THEOLOGICAL MANUALS-continued. 1. A General View of the History of the Canon of the New Testament during the FIRST FOUR CENTURIES. By BROOKE FOSS WESTCOTT, M.A., Assistant Master of Harrow School, formerly Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Crown 8vo. cloth, 12s. 6d. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "A work which forms one of the invaluable series of Theological Manuals now in course of publication at Cambridge." BRITISH AND FOREIGN EVANGELICAL REVIEW, July, 1856. : "The Author is one of those who are teaching us that it is possible to rifle the storehouses of German theology, without bearing away the taint of their atmosphere and to recognise the value of their accumulated treasures, and even track the vagaries of their theoretic ingenuity, without abandoning in the pursuit the clear sight and sound feeling of English common sense. It is by far the best and most complete book of the kind; and we should be glad to see it well placed on the lists of our examining chaplains."-GUARDIAN, Oct. 3, 1855. "Learned, dispassionate, discriminating, worthy of his subject and the present state of Christian Literature in relation to it." BRITISH QUARTERLY, Oct. 3, 1855. "To the student in Theology it will prove an admirable Text-Book: and to all others who have any curiosity on the subject it will be satisfactory as one of the most useful and instructive pieces of history which the records of the Church supply."-LONDON QUARTERLY, Oct. 1855. .... "The Author carries into the execution of his design a careful and painstaking scholarship.. Considered as a list of Testimonials in favour of the canonical writings, our Author's work deserves the praise of great diligence and manifest conscientiousness."-NATIONAL REVIEW, Oct. 1855. If the rest of the series of manuals, of which the present volume forms a part, are as ably executed, the Christian public will be greatly indebted to the projectors of the plan."-LITERARY CHURCHMAN. "There is nothing, so far as we know, resembling it in the English tongue... We have here presented to us a striking and luminous view of a very broad and comprehensive subject, marked throughout by rich and copious erudition. A volume which we consider a most valuable addition to the literature of Revelation. Scripture Expositors, of whatever name, will acknowledge that they have been laid under deep obligation by the work of MR. WESTCOTT." BRITISH BANNER, Jan. 4, 1856. "The conception of the work, and the discrimination and learning with which it is executed, adapt it most thoroughly to the present state and forms of controversy on the subject to which it relates."-NONCONFORMIST, Jan. 23, 1856. THEOLOGICAL MANUALS-continued. 2. A History of the Christian Church from the Seventh Century to the Reformation. By CHARLES HARDWICK, M.A., Fellow of St. Catharine's College, Divinity Lecturer of King's College, and Christian Advocate in the University of Cambridge, Author of "A History of the XXXIX ́Articles." With Four Maps constructed for this Work by A. Keith Johnston. Crown 8vo. cloth, 10s. 6d. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "It is full in references and authority, systematic and formal in division, with enough of life in the style to counteract the dryness inseparable from its brevity, and exhibiting the results rather than the principles of investigation. MR. HARDWICK is to be congratulated on the successful achievement of a difficult task."-CHRISTIAN REMEMBRANCER, Oct. 1853. "He has bestowed patient and extensive reading on the collection of his materials; he has selected them with judgment; and he presents them in an equable and compact style."-SPECTATOR, Sept. 17, 1853. "This book is one of a promised series of 'THEOLOGICAL MANUALS.' In one respect, it may be taken as a sign of the times. It is a small unpretending volume in appearance, but it is based on learning enough to have sufficed, half a century since, for the ground of two or three quartos, or at least for several portly octavos. For its purpose it is admirable, giving you a careful and intelligent summary of events, and at the same time indicating the best sources of information for the further guidance of the student. Among the authorities thus referred to, we find the most modern as well as the most ancient, the continental as well as the English."-BRITISH QUARTERLY, Nov. 1853. "It is distinguished by the same diligent research and conscientious acknowledg ment of authorities which procured for MR. HARDWICK'S History of the Articles of Religion' such a favourable reception." NOTES AND QUERIES, Oct. 8, 1853. "To a good method and good materials MR. HARDWICK adds that great virtue, a perfectly transparent style. We did not expect to find great literary qualities in such a manual, but we have found them; we should be satisfied in this respect with conciseness and intelligibility; but while this book has both, it is also elegant, highly finished, and highly interesting." NONCONFORMIST, Nov. 30, 1853. "As a manual for the student of Ecclesiastical History in the Middle Ages, we know no English work which can be compared to MR. HARDWICK's book. It has two great merits, that it constantly refers the reader to the authorities, both original and critical, on which its statements are founded; and that it preserves a just proportion in dealing with various subjects." GUARDIAN, April 12, 1854, THEOLOGICAL MANUALS-continued. 3. A History of the Christian Church during the Reformation. By CHARLES HARDWICK, M.A. Crown 8vo. cloth, 10s. 6d. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "The whole volume displays a profusion of learning, great accuracy and honesty in collecting and collating authorities, a clear as well as a concise narrative of events; and it always refers to the authorities on which the history is grounded." CHRISTIAN REMEMBRANCER, April, 1856. "Exhibits a deep comprehension and a firm grasp of his theme, with the ease and "A more satisfactory manual than England has hitherto produced..... .He has laboured learnedly and diligently, at first hand, among the sources and authorities for the ecclesiastical history of the period of which he writes; and has produced a work really original, as far as such a work can be; independent in its judgments; written with taste and feeling; and offering, in its large body of notes, aids and guidance to the fullest investigation the subject can possibly receive."-NONCONFORMIST, April 16, 1856. "His readers will find him a lively, a luminous, and interesting companion, as well as a generally trustworthy guide."-BRITISH BANNER, March 13, 1855. "He enters fairly into the questions of which he speaks, and does not attempt to evade their difficulty by vague statements We cordially recommend this work to those who desire an orderly and lucid summary of the leading events of the Reformation We may also observe, that Mr. Hardwick has availed himself of the latest German authorities.” ... LITERARY CHURCHMAN, May 3, 1856. "The style is iucid and the plan comprehensive. The facts are well arranged, and their relations ably brought out Will be esteemed by most students as judicious, helpful, and suggestive.” ... EVANGELICAL REVIEW, May, 1856. "He writes from genuine and independent sources. Though his work is short, it partakes in no respect of the character of a compilation." THE PRESS, July 12, 1856. "It is impossible to speak too highly of the extensive and careful research the book everywhere manifests."-BAPTIST MAGAZINE, Aug. 1856. THEOLOGICAL MANUALS-continued. 4. A History of the Book of Common Prayer, together with a Rationale of the several Offices. By the Rev. FRANCIS PROCTER, M.A., Vicar of Witton, Norfolk, formerly Fellow of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Crown 8vo. cloth, 10s. 6d. ..... "MR. PROCTER's History of the Book of Common Prayer' is by far the best commentary extant . . . . Not only do the present illustrations embrace the whole range of original sources indicated by MR. PALMER, but MR. PROCTER compares the present Book of Common Prayer with the Scotch and American forms; and he frequently sets out in full the Sarum Offices. As a manual of extensive information, historical and ritual, imbued with sound Church principles, we are entirely satisfied with MR. PROCTER's important volume." CHRISTIAN REMEMBRANCER, April, 1855. "It is a résumé of all that has been done in the way of investigation in reference to the Prayer-Book.”—ATHENÆUM, Feb. 17, 1855. "We can have little doubt that MR. PROCTER'S History of our Liturgy will soon supersede the well-known work of WHEATLY, and become a much-used handbook beyond the circuits of the University for the more immediate use of which it has been produced."— NOTES AND QUERIES, March, 1855. “Although very decidedly anti-Roman in its tone, we gladly accept it as a substitute for the dull and dreary dogmatism of WHEATLY. It presents, in a popular and agreeable narrative, the history of those variations to which so much attention has been directed during the late eventful controversies; and while it contains a very careful, learned and scholarlike exposition of these changes, it also furnishes a most valuable commentary on the successive texts of the formularies themselves, as they are exhibited either in the original editions, or in the useful manuals of BULLEY and KEELING."-DUBLIN REVIEW (Roman Catholic), April, 1855. "We can speak with just praise of this compendious but comprehensive volume. It appears to be compiled with great care and judgment, and has profited largely by the accumulated materials collected by the learning and research of the last fifty years. It is a manual of great value to the student of Ecclesiastical History and of almost equal interest to every admirer of the Liturgy and Services of the English Church."-LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW, April, 1855. "It is indeed a complete and fairly-written history of the Liturgy; and from the dispassionate way in which disputed points are touched on, will prove to many troubled consciences what ought to be known to them, viz. :—that they may, without fear of compromising the principles of evangelical truth, give their assent and consent to the contents of the Book of Common Prayer. MR. PROCTER has done a great service to the Church by this admirable digest." CHURCH OF ENGLAND QUARTERLY, April, 1855. FOR A LIST OF THOSE IN IMMEDIATE PREPARATION, SEE NEXT PAGE. Theological Manuals. THE FOLLOWING WORKS OF THE SERIES ARE IN PREPARATION. An Introduction to the Study of the Old Testament, with an Outline of Scripture History. Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Hebrew Text of the Prophet ISAIAH. The New Testament in the Original Greek: a revised Text. An Introduction to the Study of the Gospels. Epistles. [In the Press. Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Greek Text of the FOUR GOSPELS AND THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Greek Text of the CANONICAL EPISTLES AND THE APOCALYPSE. A History of the Christian Church during THE FIRST [In the Press. SIX CENTURIES. A History of the Christian Church from the Beginning of the XVIIth CENTURY TO THE PRESENT TIME. An Historical Exposition of the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian CREEDS. An Exposition of the Articles of the Church of England. Others are in progress, and will be announced in due time. |