great Redeemer of mankind, every man, in every nation upon earth, in whom is found the probity and candour which would lead him to believe on Jefus as the fent of God, if he had the opportunity of knowing him, fhall be accepted with him? Thofe, indeed, to whom the Gospel is revealed, have no ground to hope for the Divine favour and acceptance, except by an humble dependance on that efficacy in the death of Chrift, which our Saviour himself and his apostles have held forth as the terms of falvation. Nevertheless, in a perfect confiftency with this, it may be hoped, that this blefied efficacy thall extend to the cafe of thofe to whom the Gospel never was revealed, so far, at least, as to procure for them fuch measures of forgiveness and mercy, and fuch an acceptance of their honefty and candour, as they could not have otherwife obtained."

As there was nothing myftical in the doctrine of belief on the Lord Jefus, as it was propofed to the Jews, fo is there nothing in it but what is plain and intelligible as it ought to be explained to Chriftians in all ages. A great portion of the religious folly of the prefent age fprings from incorrect interpretations of this fimple doctrine. Faith is regarded, not as a fincere belief which leads to a good life, but as a fupernatural endowment which is referved for the Elect alone, and which is fo far from being neceffarily connected with piety and active virtue, that it is conceived even, to fuperfede them in a great measure. It is well known that the mafs of mankind have, in all ftages of the world, poffeffed a fort of additional faculty, the objects of which are myfterious doctrines in religion; and it is equally well known that a fufficient number of men has been found in every country, both able and willing to fupply that faculty with abundant materials for profound contemplation; we therefore exhort fuch learned and perfpicuous divines as reft their reputation on popular delufion to keep out of the hands of fuch of their difciples as can read English this fermon by Dr. Craig, on "believing in the Lord Jefus Chrift;" and let thofe true churchmen, who are fo partial to the tenets of Calvin, take a lesson on preaching from a member of that church whofe peculiar doctrines are diftinguished by his name.

The length to which we have carried our remarks on these two fubjects will prevent us from entering into another, which makes a diftinguished figure in thefe volumes; we mean the Scripture doctrine of regeneration; a doctrine which enthufiafts have abufed, and at which fceptics have laughed, but which the fober Chriftian has always regarded as rational and worthy of God. It is treated in a peculiarly happy manner by Dr. Craig. The fermons alfo on the characters of Judas icariot and Pontius Pilate, as well as the excellent difcourfe

on the character of a minifter of the Gofpel, are executed in a very matterly ftyle. With regard to the language and compofition of thefe fermons, we cannot fay any thing to better parpofe or in fewer words than the following account of them that is given by the writer of Dr. Craig's life. His excellent tafie, early formed by the perufal of the beft claffical authors, preferved him alike from the groveling, quaint, and verbole jargon of mere illiterate, and from the trim ornament, the fiudied figures, and laboured imagery of mere artificial, eloquence. He wished to be correct in the ufe of words and the ftructure of fentences; but thought it unneceffary to be very nicely correct. He did not think that fuch fcrupulous attention fuited the ferious and folemn dignity of the pulpit. The method, ftructure, or what is properly the composition of the difcourfes, will appear lefs exceptionable than the expreflion. They poffefs a great thare of that excellence which is conferred by unity of defign and perfpicuity of arrangement. The divifions are natural; the parts are eafi'y connected with one another; and the leading propofitions or obfervations are often fo fiationed, with regard to their importance or ingenuity, that by a delightful progress they feem to rife on the mind."

After what we have faid of thefe Sermons, we need scarcely add, that we confider them as deferving of the moft ferious attention from every perfon who withes to fee a plain and rational account of fome of the most important doctrines of our holy religion, and a clear expofition of its leading rules of morality, illuftrated by delineations of the most inftructive Scripture characters, and enforced by the many preffing mo tives which that religion fo amply fupplies.

Buchanan's Journey from Madras through the Countries of Myfore, Canara, and Malabar, &c.

[Continued from page 44.]

THE Second volume of this Journey contains the author's journal from Sira to Seringapatam, through part of the Myfore or Karnata fouth from the Cavery river to the frontiers of the kingdom of Madura; from Kaveri-pura to the province of Coimbetore; from the city of Coimbetore to the frontier of Malabar; journey through the fouth of Malabar, and route from Valiencodu to Coduwully, through Panyani and the central to the northern parts of Malabar. From Sira and Madighefhy, the moft northern fortrefs in the Myfore dominions, to Seringapatam, the author details the con

tinued fcenes of defolation, ruin, and depopulation, which this once rich and fertile country now difplays. The effect of the miferies and fufferings of the people on the obferver can only be equalled by that of their ignorance and infestate fuperftition. Perhaps, indeed, their increafing calamities have greatly contributed to increase their weakness, as they unquestionably must have retarded their progrefs in civilization. Yet even this furnishes a favourable occation for a judicous government, actuated by found policy, to infure the loyalty and gratitude of thefe people by guaranteeing their future tranquillity; by giving them examples of moderation and impartial juftice; by increafing their focial enjoyments, enlightening their underftandings, and convincing them, by the evidence of facts, how greatly fuperior the religion and principles of Europeans are to thofe of their country, which tolerate rapine, revenge, and murder. The horrid cufiom of burning women on the funeral pile of their husbands is now declining all over India; but this is rather the effect of what they confider, in fome refpects not improperly, a laxity of manners than improved civilization.

The fortrefs of Madighethy, fituated on a rock of very difficult access, is garrifoned by a few feapoys, to prevent the incurfions of robbers from the Nizam's territory. "The place," obferves Dr. B., "originally belonged to a Polygar family, a lady of which, named Madighethy, having burned herfelf with her husband's corpfe, her name was given to the town; for above the ghats, or paffes, this practice, as far as I can learn, has always been very rare, and confequently gave the individuals who fuffered a greater réputation than where it is conftantly used. Madighefhy was afterwards governed by Ránis, or princeffes, of the fame family with the heroine from whom it derived its name."-The following ac count of the cowkeepers will illufirate both the fuperftition and the effects of rapine on the poor Hindus.

"The native officer commanding the feapoys in the fort [of Madighey] having informed me that I was deceived concerning the herds of breeding cattle, and the village officers being called, he gave fuch particular information where the herds were, that it became impotlible for them to be any longer concealed. The people, in excufe for themselves, faid, they were afraid that I had come to take away their cattle for the ufe of Colonel Wellefley's army, then in the field against Dundià; and, although they had no fear about the payment, yet they could not be acceffory to the crime of giving up oxen to flaughter. In the morning I took the village officers with me, and visited fome of the herds; but the whole people in the place were in fuch agitation, that I could little depend on the truth of the

accounts which they gave; and I do not copy what they faid, as I had an opportunity foon after of getting more fatisfactory informa

tion.

"The country round Madigheshy is full of little hills, and is overgrown with copfe wood. The villages of the Goalas, or cow-keepers, are scattered about in the woods, and furrounded by a little cultivation of dry-field. The want of water is every where feverely felt, and the poor people live chiefly on horse-gram [kind of horfe beans], their ragy [or corn] having failed. In many places the foil feems capable of admitting the cultivation to be much extended."

"The vallies fhowed marks of having once been in a great meafure cultivated, and contained the ruinous villages of their former inhabitants. Ever fince the devaftation committed by Purferam Bhow, and the fubfequent famine, they have been nearly wafte; and many of the fields are overgrown with young trees. A few wretched inhabitants remain, and a few fields are cultivated; and it is said, that this year greater progrefs would have been made toward the recovery of the country, had not the feafon been remarkably dry and unfavourable."

"I found that every town and village in this hilly country had herds of breeding cattle. One of the herds I had met on the road, but they were fo fierce, that, without protection from the keepers, it would have been unfafe to approach them."

"In this country the Cadu Goalas, or Goalaru, are those who breed cattle. Their families live in small villages near the skirts of the woods, where they cultivate a little ground, and keep fome of their cattle, feiling in the towns the produce of the dairy. Their families are very numerous, feven or eight young men in each being common, Two or three of thefe attend the flocks in the woods, while the remainder cultivate their fields, and fupply the towns with fire-wood, and with firaw for thatch. Some of them alfo hire themfelves to the farmers as fervants. They are a very dirty people, much worse than even the generality of the people of Karnáta; for they wear no cloathing but a blanket, and generally fleep among the cattle; which, joined to a warm climate, and rare ablutions, with vermin, itch, ring worms, and other cutaneous diforders, render them very offenfive."

Some idea of the violent difpofition of these people, and of their unreasonablenefs and ferocious bigotry, may be formed from the account of their ridiculous but virulent difputes in the final market town of Gubi, which contains only 360 houfes and 154 ihops. It will be evident that a few fanatical tailors, fent by the Methodist miffionary fociety of London, would not be very fuccefsiul in civilizing and converting fuch people to Chrifiianity. On the contrary, if they are to be civilized, it inuft be by men of the very firtt talents and learning in the country, and not by creatures as weak as them

felves. scribed.

Their disturbances about precedence are thus de

"From the pride of two contending fects, the Comaties and the Banijigas, Gubi has lately been in a very diforderly ftate, and has even been in danger of deftruction. The former having erected a temple to a fainted virgin of their tribe, who threw herself into the flames, rather than gratify the luft of a tyrannic Rája, the Banijigas took offence, pretending that fuch a temple was contrary to the cuftoms of the town, there never before having been in that place any fuch building. Both parties being obftinate, the one to .retain the temple, and the other to deftroy it, Purnea [minifter of the Myfore Raja] lat year ordered the town to be divided by a wall; on one fide of which the Comaties and their adherents fhould live, and on the other their adverfaries. The Comaties hitherto had on their fide fome fhow of reafon, as they did not attempt to force any one to honour their faint; but now they became exorbitant in their pretenfions; they would not fubmit to the order of Purnea; and faid, that the cuftom of the town was for all parties to live together, the Brahmans excepted, who occupied the fort; and that it would be an infringement of the rules of caft -for them to be forced into a feparate quarter. The Banijigas, to fhow their moderation, now offered to leave the town altogether, and to build a fuburb on the opposite fide of the fort, where at prefent there are no houfes. To this alfo the Comaties, on the fame grounds, refufed their confent. The quarrel has lately been inflamed, by the chief of the Comatics having, during a proceffion, entered the town on horfeback with an umbrella carried over his head; which are affumptions of rank, that the Banjigas have beheld with the utmost indignation. Purnea, I fuppofe, thinks that they are leat in the wrong, and has appointed one of this caft to be Amildar. He has arrived here with pofitive orders to affem ble a council of wife men; and, thefe having determined what the custom originally was, to enforce that with the utmolt rigour. The Amildar feems to be a prudent man, and not at all heated with the difpute; in which moderation he is not imitated by any one of the inhabitants, except the Bráhmans, who look with perfect indifference upon all the difputes of the low cafts. How far the plan propofed will be fuccefsful, however, it is difficult to fay. Both fides are extremely violent and obftinate; for in defence of its conduct neither party has any thing like reafon to advance. If juftice be done, both fides will complain of partiality, and murmurs are now current about the neceffity of killing a jack-afs in the ftreet. This may be confidered as a flight matter; but it is not fo, for it would be attended by the immediate defolation of the place. There is not a Hindu in Karnáta that would remain another night in it, unless by compulfion. Even the adverfaries of the party who killed the afs would think themielves bound in honour to fly. This fingular cuf tom feems to be one of the refources upon which the natives have fallen to refift arbitrary oppreffion; and may be had recourfe to