QUICKSANDS: OR, Prevalent Fallacies in Belief and Worship Pointed Out, WITH THEIR REMEDIES. BY THE REV. STEPHEN JENNER, M.A. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS Upon Seven of the Essays in this volume, us originally published; now revised and enlarged, with the addition of Three new Essays. "This is no common-place book. There is a vivacity and force about the style, as well as an originality and freshness about the thoughts, which make it anything but dull reading; while there is a fund of information in the work on various subjects connected with religion which renders it as instructive as it is interesting. Had this work appeared under the name of a dignitary, or a politician, or a celebrity of any sort, it would have made what certain literary liners call a 'sensation.' There is an acuteness of perception and an analysis so searching in some of the author's thoughts that remind one of Pascal and Port Royal. We do most heartily commend this admirable volume. It cannot fail to create a sound and healthy sentiment on subjects which passion warps and prejudice clouds in the present day."-The Press. "These essays are entitled, in our judgment, to a standard work among the religious literature of the age. Christians of all denominations would do well to become possessed of them."-The Standard. "This is a book worth reading. We have perused it with no ordinary pleasure, for it is the production of no ordinary mind. It is replete with sound wisdom; and every page shows a power of intellect, a fertility of genius, and a largen ess of soul which cannot but attract the reader. It is a book for these times. We recommend it strongly as a volume that ought to be read."-The National Standard. "Will repay an attentive perusal."-Scottish Guardian. "Of these essays we may say that they deal with their subjects from the author's point of view generally in a masterly and original manner."-Clerical Journal. "These essays are very ably written. The reasoning is close and logical, and characterized by extreme fairness and candour. Throughout the volume there is much originality of thought, and happiness of style and expression."-Morning Herald. "This series of essays on some of the most vital errors of the day, from the pen of so profound a theologian as Mr. Jenner, cannot but be welcome at a time so rife with controversy as the present We commend them to our readers, both for the soundness of their theol gy aud the ability with which they have been penned.”— Church and State Gazette. "Of the essays, the most valuable and instructive are those on Sacramental Efficacy, and "the Conflict," or "True Cross." In these he has embodied in terse and vigorous language the principles and doctrines he had taught from the pulpit."—The John Bull. "Expresses his opinions with clearness and ability."-Morning Post. "A very well written and instructive work, well worth the profound attention of all persons."-The Record. "Written in a clear and vigorous style, every line of it indicating that it proceeds from the pen of the scholar as well as the Christian."-Morning Advertiser. "Mr. Jenner is a man of thought, with a dash of original genius in him. The book is marked by super or information."-The Christian Witness. "We have no hesitation in pronouncing this one of the ablest works that has appeared on the present agitated religious questions. All ministers of the Gospel ought to study it carefully."-The Bulwark. "Amidst all the discu-sion that has recently taken place in regard to Trictarianism and Popery, little has been done to lay bare those peculiarities of fallen human nature to which they form such cunning adaptations. The great John Owen has a masterly sermon on one branch of the subject, and Archbishop Whateley has glanced at the entire sweep of it in his usual powerfully and masterly way; but we have not seen anything so close, so sifting, and so satisfactory, as this treatise by Mr. Jenner." (Name of Review lost.) "The essays are, as a whole, clear and convincing, showing much deep thought and acute reasoning."-The Patriot. "We have read much of this book with sincere pleasure. Mr. Jenner is evidently a man of of refined, reflective, and cultivated mind. The principles maintained are, in our view, generally sound: the tone and temper are healthy; and the arguments are conducted with calmness and strength. It is a book for many, and especially for those of educate i minds who are seeking light on the subjects discussed.”—The Eclectic. "We consider that we do our part n simply calling the attention of our readers to the fountain at which (if so inclined) they may quench their thirst; and we can assure them that it bubbles vigorously, flows freely, and that the waters are pure, and, to our taste, healthy and life-giving."-Maidstone, Chatham, and Canterbury Journal. "One of Truth's most splendid triumphs ever achieved by calm investigation and the patient force of thought. The Church of England owes Mr. Jenner a deep debt of gratitude for these masterly essays."-Essex Standard. These are all the notices, so far as the author knows, by the public press, of seven of these essays when they appeared in their original form; except by one paper, which curtly dismissed them with the single observation "Mr. Jenner's essays are not worth the trouble they take in endeavouring to comprehend them." The name of this journal is withheld only out of a charitable consideration. THE HOLY CHILD: a Poem in four Cantos. Also an ODE TO SILENCE, and other Poems. London: Longmans, Green, and Co. Price 5s. NOTICES OF THE PRESS. "The poems of this volume are carefully written; they are full of thought, and will bear comparison with the best examples of recent poetry. Speaking of them as a whole, we have much pleasure in awarding them a high meed of praise." Journal of Sacred Literature. "No one can open Mr. Jenner's handsome volume, and glance at the contents, without feeling that he has the 'ring' of a true poet about him; and without being attracted at almost every page with some musical line, or refined poetical sentiment."-The Clerical Journal. "This volume is got up in a peculiarly chaste and elegant style, devoid of everything ornate or pretentious. 'A Summer's Eve's Contemplation' is genuine poetry, abounding with brilliant conceptions, and characterized by graceful and harmonious versification."--The Examiner. "Much to praise, and little to find fault with."-The Westminster Review. "The author of this volume displays many attributes of the true poet. He is not a mere versifier, nor a composer of metrical conceits. He is touched with the great inspiration of the muse. He combines tenderness of feeling, sympathy with suffering, much pathetic appreciation of human sentiment, with originality of thought. The 'Ode to Silence' conveys many an indication of true poetry, viz., freshness of subject, elevation of thought, and extensive play of fancy. But Mr. Jenner excels most in the true element of the poet,-pathos, sympathy, and tenderness of feeling. The volume is well fitted by the style in which it is got up, as well as by its contents, for a place on the drawing-room table of every house that would deserve the sacred name of 'home.'”—The Press and St. James's Chronicle. |