FROM THE REY. J. T. BROOKE, D. D., RECTOR OF CHRIST CHURCH, CINCINNATI. "About twenty years ago a clerical friend, now a Bishop of our Church,* read me a few passages from the Letters of certain Jews to Voltaire,' which, with his commendations, gave me a high estimation of the work. In my perusal of it I have not been disappointed. In its style, there is no attempt at fine writing. It is simple and direct, but withal, so vivid, there is no danger of weariness in reading it. Every admirer of good argumentative writing, will become interested in it. And the pious reader, who esteems the truth' above all price, will scarcely repress a smile of satisfaction, at the dexterity and efficiency with which the shrewd Israelites upset, one by one, the specious objections of a bold and talented infidel. I rejoice that the volume is to be reprinted, and cheerfully recommend it to public patronage." FROM BISHOP MCILVAINE. "I fully concur in the sentiments expressed by the Rev. J. T. Brooke, &c., as to the value of the Jews' Letters to Voltaire. I am confident that the republication of the work in this country, after it has been so long out of print, would be of great service to the cause of truth." CHAS. P. McILVAINE, Bishop of the Diocese of Ohio. FROM THE REV. H. B. BASCOм, D. D., OF THE METHODIST E. CHURCH, AND PRESIDENT OF TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY. I cannot hesitate a moment, in recommending the "Letters of certain Jews to Voltaire," as well calculated to accomplish the original object of its publication. It is a sober but masterly defence of the Historical truth of the Jewish Scriptures. I cheerfully commend the work to the patronage of all who may wish to acquaint themselves with the truth of Revelation. March 14th, 1845. FROM THE REV. L. L. HAMLINE, A. M., BISHOP OF THE M. E. CHURCH. "I do not hesitate to say that it is a rare curiosity in Literature, and a most interesting defence of the Jewish sacred writings against the virulent assaults of Voltaire. I hope to see it placed in every family library." THE TESTIMONY OF A LEARNED JEW.-FROM J. JONAS, PARNAS, OR PRESIDING ELDER OF THE HOLY CONGREGATION OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, CINCINNATI. "The republishing of these Letters, in my humble opinion, will be of great benefit to the community, of all sects and religions; especially as the works of Voltaire and many other deists, are in the hands off numerous individuals, without the antidote.' From the Rev. J. A. Gurley, of the Universalist Church, Cincinnati. "By republishing these Letters, you will perform a valuable service, indeed, for the community, and will deserve the thanks of all Christians." * Bishop Johns of Virginia. FROM THE REV. L. BEECHER, D. D., OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PRO-* FESSOR OF THEOLOGY, AND PRESIDENT OF LANE SEMINARY. "It is forty years since I read the 'Jews' Letters to Voltaire,' with great profit to the present hour. They were intended to answer the objections, and ' expose the ignorance and lies of that arch infidel, which were scattered through his works, at a time when he was monarch of polite literature and the press, in France, and in modern Europe; poisoning the minds of kings and nobles, and the common people; suspending by a universal skepticism, the being and government of God, and the existence and retributions of a future state: preparing the way which followed in the French revolution. Though the work did not prevent the explosion, as indeed nothing could, it is a most admirable antidote to the INFIDEL mania in our nation, and to the judgments of HEAVEN which would follow in its train; and it may at this day be profitably owned by every Minister, and placed in every library and read by every man whose confidence is assailed by infidel objections against the Old Testament. I cheerfully recommend the work to public confidence and patronage." FROM THE REV. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, PRESIDENT OF BETHANY COLLEGE, Va. "I regard this work as one of the most triumphant refutations of Voltaire's skeptical philosophy, and of his varied assaults against the Bible, I ever met with. It is the work of mighty minds-well read in Hebrew learning, and thorough masters of their subject. They admirably rebuke the evil genius, and expose the sophistry and insolence of the master spirit of French atheism. It will be profitable to Christians, Jews, and INFIDELS, to give the work a careful reading." FROM THE REV. N. L. RICE, OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. "I am free to say, that I think much good will result to the cause of truth, from the republication of the Jews' Letters to Voltaire."" FROM THE REV. A. H. BASSETt, President oF THE OHIO CON., M. P. CHURCH. "I have been deeply interested and highly entertained with the perusal of a volume of Letters from certain Jews to Voltaire.' The facts and arguments of these gentlemen evince a thorough and critical acquaintance with biblical and oriental literature and history. In this work, not only are all the leading objections of infidels auswered, and their sophisms refuted with an interesting originality and shrewdness of method; but a great number of difficult passages of scripture are satisfactorilly explained. This is a rare work." 66 FROM THE REV. S. W. LYND, D.D., PASTOR OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN CIN. Many of the objections of infidels to the truth of the Bible, here find a most satisfactory answer; and the work, if extensively circulated, cannot fail to be as extensively beneficial." FROM T. S. BELL, M. D., OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. "I regard the Book as one of the most extraordinary I have met in my reading, for wit, logic, courtesy, learning, and comprehensive intelligence. Some years ago, I offered twenty dollars for a copy of it, and could not buy it, but afterwards got it by accident." Guénée, Antoine LETTERS OF CERTAIN JEWS TO MONSIEUR VOLTAIRE, CONTAINING AN APOLOGY FOR THEIR OWN PEOPLE, AND FOR THE OLD TESTAMENT. WITH CRITICAL REFLECTIONS, AND A SHORT COMMENTARY EXTRACTED FROM A GREATER; VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORK. TRANSLATED BY THE REV. PHILIP LEFANU, D. D. TWO VOLS. IN ONE. THIRD AMERICAN EDITION, WTIH CORRECTIONS. PHILADELPHIA: HERMAN HOOKER. CINCINNATI: GEORGE G. JONES. |