Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-07-14
From the Litelf''d Enquirer
LETTER FROM WIN. MILLER.

Br. Hmes-My health is on the gain, as
my folks would say. ! have now only twen-
ty-two biles from the bigness OF grape to
walnut on my shoulder, side, back and arms.
I am truly afflicted like Job. And about as
many comforters--only they do not come TO
me as did Jobs, and their arguments are not
near SO rational l want to see brother
Bliss hope he is right about the termina-
ton of the periods, but think not will
tell you why, if you will examine, you will
find all the ceremonies of the typical law,
that were observed in the first month, or
vernal equinox, had their ful6lment in
Christ's first advent and suhrerings but az
ter all the feasts aud ceremonies in the sew
enth month or autumnal equinox, can only
have their fufiIment at his second advent
Let me notice some:
l. The ark rested on the seventh month,
seventeenth day. This has an appearance
of type, the rest of the gospel ark at the
Judgment Gen. viii. 4.
2. The sanctuary, and worshippers, and
all appertaining to it, we're cleansed on the
seventh month"; tenth to seventeenth day,
Lev. xiv 29-34, surely type.
3. The Israelites of God were to aflict
tIttlt SOuiS, IOHi TIC CNCnltS W thN w
the evening of the tenth day, seventh month,
Lev. xii. 27-35, type of the troubles,
Dan. xii L.
A. The holy convocation Of all Israel,
seventh month, 10th day, Lev. xiii, "a
Nun. xxx. /. A type of the gathering of
the elect, Ps Xxi. "a; xcviii. @.
5. The great feast, seventh month, fif-
ieenth day, all Israel appeared before the
Lord Lev. xiii. "a; | Kings viii. q
Type Of the marriage supper Heb. XII 8, 10.
6. The jubilee sounded seventh month,
tenth day, through all the land. Lev. XIV.
8, TO- Type of final redemption. Thess.
iv. l4-17.
Z. The time Of release of all Hebrews in
bondage seventh month fifteenth day. Deut.
XIV lis XXI. 10, IL; Jer. xxxiv. S-I4,
at the feast of tabernaces. This evidently
is typical of the release Of the Israel ofGod
g. The atonenent was made on the tenth
day, seventh month, and this is certainly typ
ical of the atonement Christ is now making
for US. Lev. xvi. ia, antitype. Heb.
tx. 1--2S.
0. When the high priest came out Of the
holy of holes, after making the atonement,
he blessed the people. Lev. tx. %, 23; 2
Sam. vi. IS. So will our Great High Priest
Heb. tx. o. This was on the seventh
month, tenth day.
10. This was in harvest time, the feast of
harvest was kept in the seventh month from
the tenth day to the seventeenth. Lev. xiii.
30. Christ says plain in the ''harvest time"
III. Also in the feast of tabernacles, in
the great day of the feast in the last day
John vii. 2, 81. So in the last great day,
Jesus voice will call forth the righteous
dead John v. %, 30; lThess iv. l6
Will you and brother Bliss examine and
tell me what you think of my scribble, on
this point. II this should be true we shall
not see his glorious appearingiuntiI after the
autumna equinox. A few months more of
trial ard calumny, and then all will be over.
wshI could see you once more, but DO
not leave your work to crafty me; MINE
expect is done. am ashamed to write to
any but you, brother Hines; you can and
will pity the trembling hand OF
WILLIAM MILLER.
Low Hampton, My 3, lS43.