the appointed time of commencement, will therefore, and in every instance,-" must have fulfilment within a short time." The incipient and set crisis being arrived as given and announced-direct from Heaven, from God, from Jesus Christ, from his Angel, and revealed by the Divine St. John, Rev. i. 3.-will be accomplished, respectively, and apparently, in the present times and Generation.

And in which time and of the present Generation, it appears the fulness of the Gentiles being come, and the Apostacy of the rebellious House of Israel hardened to the full, Thus hath The Lord said by his Prophet Ezekiel, in that ye say "The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? Tell them therefore, thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease ;-Say unto them, The days are at hand and the effect of every Vision. Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the Word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God."

Howsoever the prolongation of Prophetic Years and Days may have reference to former Ages, and Times, and Generations of Men; they are expressly excluded of application from this Summary and Conclusively Apocalyptic period. As, throughout the whole Book of this benign Revelation; Prophetic Time is positively and indubitably affirmed to be,—the

very literal, exact, and absolute proofs of accomplishment and forasmuch, as nothing less than the Literal completion is consistent to perfect the Prophecy of God, as written and as recorded.

Admitting the Revelation Testimony of God, and his servant John; how inconsistent is the wild tergiversation of Expositors, and their daring and affected presumption in substituting Years for Days! especially, how detestable in the natural case of the two Witnesses lying dead in the street of the Great City for Three Days and an half, and their dead Bodies not suffered to be put in Graves? How abhorrent is the perversion in the published Averment of the scientific Mr. Cunninghame, and his expressed contempt of any one that shall affirm otherwise than that,-The dead bodies of the Witnesses shall lie in the street for Years! instead of the Prophetic testimony for three days and an half! In regard to which perversion it is sufficient to observe and reply to Him, and merely, by change of Name in the words he has Himself used to The Rev. Mr. Faber on one, and virtually, on many occasions,My Bible says one thing, and Mr. Faber another; I will believe my Bible and not Mr. Faber."

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But it is much to be feared that in many instances the Obstinacy of Perverters in diverting the Truth of God's written Word and Testimony, by Addition and by Detraction. will not be remedied and understood,

till the tremendous Judgments of God overtake them -Rev. xxii. And of which it is not in the power of Man to conceive the threatened torment that awaits

the Transgressors.

The whole Book of the Apocalypse being appointed to be fulfilled according to its plainest Dictates of common sense Terms and Phrases: And therefore it might be well, and be it observed that, the word years, is not so much as once mentioned, but in the two especial cases of the Binding of the Devil and Satan in the Bottomless Pit; and the Reign of Christ with his Saints and his Redeemed for a Thousand Years. The entire therefore as written of Days, of Seasons, and of Times, producing the literal events which shall openly come to pass; are mercifully related, so that as much as possible the Poor, having Faith, may understand and receive the clear expressions, and the pure Principles of Life and Salvation. And, that they may know of a Truth that, The Words as they read them, were not given to Tantalize and Perplex their minds-like Those who Mystify and Mutilate; and by Mixing confound them to their own Confusion. Of such description are the incoherent and pitiable admixture in the Chart, of the Prophecies of Daniel, with those of the Divine St. John-not where they correspond and unite to establish the Apocalypse, and the announcement of its fulfilment in a short time-but in defiance of its accomplishment within that period, and in accordance with Christ's testimony in one Genera

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tion-It presumptiously and Egotistically asserts, "The great Prophetical period of the Apocalypse is 1260 years!"

Of such mischievous and incoherent Cast and Character with the above, which are seen in the Chart, are Those which likewise run throughout the recent publication of the Horæ Apocalypticain which the Author has however, happily deprived the unitiated in Scholastic Tactics from all participation,-by his eccentric Sophistry and Mystification: consequently they devolve to the Learned and the Dubious; the Open-mouthed Critic and Caviller, and which are thrown out to them, as a Tub to the Whale to amuse, and yet ever to Elude their grasp.

For a test and proof in respect to the great and main subject of the Witnesses;-Take up for a moments consideration The wild and extravagant Idea and proposition in the Apocalyptica that," The Paulicians, were One of the Two Witnesses" ! ? In respect to which says, The Rev. T. K. Arnold in his Analyzation and Remarks, Surely if any Believer in Mr. Elliott's "Hora" will calmly reflect on this attempt to make these Paulicians a Witness of God— an Enoch, or an Elias-he will be shocked at itsI had almost said profaneness.'

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The Rev. Rector of Lyndon further proceedsThe Waldenses and Albigences are taken by Mr. Elliott for the Second Witness !-It would be useless

to point out all the explainings away of plain terms that Mr. Elliott's interpretation requires.'

"The Witnesses, according to Mr. Eliott, died on the 5th of May, 1514.'!-Being probably and assuredly about 330 Years, or more, before the fact and the truth; and because in respect to its having taken place at all, is yet to be manifested—and most apprehensively is now near at hand. The Ascension of the Witnesses is besides declared to be, and will be attended," In the same hour with a great Earthquake, at which time it is written, The TENTH part of the City fell," and therefore, according to the Spirit of God, must fall. Which part, some imagine to be the Church! And considering its Apostacy, and leaning towards, and siding with Idolatrous Popery is not improbable. And it is furthermore recorded, that," In the Earthquake were Slain of Men Seven Thousand."! Or, admitting the common Interpretation seven Thousand Names of Men. The number may be considered as Few, relatively to the mass of Mankind—but as Many, if it has reference and alludes as apprehended, and most probably to -Seven Thousand False Prophets and False Teachers of Men! And which may be estimated on a Par with the Hundreds thereof in the time of King Ahab.

Yet in adverting to the Horæ Apocalypticæ it appears the Author states the Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of the Witnesses, “A. D. 1453—1688 !"