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uvraonucnon. 5menndeviatingpeth,thatgrowsbrightarsndbrighterthemore itis trodden ; it needs no plausible arguments nor pompous dress tomake it morebright, for the more naked and simple the fact, thestronger the truth appears.Let it be notieed that God has revealed to his prophets the sameevents in divers igures and at different times,as he has to Danielin the second, seventh, and eighth chapters conceming the fourkingdoms; or to Peter, (see Acts x. 16 ;) also Isaiah and John.Then, to get the whole truth, all those visions or prophecies mustbe concentrated and brought together, that have reference to thesubject which we wish to investigate; and when combined, let everyword and sentence have its proper bearing and force in the grandwhole, and the theory or system, as 1 have before shown, must beconect. I have likewise noticed that in those events, visions, andprophecies which have had their fulfilment, every word and everyparticular has had an exact and literal accomplishment, and thatno two events have ever happened, that I can learn, which will exactlyapply or fullil the same prophecy. Take, for instance, theprophecies conceming the birth, life, and crucitixion of our Savior,and in his history we End a literal fulfilment; yet in the birth, life,or death of any other individual it would be in vain to find a parallel.Again, take the prophecies which have been admitted, byProtestants at least, to apply to Cyrus, Alexander, Julius Ctesar,destruction of Jerusalem, and the church of Rome, andl have neverbeen able to trace even a resemblance to the prophecies in questionin any historical events except the true ones. If this is tme, maywe not suppose that the unfulfilled prophecies in their accomplishmentswill be asequally evident and literal TThere are twoimportant points to which all prophecyseems tocentre, like a cluster of grapes upon its stem-the Erst and secondcoming of Christ; the irst coming to proclaim the gospel, set uphis kingdom, surfer for sinners, and bring in an everlasting righteousness.His second coming, to which the ardent faith and pioushope ofthe tried and tempted child of God centres, is for completeredemption from sin, for the justification and gloriication promisedto all those who look for his appearing, the destruction of the wickedand mystical Babylon, the abomination ofthe whole earth.Hisint coming was as a man, his human naturebeing only visible,lis Godhead known only in his miracles. His second coming willhe as God, his divine Godhead and power beingmost visible. Heea||sstirst,|ikethefgirst man ofthe earth, esrthy;" his second