And flashes of fire* went forth after him. 6 He stood, and measured the land; He beheld, and difperfed the nations: And the everlasting mountains were broken afunder; The eternal paths + were trodden by him. Thou faweft the tents of Cufhan in affliction : The curtains of the land of Midian trembled. Was the anger of Jehovah kindled against the floods? Was thine indignation against the fea, When thou didst ride on thine horses, and on thy chariots of deliverance? 9 Thy bow was made bare, According to the oath unto the tribes, even the promise. Thou didst cleave the ftreams of the land: The deep uttered its voice: It lifted up its hands on high. The fun and the moon stood ftill in their habitation : By their brightnefs, the lightning of thy fpear. In thine indignation didst thou march through the רשף -flashes of fire], quicquid volando adurit et inflammat. Caft. lex. Ardor vibrans ac corufcus. Schultens, on Job v. 7. See alfo Guffetius; who, by comparing Pf. lxxviii. 48, with Ex. ix. 29, collects timt has the nature of N, fire: but thinks it id, quod in igne vehementiori fefe vibrat; flamma rubens. Lev. x. 2, Numb. xi. I. xvi. 35. the Ifraelites were confumed by a fire which went out from Jehovah. And Lev. ix. 24. the burnt offering was confumed by a fire which came out from before Jehovah. 6. measured] Divided it out, like a conqueror. Pf. lx. 6. Green. 6. have aún, and Chald. V, from V, movit. Hence Cappellus conjectures; and Houbigant, 1, et concuffit, or, et fubjecit. Poffibly, and moved. -difperfed] One fignification of the Arabic root in Caft. lex. is fparfit, difperfit; and in Syr. Chald. Arab. the word fignifies defluxit, didit. It may therefore be rendered in Hiphil. defluere, vel decidere, fecit. "--the nations] All who oppofed his people; and particularly the feven nations. -mountains-hills.] This may be understood of cleaving the rock for water: Ex. xvii. 6: and of God's wonderful display of his power on Sinai, when the mouuntáin fhook. Ex. xix. 18. -eternal paths] Literally, God occupied the fummit of the eternal mount Sinai; and led his people over the eternal mountains in Arabia Petræa. And this fenfe is preferable to the figurative one; that his ways, or doings, are predetermined from everlasting.' * Hebr. at his feet. † Hebr. were his. Hebr. under. tent-curtains. I 3 Or, • In In thy wrath didft thou tread the nations. 13 Thou wenteft forth for the deliverance of thy people, Even for the deliverance of thine anointed ones. • Thou didst wound the head out of the house of the wicked: Thou didst lay bare the foundation to the rock: [Selah.] 14 Thou didst pierce with thy rod the head of his villages. They rushed as a whirlwind to scatter us: 15 16 17 Their rejoicing was, as if they should devour the poor Thou didst march through the fea with thine horses: When I heard thy fpeech, my bowels trembled: At the voice my lips quivered: Rottennefs entered into my bones, and I trembled in † my place; Because I fhall be brought to the day of trouble, To go up captive unto the people who fhall invade us with their troops. 1 But although the figtree fhall not flourish, And there fhall be no produce in the vines;`' The fruit of the olive fhall fail, And the fields fhall not yield food; The flocks fhall be cut off from the fold, 18 Yet will I rejoice in Jehovah, I will exult in the God of my falvation. 19 The Lord Jehovah is my ftrength; And he will make my feet like hind's feet, And will caufe me to tread on mine high places.` [To the chief mufician on my ftringed inftruments.]? Whoever will compare our old tranflation with the above, must be convinced that it fhould at least be carefully revifed and corrected. The ftyle of it, which age has in fome degree confecrated, and is poffeffed of a certain kind of dignified fimplicity, cannot poffibly be much improved; but its inaccuracies are too great and númerous, not to reflect dishonour on the prefent enlightened age, if fomething is not done by public authority towards the removal of them. Such an undertaking would lay the foundation for other neceffary amendments in our church establishment; which, if conducted with candour and moderation, would tend to obviate the cavils of fectaries, and blunt the arrows of infidelity. * Hebr. thresh. † Hebr. under me. Ob Obfervations on the Importance of the American Revolution, and the Means of making it a Benefit to the World. Το which is added, A Letter from M. Turgot, late Comptroller-general of the Finances of France: with an Appendix, containing a Tranflation of the Will of M. Fortuné Ricard, lately published in France. By Richard Price, D. D. LL. D. 8vo. Cadell. IF 2s. 6d.. we have fometimes differed in opinion from Dr. Price, we have never queftioned his candour and fincerity: if he has mistaken the proper means to attain his end, and, in that career, injured the country to which his first allegiance was due, he probably was influenced by a warmth of zeal for what might appear to him, the caufe of virtue and innocence; a warmth that often misleads, and a zeal that frequently blinds the judgment. The caufe of our difagreement is now at an end; and we can look on the United States as a new nation, in its infancy; on America as a new world, which requires to be fostered and instructed. In the difcuffions on this fubject, we would wish to avoid all reafoning from events the impartial pen of hiftory will delineate the late fcenes of war in different colours from thofe which either the warmth of enthufiafm, or the gloom of difappointment may employ; America will probably not appear the land of patriotifm and virtue, nor England the haughty tyrant and unjust oppreffor. If we exclude then, thefe little points, the veteris veftigia flammæ,' and look on the Americans with an impartial eye, as citizens of the world, we must allow a confiderable share of merit to thefe Obfervations: they are often clear, candid, and judicious. The author, however, is not always able to avoid the extravagancies of fpeculative politi cians; and in the management of his new Utopia, he seems to expect more than those who are acquainted with the natural depravity of mankind will allow. Perhaps the author's title promies too much; for the great object of his precepts is to fecure the happiness and profperity of America. The world' in general may be benefited by their example; but it is not eafy to fay, how far his advice can be with advantage adopted in different ftates of fociety. Perhaps Dr. Price, in his fondness for this new world, having been engaged in rearing it, at the risk of much abuse, and Some danger,' may have forgot that there is any other: we are forry to have had reafon for fuppofing that there was a time when, in the fame enthufiafm, he forgot that he had a coun try. There is another overfight in this pamphlet. The United States are fuppofed to be exempted from the danger of wars; fince their vaft extent of territory, its various foils and productions, will fecure to them all their wants. Dr. Price is not aware of a powerful and jealous neighbour, on the southern part of the continent; he does not reflect on the temptations to an illicit trade; on the habits of fome of the inhabitants of North America in this way, and their probable confequences. It is a liberal and juft maxim, that reafon, properly regulated, will not mislead; and, on this foundation, Dr. Price allows the free liberty of difcuffion. But this is a dangerous topic. Reafon is feldom well regulated; we know that improper propenfities will often influence our opinions, and human wit is fo fubtle, that it can eafily give the impofing appearance of demonstration to the most dangerous tenets. We will allow, that the delufive mask may be drawn afide by a judicious reasoner; but the conteft is very unequal between reason and paffion, between the cool philofopher and the eager libertine. At the fame time, we are equally averfe with Dr. Price, to any controuling power; and can only determine, that this liberty of difcuffion, though tacitly allowed, fhould not be encouraged; it should not be reftrained by a civil magistrate; but thofe fhould not be urged to an examination who are unable properly to decide. The will of Mr. Ricard was lately published in France, and conveyed by Dr. Franklin to Dr. Price, who justly obferves, that the turn of humour in it undoubtedly renders it a compofition not perfectly fuitable to the other parts of this pamphlet.'-His grandfather gave him twenty-four livres, and, at the death of the grandfon, it amounted to five hundred. This fum is directed to be divided into five parts. The first, with the accumulated compound intereft, to be applied at the end of one century; the fecond at the end of two; and the last at the end of five hundred years. The applica tion is particularly directed to useful and benevolent purposes. Among the deftinations of the last fum, the teftator has ordered the public debts of France and England to be paid, There is one devife that, for its benevolence and humanity, we muft tranfcribe. 'I intreat the managers of thefe public work-houfes to give the greatest encouragement to fuch trades as can be performed by women. This fex, fo dear to all fenfible minds, has been neglected or oppreffed by all our inftitutions.-Seductions cf all kinds feem to confpire againft their virtue.-Neceflity precipitates them involuntarily into an abyfs of infamy and milery. The low price which is fet upon the labour of women is out of all proportion to the inferiority of their bodily ftrength. Let the public work-houfes fet the example of paying them better. • There There are in France many houfes of correction where the mifconduct of women is feverely punished, but where in reality it is only fufpended, mere confinement having no tendency to eradicate vice. Why fhould there not be one establishment where a young woman, conquered by temptation, and on the brink of defpair, might prefent herfelf, and fay-" Vice offers me gold: 1 only afk for labour and bread. In compaffion to my remorfe affift and ftrengthen me. Open an asylum for me where I may weep without being feen, expiate thofe faults which purfue and overwhelm me, and recover a fhadow of peace." Such an inftitution exifts no where-I appoint, therefore, a thousand millions towards establishing one. The fnares which are laid by vice for women without fortunes, would make fewer victims if more affiftance was given them. We have an infinity of establishments for perfons in the higher ranks of life which do honour to the generofity of our forefathers. Why have we none for this purpose ?—I defire, therefore, that two thousand millions be employed in establishing in the kingdom a hundred hofpitals, which fhall be called Hofpitals of Angels. There fhall be admitted into each a hundred females of the age of feven or eight years, and of the most engaging forms. They fhall receive the most perfect education in regard to morals, ufeful knowledge, and agreeable: accomplishments. At the age of eighteen they may quit the hofpital in order to be married; at which period they fhall each be paid a portion of 40,000 livres. I mention this moderate fum because it is my wifh that they be neither reproached for want of fortune, nor efpoufed from intereft. An annual income of 2000 livres fhall be given alfo to their parents. **** Except once in the year at a folemn and fplendid proceffion, they fhail rarely appear in public, but shall be conftantly employed in their afylum in learning all that can render them one day' excellent wives and mothers. In order to fit them, in particular, for domeftic œconomy, I defire that after they have been taught the most accurate ideas of expences of all kinds, questions be proposed to them from time to time, to which they fhall be obliged to give aufwers by word of mouth, and alfo in writing; as for example-" If you had fuch or fuch an income, under fuch or fuch circumftances, how much would you appropriate to your table, your houfe-rent, your maintenance, and the education of your children? How many fervants would you keep? How much would you referve for fickness and unforeseen expences? How much would you confecrate to the relief of the unfortunate and the public good? If your income depended either entirely or in part upon a tranfient advantage or a place which was not affured to you, how much would you expend annually? What fum would you referve for forming a capital ?" &c. &c. Prizes publicly given to the beft answers to questions of this kind would constitute, in my opinion, an exercife equally engaging and more ufeful than |