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_72 ucfunz rv.ends the seventy weeks, proves Daniel's prophecy true,establishes the vision, confounds the Jew, confutes theinlidol, and ought to establish the mind of every believerin the remainder of the vision.`Here, then, is a combination of facts and circumstances,together with dates and times, which throwsupon the mind such strong array of testimony, that itwould seem no rational being con d withstand the prooffAnd methinks I hear some say,Why all this argument?No one but a Jew ever disputed, ut that the seventyweeks were fixliilled at the death of Christ, and that aday in this prophecy was atigure of a year.should not have been thus particular, and have trespassedso much on your time to prove a given point inChristendom, had 1 not recently met with more than oneChristian professor, and even teachers in Zion, who denythat the seventy weeks ended with the death of Christ,or that aday in this prophecy means a year. Some have'goneso far in infidelit as to deny that "Most Holy," inourtext, and "Messiai" in our context, means Christ.This surely would make a Jew blush. I agree that Ineveranticipated that any could be raised onthose points, without a wilfu obiection perversion of language,and a total of the word of God.But man, disreiard in fallen state, is an unaccountable,strange bein ; if his favorite notions are crossed, hewill, to avoi§ conclusions, denyeven his own senses.Therefore it becomes necessary for me to prove, whathas been considered by many,even of the objectorsthemselves in previous time, given points inIt is not more than four years theology.since many otheclergy and D.D.'s in the city of New York met a dele~gatiou of the Jewish patriarchs from the East, and intheir conference the clergy and doctors brought forward-the seventy weeks in Daniel, as proof positive of Jesusof Nazareth being the true Messiah. They explainedthe seventy weeks in the same manner I have to you,-and asked the Jews how they could avoid the conclusion?and I understood th could getno answer.Now, suppose these giergy same and D.D.'s shouldmeet me on the question now pending; I should not be