Short Notices [pp. 674-683]

Short Notices.
minister of our church, who was drowned about a year ago.
The truth dwelt upon by the preacher, from John xiv. 3, is
that there is a coming of Christ at the death of his people.
Christ's Second Coming: will it be pre-millennial. By the
Rev. David Brown, A. M., St. James's Free Church, Glas gow, second Edition. Edinburgh. 1849. pp 497.
In the October number of this periodical, in the year 1849,
we gave a short review of the first edition of this work, to
which our readers, who feel an interest in the subject, are
referred. To this volume of Mr. Brown, several answers were
returned; one by the Duke of Manchester, one by the Rev.
H. Bonar, and another by the Rev. A. Bonar. The objections and arguments of all these are, in our opinion, fully met
and refuted by our author. He has not confined himself to
the arguments of those who have written against his book, but
has brought into view the opinions of all the most eminent premillennarians, who have written on the subject in England and
Scotland; so that this volume will furnish the reader with a
full view of the whole subject. And as the doctrines of the
pre-millennarians begin to gain admirers and advocates in this
country, it is important, in our view, that our ministers and
people should have something put into their hands to
read. For while a number of volumes in favour of the
doctrine of Christ's "Personal Reign on the Earth," have
been republished in this country, and some books written
on this side the Atlantic, with like opinions, scarcely anything
has appeared in opposition. We have been surprised that
some one of our enterprising booksellers has not observed that
this is likely to become a subject of universal interest to our
churches; and that it would be meeting the public sentiment,
to reprint such works as this of the Rev. Mr. Brown. If we are
not much mistaken there are many who would buy and read
this volume with avidity.
A Sermon on Election, in which the doctrine is proved by
Scripture, and shown to be in accordance with the experi ence, the practice, and the prayers, of all truly regenerate
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