nerable teachers he names JAMES LOUIS PESCHIER a name no less dear to the churches of France than to that of the Genevese republic; having pronounced a just eulogy upon the extent and profundity of erudition by which he is distinguished-and of which a remarkable proof is given the reviewer adds that in the character of M. Peschier the humility of the Chistian is yet still more conspicuous than the learning of the professor.

On account of a painful weakness of sight, with which he has been afflicted for many years past, M. Peschier has been obliged to confine himself to extemporaneous preaching; to this circumstance it is owing that the Editor has to regret his being unable to enrich the present selection with any discourse of the professor's composition.

To those acquainted with Geneva, the reputation of CELLERIER is equally well known. Five generations have been edified by the pious and affectionate lessons of this excellent divine;

and in the minds of the oldest as well as the youngest of his fellow citizens, whatever suggests the idea of goodness, greatness of mind, sound piety, and Christian benevolence, is associated with his name. Unassuming, disinterested, and without the least particle of worldly ambition, the Rev. J. I. S. Cellerier devoted thirty years of his life to the care of a country parish, only occasionally preaching at Geneva; and when at length he was prevailed upon to retire upon a small pension, and to transfer his labours to his son, he still chose to remain among the flock over whom he had presided. The son proved himself not unworthy of such a father. He was some time after called to the chair of the professor of Hebrew, at Geneva, on which occasion he was succeeded by M. GAUSSEN, who has ever since continued to tread in the path marked out for him by his revered predecessor and friend.

The Editor, whose design in this volume is

to introduce to the acquaintance of the English reader as many of the celebrated members of the Genevese church as its narrow limits will admit, cannot adopt a better mode of conveying some idea of the successors of M. Cellerier, than by quoting a few passages from the farewell sermon addressed to his village congregation in 1816, by that excellent man himself. "You regret," he says, alluding to his son, "the loss of the young minister who was my immediate successor amongst you. He was born amongst you; his earnest wish was to live and die with you, and to repay your affection, by proving that he felt the most tender concern for your spiritual and eternal welfare. His hope of being useful has, however, been directed into another channel; and it is with heartfelt sorrow that he sees himself under the necessity of leaving you after so short a period, and of submitting to those superior orders which, under divine Providence, call him to

supply the wants of the Church in another

manner.

"That Providence, ever merciful, gives you in his room another self, the friend of his heart, a man mighty in the Scriptures; one who, like his Master, will speak to you with authority; one who has the inestimable gift of awakening, of inspiring, of elevating the soul; whose heart already yearns after you; who, worthy to be the organ of God's word, will preach it to you in the same sublime purity in which he received it. He comes amongst you in the happy season of his youth-to you he makes an offering of the first fruits of those eminent talents which are treasured up in his mind-he places wholly at your disposal a rich deposit of high and unadulterated feelings, fed and supported by faith. To him, with unbounded confidence, which he will not fail to justify, we resign the awful charge of your souls, hitherto entrusted to us."

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Eight years of a vigilant and successful ministry have fully justified the proud hopes entertained of M. Gaussen by his venerated friend,

still a daily witness of his zealous and assiduous labours to promote the cause of truth.

From the four admirable volumes of sermons published by M. Cellerier, the Editor has selected one only, (Sermon I.) His selection would probably have been less limited, had he not known that the Rev. Dr. Luscombe, who, during a residence of many years in France, has had ample opportunities of acquiring a knowledge of the Protestant clergy of that kingdom, and of the excellent publications which they have sent into the world, has included several of the discourses of this author in a work which will appear about the same time, and which was undertaken with the same object as the Editor's compilation.

Of Mr. Gaussen's composition the reader will find a specimen in Sermons III. and IV.; and