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laundering angels. Rev + and Q that
by the former II appears THE DAY or
JUDGMENT will rske pIacei in 100,
and by the latter in 1888, whence il may
be confidently erpfcfed Mafthis a1fm day
shall ioke place betrreen these tr0o periods!
We who have lived TO A d 1880, see
the fallacy Of these predicIlVs calcula-
luons; and wilb such an example beiore
Us ol the first mathematician in Europe,
in his endesVors TO solve the prophetic
perloj5 mofked 10 this most obscure book
we should proceed in such researches
with humility and caution. nor presume
10 ascertaln the times and the seasons
which the Father has reserved IN bis
power may venture TO affirm that 50
very o au.ble were the reasooines cod
calculations OF Lord Napier. that Ihere
was scarcely protestant in Europe tlat
read his work who was not Of The seme
opinion. And how depIorabIy has the
event fslsifed mo prediction Of tb,s en-
inc nj and pious wan! And yet Onawed
By his misoASf ~, cscUiators a0d Iea'
Idy reckoners, 10 every succeeding age,
90 less spacious preteOCes, with minor
qualifications, and less vigorous opinions
have endeavored 10 soar where Napier
sunkl Their labors, however well In-
tended, only serve 10 increase the rec
ords of the weakness and folly Of man
kind.
"Secret things belong 10 God; those
that are revealed to US and our children.
Wrilers who have endeavored TO illus
trate different prophsc IS iOslhe APoca
lypse by past events, and those which
are now occurring, are not included in
this ceusu.e. Some respectable names
in the present day have rendered con-
siderable service TO Divine revelation,
by The careful and pious attention they
have paid to this part Of the subject; but
when persons attempt 10 speak Of that
which is 10 come. they begin 10 proPhe-
Sy and are soon lost.
ADAM CLARK "
So spake the learned aud pious Adam
Clark, whose splendid abilities 6dmlra-
by qualified him for judging on this
question. notwithstanding his profound
knowledge oil the Bible. his humility and
honesty led him 10 omit all attempts to
eucidale the Apocaly plc visions, further
than TO give such critical exegeses as
serve TO throw light on the text; acconn!
ing himself too ignorant 10 "proPhesy
of things to come. When it was known
that he was master Of twenty six langua
ges, the whole zodiac of science, and for
ten years was employed by the BRUSH
Government to correct and continue Ry'
mer's FGdera, we may conceive the va
lue OF his opinion. His Commentary
cost him forty years OF incessant labor
yet this distinguished man could not ven
lure even 10 hazard an exposition on The
Revelation. He holds up The cause Of
Lord Napier as beacon and warning
to future advenlurers ] ought perhaps
10 remark that the above was written
by him n 1880 yet he could not see thai
Napoleon Bonapare was the promlnenj
subject Of prophecy which the modern
second advent teachers will have htm &c
be. He calls the Apoca ypse, 'an obscure
boUk"-. so it is, because, though we can
now undcrs and some parts otlt because
fulfilled, much yet remains mystery
and will be till future history furnishes
a key to proper understanding ofrh-
Many fear the error Of these Maierl'C
preachers will bring dscredi, on the
Scriptures. This is a vain lbought.-
Does it follow because men mistake II
interpreting them therefore they are The
worse Tor it? ! may recur to this sub
jpct again and give another remarkable
instance of error lu learned men aitemp
ting to set q period for the final fulfil
ment oil these un(uIfIled prophecies.
Yours, &c.
ANON.