BY GREELEY & McELRATH.

VOL. Hi. NO. 272.
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the enjoyment OF longevity like The days of the lying
down together of the wolf and the lamb, and the preva
lence OF peace all Gods holy FOUNTAIN The express
sions are many them undoubtedly gurave, hut they
are sill Of character 10 indicate of of
Terrestrial locality. The obvious Interpretation
ouestenaby that which IS most common-viz: that OF
gTsnd spiritual renovation the effect gospel Influences


Under the benign reign the Messiah m the later ages
The world, and during that bacyou period which the
chief burden of all prophecy In This view Of the passage
the great Of commentators unite their surages, with
scarcely dissenting voice.


Peter necessarily be understood giving OF
this prophecy utterly and entirely diverse from that which


lies upon lis face and which the grea; mass OF conmena
Jewish and Christian, have by consent adopt
ed ln adopting this sense has any violence been done TO


the mind OF the Spirit Is this fairly to be recog-
this passage by Itself with ali the analogy of the prophetic
dctot throughout the whole Scriptures before u.s. ar we
degree of assurance! Certain M that would ever
think a interpreting this language Of phygicn renovation
of the heavens ard the EARTH OF any thins ese than
grand spiritual reform, not for the passage IN Peter
which appears give another turn 10 the Old estamenl
then shall he our alternative Is both writer's speak equa.
y under the prompting OF one aud the same Sprt OF n'


that there neither be real discrepancy
between their several uerdnces II rightly understood
they harmopize But il is clear that the literal state
nents OF each are directly nterrepugnah' aud thai o m
the o,jer must receive spiritual Interpretations Which
isaiah 10 Peter Shall we read Isaiah as predicting psy
sicai change in the visible heavens and Garth Peter
er Of the dilemma inext1cably fixed. The point
which, for ourselves, do not hesitate The evil
ueDCc j. 10 our Whatever nave
been the apostles private personal views the Holy Spirit
who spake by him, designed forth tie great
moral change in the state of the world whh is depicted
in the earlier prediction Of Isaiah


The Apostles for the most part act he part OF mere
posiios of the OF The Old Testament writings
and the very title OF the closing book OF The sacred Canon
Apocalypse lis doubtless adopted for the that !,
contains eration de,eopenlent OF the hidden pupou
Of the ancient prophets Ii much schooner Than
orally ned that with original and Dde
penden, disclosures. The germs OF all New Testament,
truths be found in the Old and only By deadly
violence that moey OF the great body revelation
sundered from the other.


Our extracts have been somewhat copious, but
we are conscious of having dose but partial justice
to the strong vein of argument tha, runs through
the Professors Essay. To those who take an in,
terest in discussion of this nature-and who does
not, or should Motive cordially commend the
work itself as rich treat in the line of Biblical
exposition. The concluding article in the number
is a caustic reply to the Newly ork Evangelist