.. FOR THE ENQUIRER. THE POET CLEANTHES.
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ST. PAUL, in his eloquent and interesting Ad- dress to his auditors from Mars Hill, at Athens, referred them to certain of their own Greek poets, for the following declaration :-" We are also his offspring" These precise words are found in an astronomical poem of Aratus, of Soli in Cilicia, and one of his countrymen. As the Apostle has mentioned not one, but several authors, and as the same sentiment, with the omission of but one word, is in the Hymn of Cleanthes, there can be but little doubt. (f any,l that the composition of this Greek poet was also in his mind, at the time of making the above mentioned quotation and, in 30 doing, hath unquestionably sanctioned the Poets sentiment.

 Cleanthes was Stoic philosopher. the disciple and successor of Zeno: and the circumstance, that one of the thoughts in this beautiful compo- stion is referred to, in Scripture alone gives it an ample claim to the Christian readers notice and respect. But this poem. independently of this consideration, is fully deserving of it for it is re. markable, that, by simply substituting the name of God for that ot love, a Christian might adop,

 it wholly as one of his own sacred songs of praise

 It isa noble relic of Poets inspiration and gen. 1 jus. On the subject of this Hymn, the excellent and learned Dr.. Doddridge, has thus expressed himself: ,.- .....

 "For we his offspring are." These words, (7ou gar genos hesnaen,) which choose to put in a poetical order in the Version, as best initiating the Original, are we'll known to be found in Aratps, a Poet of Cilcia, Paul's own country, who lived al. most 300 years before this time. wonder so few writers should have added, that they are, with the alteration of one letter only, to be found in the Hymn of Cleanthes to Jupiter. of the Supreme God which willingly mention. as beyond com parison the purest and finest p,ece of natural reli gion. of its length, which ! know in the whole world of pagan antiquity and which. so far as can recollect, contains nothing unworthy of [ Christian, or, I had almost said, of an inspired pen. It is to be found in Henry Stephens Poet

 cal Philosophy. page 4o and seqssenter, and witt Duport's Latin Translation, in Cudworths Intel lectual System, Book 1, Chap. 4, pages 432, 433-- and am sorry know not where to refer my reader to good English version of it. The Apos. tie perhaps might refer to Cleanthes, we'll to his countryman Aratus, when he introduces this quotation, as what some of their own poets had said."-DoddssSe on Acts xvii, 2s, vol. 3, p. 2s4