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llaving disposed of the urguineut from the _Abra- hamic covenant, and shown that there is nothing in it, to warrant the expectation of the restoration of the Jews; their original connexion with, and typical re- lation to, the land of Canaan being dissolved, when the Jews themselves ceased to be types of the spi- ritual seed of Abraham, I now proceed to the erg msnt frsin prophecy. It may be, that, though the

Canaan relatively to other countries, and the Jews to other people. can never possess peculiar sscredness of character, (the hour having long since come, when neither in Jerusalem, nor in any other place in the land, are men to worship the l"ather, that is to say, exclusively, or precminently, and when anywhere niny lie be worshipped in spirit and in truth,) it is determined in the counsels of God that the Jews shall reoccupy their ancient territory. If so, the Divine purpose, nisy be expected to be dis- closed in prophecy.

In the view of nisny, it is acknowledged, that the restoration, is in the clearest manner pro icte - Thus speaks "Inquirer," and the argument he makes use sf, is very generally employed. “ Let any imlioidrml frccfrom prejudice, review the his- tory of the Hebrew people; consider their deliver- aricsfrom Egyptian bonrlagc. on the very -lay the 480 years were accomplished: their cnlrance into Canaan on the expiration of their 40 yuars wan- dering. Their captivity in Babylon, and their return thcrrce, after the prcrlictrrt 70 yrars, 51:. These things have been literally uccompliilierl, and the same God has declared I12 “ will gather Israel as a shepherd does his sheep." “That he will set his hand the second time to recover the rernniint of his people &c., Isaiah XI, ll, 12." s the threa- tcnings have been literally accomplished, u.-hcrr ' the authority that the premises are not literal also?"

0 says ‘Inquirer,’ and others before him. ' ‘h argument we allow, is plausible, and may impose upon superficial thinkers. But to shew, that the

riaciple of interpretation. laid down by him, is not founded in truth, would refer to the prophecies, concerning the Saviour. All that he did, and said, and suffered on earth was predicted with great mi- nuteness, and the predictions have been fulfilled to the very letter; and it might have been supposed, with as much reason antecedently to the event, in regard to the restoration of the Jews, that the predictions relating to His exaltation and kingdom. would be accomplished to the very letter also. Wlist reason, it might have been asked, is there, why we should adopt a difi'crent '

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rinciple of interpretation, in explaining the prophecies, referring to his exalte- tiou, from w at we do, in expounding those relating to his humiliation.’ It is lain, however, the have not been literally accomplished. He did not iteral- ly bruise the head of the serpent. He did not lite- rally go down to the enemies country, and trend his fees in his ringer, and trainplo them in his fury. Ila did not come up thence, travelling in the greatness of his strength, with dyed garments. He did not literally c up with a shout, nor lcud cripiivitv cap- tive, olfowcd bya nations of 20 thousand liicrn chariots, nor sit upon the literal throne of his fntlii-r David or at the literal right hand oft‘-od, &c. Ad- mitting then, that the prophecies relating to the dis.

rsicn of the Jews, have been literally fulfillod, it ii; no means follows, that those predicting their restoration. or apparently so, rriust also be accom- plished to the letter.

The reverse, indeed, may rather be expected. The coming of the Messiah, and the introduction of the kingom of heaven, under him. so deeply ufihcted all existing relations, and elevated the divine admi- nistration, so far above its former level, that another rule and measure, than what was observed before the advent,'might be expected to hold, for what was to come after. Prophecies which have received their fulfilment, under the past dispensation, cannot be taken as a guide, although couched in the same

raseology, in our interpretation of such, as fall to be accomplished during the present. Who does not lruow, that, while both old and new 'l‘estament wor- shippers, are alike declared to have had the gospel preached to them: to he enters at an altar‘, to offer sacrifices incense and a pure offering; to have their persons purified by the blood of sprinkling urid their bodies washed with pure water; the ideas conveyed by such expressions, are very different under the dilferent dispensation. If the ideas, which such ex-

ressions conveyed, under the former economy, liave been modified, elevated and enlarged, by the introduction of the kingdom of heaven, may it not be reasonably supposed, that the some cause. most have similarly affected, the utterances of prophecy, remaining yet to be accomplished. tie the cliiiractsristic of prophecy, morevcr, to take its form and shape, from the occasion and cir- cumstances that gave rise to it. Predictions of new Testament ideas, were cast in the mould of old Tes- tament rclstions. To interpret them literally will convey a false impression. The real substance of }be prophec , can only be obtained by lookin through the cm: in which for the time, it happen to be embodied, or the mould in which it happened to be cast. The first promise of deliverance, received its form, from the manner of temptation and fslL As far as! know no one ever expected, that, what to be done, was the bruising of the head of the out- ward ser nt. But what was true of the first promise is true o by far the greater art of the dslineations iven, of prospective bl nose and glory, when

e scene is laid, at least, in a state of things essen- tially difsreut from the present. It was under the

uni an as t of circumstances prcunt, to the ancient Jews, that the future was pictured to their mind. It was thus only. that they could form a con- ception, at all approximating to the reality. But It would be very s surd, to expect the prophecy to be fulfilled, according to the letter, of the form or shape in which t was given. Thus to a downcest a moruniug people, it was predicted, that the Mcesiah would come to give them beauty for ashes, the oil at joy for mourning. the garment of praise for the

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spirit_of heaviness. Was it to be supposed, that the

csstsh would go about with vessels of oil and change cf_raiment.’ For Ilie same reason we read of there being Iriiiny mansions, in the house of our heavenly

ether, whither, the redeemed are to go : of remarri- briince books. to be opened on the day of judgment: ofa tree oflife, in the midst of the paradise nbovc: ofcrowns of purest gold, &.c. The unseen future. is clothed in the hue and aspect. of what is known and familiar. that the idea may assume in the mind. It ‘more vivid and substantial existence. It is for this purpose, that prophecy throws its delineutions of coming good or evil, so inuc I into the form of axis- ting relations and current or past Irarisuclions, which were all so ordered and urrringvtl by God, as fitly to represent and image forth. the things, that were to be li"t'BilfleI’; hence the glowing cluiructcr of these dclmeutions, which, but for such rs-ferenoe, to the present and the past, must have been comparatively cold and lifeless.

With these remarks, we proceed to examine the references, given by my learned opponents, as de- cisive of their view of the question. And, the first, Iselcct is that, on wliii-.li “Iuquirer" seems the most. to depend. lt is to be found. in Isaiah, XI, ll. I2. He sees no reason, why those verses should not be understood literally, like the predictions re- lating to the captivity. An , it wil be observed, that he has marked with special emphasis, I n words, “ the .tccon«llime," apparently, for this rea- son, that the render run he convincetl that the accomplishment of the prophecy cannot be referred to the restoration in the days of Ezra or Nelieminlt. Now, I affirm, iluit, if the " unprejudiced reader" will look through the whole pass.’-goo ' t verses form a part, c will be satisfied, that “ Iri- quirer,' is entirely mistuken in his view; the previ- dence of God. the great interpreter of prophecy,

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possibility. The passage affords the clearest and most incontrovertible evidence, that it is to be inter- preted on the principle I have laid down. \Vhy are these countries only mentioned? 'l‘heso are not the countries in which the Jews are alone or principally to be found. Are they to return, in the first instance, to Egy t as Hosea also iiflirms, if he is to be under- stood iterally, Vlll, 18. Are they to enter the land ofCanaiin after retracing the steps of their fore- fathers, spoiling the people, as they had done the ancient Egyptians, and witnessing the like stupendous miracles? Is the whole ancient East again to ap- pear? Are the Philistiues, the Edomiies, Moabites, die ,to be also restored to their own land, and to stand in their ancient relations, to the restored Jews.’ Must we deny all history, and prestrnte our reason to believe all this. It would be as possible for the Philistines. Sic. to re-appear, us it would be, for the ‘axons, Dunes, Normans, Colts and Romans. to emerge from their ccrnrnon descendants the English. No man, contends for the restoration of the Edomites, but in this passage, there is us much consolation for him as for the Jew, so far as is implied. in restora- tion to his own lnnd. Admit the one to be predicted, and the other must be received. 'l‘ho distinct and separate existence ofthe Iidnmite and the Pbilistines &c., ngziin, is however, physically impossible, rind by consequence their restoration. ' ‘liese people therefore must be typical. Ilut if they are, if the countries front u.-Iiicli the uionnrcliies in spite 0 which, the restoration is to be nlfocted, must be un- derstood typically, are we not bound, in consistency, to regard as typical, the people who are to be re- stored, the country, to which they are to be restored, and the restoration itself. If one be typical all must be. How incon nous were it to mix up in one prediction, is typical oe and a literal Israel, a typi- cal Egypt und ii literal Judah. The subject of the restoration and deliverance, it is obvious, is not the natural Jew at all, but the believer of whom he was the type. and the restoration or deliverance is, not to be literally such as in former times was experi- enced by the nstursl Israel; but one from sin and death of which the former was typical. The resto- ration 'is t a same as that predicted in the 68th Psalm, is v., and Luke 1, 74.

It has ever been, we may observe, the general character of God's communications to his Church, that they stand associated, with manifold circum- stnnccs, of place and tirite. und when prospective, they necessarily bear on them, the type of post und present realities. For all oriuer good to the Church and evil to the adversaries of God, is a pledge of similar good or evil hercafler. in like circnnistances to iirise. Hence the great tunes of God’s promises to the Church, take the form of a recovery. is resto- ration or restitution; the store of things before the fall being made the type of one class; the signal deliverance from Egypt first, and afterwards from Babylon, the type of another; the rest,fuln_css of enjoyment and manifold goodness, enjoyed in the time of David and Solomon. of athird, die. All these promises, therefore, being drawn out in the form and pattern of former things are to be accepted as conveying “i'ma_r,'-s of the things" not as holding out to our expectation. the recurrence of those events which. were merely the slisdow of the good things com This must be taken as a specimen of the manner in which the other reference might be handled.

roceed to select one, and the one apparently the most pointed and decisive made by snot er opponent. In justice to me, and morality his real name shoul be published. Why should he represent me as op- posed to God, or to the Bible, because I don‘t read the soon! as he does, which is precisely as a child looks on the worlrs of God, and is led to believe the stars to be twinkling diamonds? Why should he make use of God's name in the way he does? will not do to ss , he uoted the simple and pure words of the Bib e, be id so with a sense attached totheni they will not bear. in the_ same we might assert that all the evil that exists, is the tion of God, and sole his own authority for it.

The reference mean to examine, will be found in Ezekiel, XXXVI], 20, 28. Let the reader turn to it and he will had three things predicted. let, a kingdom. composed of the II restored tribes, uaitsd

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under one sceptre, pure and holy. 2d. A Kir not liable to death. 3d. A temple, which is not to be toyed. Now, then, to begin with the last; the temple cnniiot be is insterial structure, but must e that of which.the new 'I'catament speaks which is composed ofliving stones, built on Christ, the foun- dation stone, who also, is the chief corner stone.

is by their connection with Christ that they become living stones, 11 living temple the residence c the Deity, and fitted to promote his glory. This temple nlone, is irnperislruble. Built and constituted as it ll. it will survive the wreck of matter and the crush ofworlds. Besides, the new Teslrirrient expressly disc ountenanccs the idea, that the temple of.lerusa- lent, will be rebuilt, and the worship formerly main- tained revived 2d. ing, uvi by name. Is this David the ideriticul son ofJessie? no, it is Christ, the untitypicnl Dnvid. Ilut Christ is now reigning. [800 years have passed awa . since he wnsruised to the throne of his father David. Let all the house of Israel, know assuredly, said Peter, that God hath made that same Jesus, both I.or and Christ. llim lI.’\lI| Goal exalted with his right hand, to be a Prince undo Saviour. Therefore, 3dly. 'l‘ho king- dom over which he is reigning, must have been es- tablished, and existing, durin all this time, while the tribes of the natural Israel have been lost, or dispersed. It must ulso be of a character with its king, antitypical and spiritual, and consists, with the definition, which he has given of the nature of his kiugdom—not if this world. Nee I say it is com- posed of believers—the 12 tribes of the spiritual Israel, once lost, now gathered from all liinds, by his word and spirit These are firmly united under l)o'vid the King. Never can be heard in this king- dom the cry of schism and revolt “ what portion have we in David. ’ Ono principle of affection binds all the subjects to Him and to each other. llis doctrines only will they believe. His rule only will they obe .

Of the several references mode to the new Testa- ment, one only, has it semblance of bearing; on the question, Luke. XI. 2t. 'I‘he words, however, simply declare, that as the kingdom was to be taken from the Jews, and an earthly centre was no longer needed, the providence of God would so order events that it should never rise from its depression during the whole continuance of this gospel age. Beyond this, it is silent and we must not insert words not to be found in ii.

The argument from the expectations and desires of the Jews is most absurd. Has the Christ not come because they look for him as still to come.

A good deal more might be said but enough has been said to vindicate my seutiinente.

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Sm,—ln the Islander of the 2d May, the elitor remarks, '-'l‘li:it he does not know how the con- tingent cxpeuces are laid out, but believes they are intends-l to pay, for those splendid dinner parties to Messrs Cooper, Milntosh, and Laird. at Government House, die. &.c." may understood by l’t‘iltl8fS near 'l'own, but others are not is little puzzled, to find out the meaning, and the following explanation is ofl'ered to them: At the close of the session, the chief oflicers of the House,envired the members to ix parting cup; and on ilie govi:rnor’a health being proposed, Mtlntosh made inquiry, and ascertained that those present had been invited to the governsr’s parties ; with the exception, of the three Members before named. And M‘Intosh refused to drink tea Governor’s health, who would make such invidious distinctions, which refusal was soon blown abroad, and made a part of the town talk.

Such triiles, though lighter than chaff, serves all the better to show, how the winds blow. It shows in the first placer that Mr. Daly has undertaken to govern this Colony, to enable one class of persons to prey upon the other. To uphold conspi- rators in their usurpation ofthe public land ; so that they may defraud the agricultural inhabi- tants of their property. And also to defraud the citizens of their common, that property which was set apart. by an order of the king in council, iutendeil lor the improvcincnt and ornament of the city. And it shows that out ofa represent- ution of twenty-four Members, how very few there aie,who strenuously oppose the nefarious measures. Amt I believe, that besides the party, Mr. Duly has pledged himself to serve; and the party who have pledged themselves to serve him ; the rest are invited with the veiw to countenance and strengthen his party, and enable him to de- fraud the labouring class, in disobedience of the Iain and the sovercign’s instructions. But when

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Alter repeated applications to the Home gov- ""'“‘“""' 5! petition. between the years 1787 and 1801 for a settlement of the Land question, it was favourably entertained by the Colonial Mia- '8|Pr. and an act passed in this Colony received ll” R"¥=Il assent about the year 1803, to reveal the forfeited Lands in the crown, and on its arrival with the Royal Assent, that circumstanoo was ialuepcred to a few. But while those mea- sures were coming to maturity, the governor and others were possessing themselves of the own- °l"Pl,ofI believe, more than half the Island. And instead of revealing the forfeited Land in the crown. the Colonial _Government recalled their whispers, turned traitors, concealed and denied that the Roval usseot had been given to the act, usurped the Royal authority and vested the Lands in themslves for nominal or trifling sums. But for the government of a small C010"). Iu usurp the Royal authority, and deprive the labouring class of their rights, required the consent of some who lllll no township, uirtl the secrecy ofr-there who were rivy to the design, ~sni_l thecilencc of those who had a right to en- qutre into such matters. Consequently, an agreement to such conditions as worild secure the trsfitois In their usurped possession of the Town- ships, could he obtisned only by inaking all the rest partners in crime. ' o understand such mat- ters ll must be borne in mind, that the receivers of stolen property, are equally guilty with the thief apd the corrupter as guilty as the corrupted. 'I lierefore the comcnt—thc sccrccy—:ind silenac— was purchased with Charlottetown common: To ‘ll’ ""9; Was more criminal than the former. The sovereign was bclied—-the Royal instructions subverted—and false grants executed in the NAM! or run raise to A riuon, and that fraud to Brunt: -rnsrroiis with the peoplc‘s property and and the value given to that properly by the people of_ Charlottetown, and those grants wherein the king is made the principal to defraud the people of Charlottetown, were given and accepted, upon °°“d""’"ls and w’ a mutual uuderstandin , that the parties were to assist each other, to h d possession of the public property. ' This plot for villiany, has on parallel in history, and without doubt or exception. is s cmnplete ma- chine to perform the robbery ; a slack cog or pin, would have deranged the whole machinery. The usurpers here who had been the leading men for the land settlement, sought more for an cscheat ; but blindfolded the people in the Island, and imsreprcsented matters to the Colonial ofiice, and the usurpers in England supported their mea- sures; _and uominatetl governors to deceive the -‘overeign, and subi‘cr'. the Law. The usurpers ofthe 'I‘ownships could not have retained the land, without the countenance and support of the usurpers of the common. For if an independant governor had established at court of lischeats, they would have lost the common. 'I‘nei-eforo they must be taken as it whole, to be all guilty or none guilty. And the present authorities by chang- ing the name from Tory to Liberal,huvs not mended matters, but have added to the former iniquity. 'l:liey have deceived the Queen and the people They deceive and heap dishonor on the Sovereign» when they say they have the royal assent to take the public money to purchase forfeited lands from usurpers and importers ; and they deceive and rub the people, when they compel them to refund the money vrhich _has_ been given for forfeited land, without investigating the titles. Any person of common sense rn__v see, that with those and many other additions, the whole machinery of government, under the name of liberal, is a more villianous and corrupt nature than it was before. But to return to the example which they have followed, we find that for a period of 12 or 14 years, the Government and leadin men persevered for an eschoat of the forfeited lands, and when that was conceded,a party sschested the forfeitcdlands to ll1Eml°lV_9l.und Charlottetown common w ' wee not forfeited, was taken to bribe the rest. to prevent any escheut. And then every sound about anes- c_heet, or a settlement for the poo lo was hushed to silence. And the better to concea such transactions from vulgar eyes, it was covered with religion which would have been deemed sacrilege to uncover, or pry_undcr, and accordingly the chief traitor and Instigator, the name of Edmund Fanning was to_be looked up to as a saint, by those who received the benefits, and set up as an example of innocence on a tablet to grace the Episcopal church. Now if