith of thousands upon thousands of souls, now we trust happy with their God, and perhaps meditating in Heaven with gratitude on their celestial truths, kindled in their souls by a writer who was little short of being inspired.”—Rock.
“These little volumes will be appreciated as presents of inestimable value.”—Public Opinion.
“Either separate or bound together, may be had these two standard works of the great divine. A good edition very tastefully printed and bound.”—Record.
A SHORT AND PLAIN INSTRUCTION FOR THE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LORD’S SUPPER; to which is annexed the Office of the Holy Communion, with proper Helps and Directions. ByThomas Wilson,D.D., late Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man. Complete Edition, in large type.
Also a Cheap Edition, without the red borders, 1s., or in Cover, 6d.
“TheMessrs.Rivington have published a new and unabridged edition of that deservedly popular work, Bishop Wilson on the Lord’s Supper. The edition is here presented in three forms, suited to the various members of the household.”—Public Opinion.
“We cannot withhold the expression of our admiration of the style and elegance in which this work is got up.”—Press andSt.James’ Chronicle.
“A departed author being dead yet speaketh in a way which will never be out of date; Bishop Wilson on the Lord’s Supper, published byMessrs.Rivington, in bindings to suit all tastes and pockets.”—Church Review.
“We may here fitly record that Bishop Wilson on the Lord’s Supper has been issued in a new but unabridged form.”—Daily Telegraph.
INTRODUCTION TO THE DEVOUT LIFE.From the French ofSaint Francisof Sales, Bishop and Prince of Geneva. A New Translation.
“A very beautiful edition ofS.Francis de Sales’ ‘Devout Life:’ a prettier little edition for binding, type, and paper, of a very great book is not often seen.”—Church Review.
“The translation is a good one, and the volume is beautifully got up. It would serve admirably as a gift book to those who are able to appreciate so spiritual a writer asSt.Francis.”—Church Times.
“It has been the food and hope of countless souls ever since its first appearance two centuries and a half ago, and it still ranks with Scupoli’s ‘Combattimento Spirituale,’ and Arvisenet’s ‘Memoriale Vitæ Sacerdotalis,’ as among the very best works of ascetic theology. We are glad to commend this careful and convenient version to our readers.”—Union Review.
“We should be curious to know by how many different hands ‘The Devout Life’ ofS.Francis de Sales had been translated into English. At any rate, its popularity is so great thatMessrs.Rivington have just issued another translation of it. The style is good, and the volume is of a most convenient size.”—John Bull.
“To readers of religious treatises, this volume will be highly valued. The ‘Introduction to the Devout Life’ is preceded by a sketch of the life of the author, and a dedicatory prayer of the author is also given.”—Public Opinion.
A PRACTICAL TREATISE CONCERNING EVIL THOUGHTS: wherein their Nature, Origin, and Effect are distinctly considered and explained, with many Useful Rules for restraining and suppressing such Thoughts; suited to the various conditions of Life, and the several tempers of Mankind, more especially of melancholy Persons. ByWilliam Chilcot,M.A.
“An elegant edition of an old devotional manual by a clergyman who was a rector in Exeter at the beginning of the last century. It seems to contain a great deal of valuable truth as to the sources of evil thoughts and the mode in which they may be expressed.”—English Independent.
“The book is worthy of a careful perusal, and is one which once known is likely to be recurred to again and again, a characteristic not always to be met within works of our own day.”—Record.
“Messrs.Rivington have done all that publishers could do to give strengthening matter a cheerful form.”—Church Review.
THE ENGLISH POEMS OF GEORGE HERBERT, together with his Collection of Proverbs, entitledJacula Prudentum.
“This beautiful little volume will be found specially convenient as a pocket manual. The ‘Jacula Prudentum’ or proverbs, deserve to be more widely known than they are at present. In many copies of George Herbert’s writings these quaint sayings have been unfortunately omitted.”—Rock.
“George Herbert is too much a household name to require any introduction. It will be sufficient to say thatMessrs.Rivington have published a most compact and convenient edition of the poems and proverbs of this illustrious English divine.”—English Churchman.
“An exceedingly pretty edition, the most attractive form we have yet seen from this delightful author, as a gift-book.”—Union Review.
“A very beautiful edition of the quaint old English bard. All lovers of the ‘Holy’ Herbert will be grateful toMessrs.Rivington for the care and pains they have bestowed in supplying them with this and withal convenient copy of poems so well known and so deservedly prized.”—London Quarterly Review.
“A very tasteful little book, and will doubtless be acceptable to many.”—Record.
“We commend this little book heartily to our readers. It contains Herbert’s English poems and the ‘Jacula Prudentum,’ in a very neat volume which does much credit to the publishers; it will, we hope, meet with extensive circulation as a choice gift-book at a moderate price.”—Christian Observer.
NEW THEOLOGICAL DICTIONARY.
DICTIONARY OF DOCTRINAL AND HISTORICAL THEOLOGY.By various writers. Edited by theRev.John Henry Blunt,M.A.,F.S.A.Editor of the Annotated Book of Common Prayer. Second Edition.
Complete in one volume of 833 pages, imperial 8vo (equal to six 8vo volumes of 400 pages each), and printed in large readable type, 42s. or half-bound in morocco, 52s. 6d.
1.Nature of the Work.This Dictionary consists of a series of original Essays (alphabetically arranged, and 575 in number) on all the principal subjects connected with the Doctrines of the Christian Church. Some idea of the subjects, and of the length of the articles, may be formed from the following titles of those which occupy the work from page 700 to page 720.
Sign.Simony.Sin.Sinaitic Codex.Socinianism.Solifidianism.Soul.Spinozism.Spirit.Spirit, The Holy.Sponsors.Subdeacons.Sublapsarianism.Substance.Suffragan.Sunday.Supererogation.Supernatural.Superstition.Supralapsarianism.Supremacy, Papal.
2.Object of the Work.The writers of all the Essays have endeavoured to make them sufficiently exhaustive to render it unnecessary for the majority of readers to go further for information, and, at the same time, sufficiently suggestive of more recondite sources of Theological study, to help the student in following up his subjects. By means of a Table prefixed to the Dictionary, a regular course of such study may be carried out in its pages.
3.Principles of the Work.The Editor and his coadjutors have carefully avoided any party bias, and consequently the work cannot be said to be either “High Church,” “Low Church,” or “Broad Church.” The only bias of the Dictionary is that given by Revelation, History, Logic, and the literary idiosyncrasy of each particular contributor. But the Editor has not attempted to assist the circulation of the book by making it colourless on the pretence of impartiality. Errors are freely condemned, and truths are expressed as if they were worth expressing; but he believes that no terms of condemnation which may be used ever transgress the bounds of Christian courtesy.
4.Part of a Series.The Dictionary of Theology is complete in itself, but it is also intended to form part of a Series, entitled, “A Summary of Theology,” of which the second volume, “A Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, and Schools of Thought,” is in the press.
“Taken as a whole the articles are the work of practised writers, and well informed and solid theologians.... We know no book of its size and bulk which supplies the information here given at all; far less which supplies it in an arrangement so accessible, with a completeness of information so thorough, and with an ability in the treatment of profound subjects so great.Dr.Hook’s most useful volume is a work of high calibre, but it is the work of a single mind. We have here a wider range of thought from a greater variety of sides. We have here also the work of men who evidently know what they write about and are somewhat more profound (to say the least), than the writers of the current Dictionaries of Sects and Heresies.”—Guardian.
“Mere antiquarianism, however interesting, has little place in it. But for all practicalpurposes its historical articles are excellent. They are of course, and of necessity, a good deal condensed, yet they are wonderfully complete; see for example such articles as ‘Atheism,’ ‘Cabbala,’ ‘Calvinism,’ ‘Canonization,’ ‘Convocations,’ ‘Evangelical,’ ‘Fathers,’ ‘Infant Baptism,’&c.,&c.But the strength of the book lies in the theology proper, and herein more particularly in what one may call the metaphysical side of doctrine:—see the articles on ‘Conceptualism,’ ‘Doubt,’ ‘Dualism,’ ‘Election,’ ‘Eternity,’ ‘Everlasting Punishment,’ ‘Fatalism,’ and the like. We mention these as characteristic of the book. At the same time other more practical matters are fully dealt with. There are excellent and elaborate papers on such words as ‘Eucharist,’ ‘Confession,’ ‘Blood,’ ‘Cross,’ ‘Antichrist,’ to say nothing of the host of minor matters on which it is most convenient to be able to turn to a book which gives you at a glance the pith of a whole library in a column or a page. Thus it will be obvious that it takes a very much wider range than any undertaking of the same kind in our language; and that to those of our clergy who have not the fortune to spend in books, and would not have the leisure to use them if they possessed them, it will be the most serviceable and reliable substitute for a large library we can think of. And in many cases, while keeping strictly within its province as a Dictionary, it contrives to be marvellously suggestive of thought and reflections, which a serious minded man will take with him and ponder over for his own elaboration and future use. As an example of this we may refer to the whole article on Doubt. It is treated of under the successive heads of,—(1) its nature; (2) its origin; (3) the history of the principal periods of Doubt; (4) the consciousness—or actual experience of Doubt, and how to deal with its different phases and kinds; (5) the relations of Doubt to action and to belief. To explain a little we will here quote a paragraph or two, which may not be unacceptable to our readers.... The variety of the references given in the course of this article, and at its conclusion, show how carefully the writer has thought out and studied his subject in its various manifestations in many various minds, and illustrate very forcibly how much reading goes to a very small amount of space in anything worth the name of ‘Dictionary of Theology.’ We trust most sincerely that the book may be largely used. For a present to a clergyman on his ordination, or from a parishioner to his pastor, it would be most appropriate. It may indeed be called ‘a box of tools for a working clergyman.’”—Literary Churchman.