building and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spoke of the temple of his body." John VI. 53 and 66. VIII. 26-27. "I have many things to say and to judge of you, but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him: they understood not that he spake to them of the Father."

The Editor mentions (page 559) that “Job also testifies that the redeemer is God;" and quotes Job. XIX. 25-26. "For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God." I fully coincide with the Editor in this declaration: not Job alone but all the other writers of the sacred books testify that the true redeemer is God; and they all expected him to cast his mercy upon them both at the last moment of their life and at the last period of the world. I am at a loss to know what expression in the passage in question has induced the Editor to refer to the other texts cited, "would we know whether by God, Job means some inferior deity neither creature nor creator;" For, there can be no doubt that the term redeemer is frequently in the sacred writings applied in its

strict sense to the most high God, and that the phrases "he shall stand at last" and "I shall see God" which are also found in the above passage are often spoken of the Supreme Being without implying any necessity of understanding them as applicable to an inferior deity either creature or creator. Exodus XXXIV. 5. "And the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there &c." Zechariah XIV. 3-4." Then shall the Lord go forth and fight against those nations as when he fought in the day of battle." "And, his feet will stand in that day upon the mount of Olives which is before Jerusalem." Numbers XIV. 14. That thou art seen face to face." Mathew V. 8. "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." The phrase "at the latter day" found in v 25 is incorrectly rendered in the English version as the translation of the Hebrew has been already noticed in page 48.

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The Editor refers his readers to Psalm 2d. last verse. "Kiss the son lest he be angry and ye perish from the way when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are they who trust in him," leaving the context carefully out of sight. I therefore deem it proper to cite the preceding verses here that the public may judge whether the verse referred to by the Editor be directly

applicable to Jesus or to David-David thus relates the circumstance of the hostile disposition of the heathen kings against God and against his anointed David himself in verses 1, 2, and 3, and the despite of God at their vain boast in verses 4, 5, and 6. He then mentions in verses 7, 8, and 9, how God afforded him consolation: "I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me thou art my son; THIS DAY HAVE I BEGOTTEN THEE; Ask of me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession; Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." David lastly mentions what God recommended those heathen kings to do for their safety 10, 11, 12. Beware now therefore O ye kings; be instructed ye judges of the earth! serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the son lest he be angry &c." Here Jehovah in verse 7th calls David " My son this day have I begotten thee" corresponding with Psalm LXXXIX. 27. Also I will make him (David) my first born, higher than the Kings of the earth." I must again say that nothing except the violent force of early acquired prejudice can lead any one to the direct application of the term "son" (found again in verse 12th of the same Psalm relating

to the same subject,) to another than David. God again assures David in v. 8 and 9. that he would have the heathen for his possession and that he would break the heathens and dash them to pieces. So we find in Chronicles XIV. 8. "When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel;. all the Philistines went up to seek David and David heard of it and went out against them." 16. David therefore did as God commanded him. And they smote the host of the Philistiues from Gibeon even to Gazer. And the fame of David went out into all lands and the Lord brought the fear of him upon al nations." and Ch. XVIII. 1. 8. "Now after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote Moab: and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. And David smote Hadarezer King of Zubah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer

* Vide Psalm 11. 2. "against his anointed."

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King of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David whither soever he weut. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, aud brought them to Jerusalem. Likewise from

Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass." And also Ch. XX. 2. and 3." And David took the crown of their King from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon Davia's head; and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city. And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and harrows of iron, and with axes: even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. Aud David and all the people returned to Jerusalem." Do not such denunciations as, "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron," thou shalt dash them in pieces" found in v. 9. of the above Psalm, correspond with Chronicles XVIII. "David smote the Philistines. He smote Moab." David smote Hadarezer."-" David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand

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