and properly so;-because, in Hebrew, lead is gnopheret, on account of being easily reducible to its atomical state, or dust. The "woman in the midst" is expressed in the Hebrew Bible by the words n N (isha achat), fire-substance, that which is, or a certain fire, (taking the hay of the word N (isha) as a paragogic letter, i. e., laying stress on the preceding letter,) which words also signify a woman. Although only one woman was pressed into the ephah, yet the description says that two came out," And they had wings as the wings of a stork," which com

was said to be in length twenty cubits, and in breadth ten cubits. This measurement, I conclude, was merely given by the angel to show the prophet that even this vision or appearance-this diminutive similitude of the earth,-being sent by the Almighty himself, was to be looked upon as a thing not left at random, but regulated by measure, as all His works are in unison with the inquiry of Isaiah, c. xl. v. 12.-" Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance ?"

So that even the little ephah was to be measured, and its dust weighed. The word measure may be taken in either

sense.

pleted the symbol, because the expansion of four wings made it accord with the four cardinal extremities: the Eastern, the Western, the Northern, and the Southern, wings, were emblems of the spirit or wind. They are expressed in the Hebrew (canfote), which word is a noun feminine plural, signifying the borders, extremities, or edges of the earth. Confined to that point of view only, it was right, but when the expansion of wings described by the prophet bore up that which was emblematic of the altar -descriptive of the firm-set, immoveable, earth -into an unappropriate station, it was deemed wickedness. "And this," said he, "is their resemblance through all the earth."

And this likewise, I do not hesitate to say, is OUR RESEMBLANCE THROUGH ALL THE EARTH;

for the doctrines of scientific astronomy have made themselves a dwelling-place in every quarter of the habitable globe!

Finally, let us not forget how the SAVIOUR hath warned the world to understand the nature of that deadly sin-the idol of the desolator—

solar fixture.

When he uttered the prophetic injunction, "When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation," &c. &c., it was meant not only to be heard and read, but to be understood, in order that the inhabitants of the world might begin to prepare a place of refuge from the destined tremendous, hovering, wrath which should pour upon the people like an overflowing flood of " great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world!"

The question therefore recurs,-What is the Adversary if it be not the solar fixture, with its attendant revolving wickedness-the MOTION of the EARTH? The very SAVIOUR of the world, in his " Gospel of the kingdom," hath declared it to be so! How is it, then, that a professor and member of Christianity scouts the INSTRUCTOR at this point? The unbiassed mind would seek no further, but rest satisfied with the truth,-whilst the mind entangled in speculative science has a labyrinth of obstacles to surmount ere its possessor can be entitled to the name of TRUE BELIEVER! The reason is, that, with the latter,

arguing from Scripture is as arguing from a dead letter! It is, however, to be remembered that the denunciations pronounced by Jesus Christ against the transgression which has been the chief subject of our Postscript can neither be proved to be false, nor averted by man's unbelief. The rod impends, whether we will or not.

It therefore appears to me to be high time to search after what Christ hath enjoined us to understand regarding the statute of the heathen, the system of the Sun,-to assure ourselves whether it be not of the nature of Antichrist ; seeing that the SAVIOUR himself observes-" he that is not against us is on our part." Consequently that system which is at variance with HIS " Gospel of the kingdom," and his annunciations, cannot be on his part. It naturally falls into the evil train of the Adversary's false reasonings, and as unavoidably into that of Antichrist.

It is worthy of note that the most important TRUTHS are couched in few words, provided they be drawn from that incontestable source - the

INSPIRATION OF GOD, whilst multitudes are required in the vain endeavour to prove those few words to be untrue! Thus, of the earth's position in the scale of creation, it is written, "He spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast;"-likewise, without motion for ever and ever." Those first twelve words have never been removed from the "Sacred Book," the "Holy Book ;" and I hesitate not to say that twelve millions of words used in the attempt to prove those inspired twelve false are but as a drop lost in the ocean; for although publications yearly teem with them, yet, as they are finally inconclusive, they are of none effect.

The Archbishop of Dublin, in one of his sermons, when speaking of truth and faith in opposition to falsehood and disguise, observes:"The part of a lover of truth is to follow her at all hazards, after the example of Him who came into the world that he might bear witness to the

It therefore affords me much gratification to

reflect that that distinguished dignitary has borne