ment for his Apocalyptical chronology, by no means necessary to it.
His u Age of the World” is a following up of the argument of the 11 Ordo Temporum.” The dates in Scripture, looked at merely apart, may seem at first sight like something we could dispense with: but, if we trace them by the clew7 which Scripture furnishes, we find a connected series of proportionate periods, conducting us towards their ultimate object, the day of Christ. It is thus only that wre per- ceive why many an important event has no date affixed to it, w7hile others of less importance are accurately dated. All this was from design, viz. to continue the line of chronology. The pervading ap- pearance of this line is one noble proof of the internal and indivisible connection of the Old and New Testaments, — a proof which especi- ally may be adduced in refutation of Jewish infidelity. He also in it distinguishes true from false millennarianism : and replies to the strictures of Dean Kohlreiff*.
His u Confirmed Testimony to the Truth” wras a rejoinder to KohlreifFs reply. He in it also answers objections of Baumgarten to his view of Daniel’s 70 w7eeks, as, according to his Apocalyptical Key, equal to 555| years : Ezek. xl. 5 affords an analogous case of a measure somewhat larger than the ordinary one being used for prophetic notation.
Many of his thoughts on Scriptural subjects, set down in the course of his expository researches, are worthy of note, and can only be glanced at cursorily in this sketch. “ The Apostles’ Creed,” says he, u consists of two parts : the first treats of the Trinity; the second , of the Church.” u Godhead, and Divinity have not the same meaning: Godhead signifies the Divine essence; Divinity, the glory and dignity belonging to it. The word 6 holy’ means separated, or set apart: when applied to God, it denotes his incommunicable essence : His holiness is therefore synonymous with His majesty. When holiness and glory are joined together, then the former expresses God’s hidden and unsearchable excellence; the latter, the revelation of His holiness to His rational creatures.” u The word Person answers to Panim , and the Greek wpotuvov. Even the Jewrs called the Messiah, Malach Panim , the Angel of the Presence. In speaking of the Trinity w7e must use some such term. Defective as it is, w7e have none more suitable, and we have no reason to think that God is dis- pleased at our using it. In what condescending language God ad- dresses Himself to our capacities ! The very Scriptures themselves will in the heavenly wrorld appear to have been worded to our com- prehension after the manner of a little child’s first book.”
“ The expression, ‘ The Son of man,’ always denotes the visible condition of Christ, whether in His humiliation or exaltation : So St Stephen, in Acts vii. 56.” “ The faith which apprehends the grace of God in Christ saves and makes us happy : the faith which appre- hends only the eternal power of the Godhead does not.”