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EDUCATIONAL BOOKS.

schools. The Spectator calls this “one of the most instructive and valuable books that has been published for many years.”

Ramsay. — THE CATECHISER'S MANUAL; or, the Church

Catechism Illustrated and Explained, for the use of Clergymen, Schoolmasters, and Teachers. By the Rev. Arthur Ramsay,

M.A. Second Edition. 18mo. 1s. 6d.

A clear explanation of the Catechism, by way of Question and Answer, “This is by far the best Manual on the Catechism we have met with.”English Journal of Education.

Simpson. — AN EPITOME OF THE HISTORY OF THE

CHRISTIAN CHURCH. By William Simpson, M.A.

Fifth Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 3s. 6d.

A compendious summary of Church History.

Swainson. — A HANDBOOK to BUTLER'S ANALOGY. By C. A. Swainson, D.D., Canon of Chichester. Crown 8vo. 1s. 6d.

This manual is designed to serve as a handbook or road-book to the Student in reading the Analogy, to give the Student a sketch or outline map of the country on which he is entering, and to point out to him matters of interest as he passes along.

Trench. — SYNONYMS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. By

R. Chevenix Trench, D.D., Archbishop of Dublin. New

Edition, enlarged. 8vo. cloth. 12s.

The study of synonyms in any language is valuable as a discipline for training the mind to close and accurate habits of thought: more especially is this the case in Greek — “a language spoken by a people of the finest and subtlest intellect; who saw distinctions where others saw none, who divided out to different words what others often were content to huddle confusedly under a common term. This work is recognised as a valuable companion to every student of the New Testament in the original. This, the Seventh Edition, has been carefully revised, and a considerable number of new synonyms added. Appended is an Index to the Synonyms, and an Index to many other words alluded to or explained throughout the work. “He is,” the Athenæum says, “a guide in this department of know­ledge to whom his readers may intrust themselves with confidence. His sober judgment and sound sense are barriers against the misleading influence of arbitrary hypotheses.”