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and are still sent to preach the gospel, at the risk of their lives, to the inhabitants of the most distant corners of the earth. In the city of London, was the Bible Society formed, towards the end of the last century; and in what a wonderful manner has this "leaven" assisted in" leavening the lump. " That society have, by their exertions, had the word of God translated into seventy languages, and circulated amongst nations and people against whom it will be a "witness," in the "last day;" and for this reason London may be the "Holy Place," which our Saviour alludes to when he tells his disciples to observe the "sigts of the times." therefore, ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the Prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth let him understand,) then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains."* Let us now enquire what is meant by "the abomination that maketh desolate," which Daniel speaks of, being "set up." When our Saviour referred to this prophecy, he was answering two questions which were asked him at the same time; one was "what shall be the sign of the destruction of Jerusalem?" The other "what shall be the sign of the end of the world?" And the answer probably applies to both. When the Roman standard was hoisted near the walls of Jerusalem, we learn from history, that the Christains who were in the city, and remembered the words of their Lord, fled to the mountains, near Judea, where they found places of safety; while the unbelieving Jews remained in Jerusalem, and sustained a siege of three years and a half, until their city was destroyed, and the surrounding country made desolate by the Roman armies. From that time the daily sacrifice

* Matthew xxiv. 15. † Daniel xii. 11.

was taken away, and Judea became incorporated with the Roman empire, until it fell into the hands of the Turks, and was ultimately the scene of much blood-shed at the time of the Crusades. Now England resembles the Holy Land in possessing and disseminating the word of God. But alas! Romanism is making rapid strides into the "holy place." The Jesuits, whose abominations have made so many countries desolate by their inquisitions and their persecutions, have got into the colleges at Oxford, and are from thence poisoning the fountain of truth. The wealth with which that wicked nursing father of the Church of Christ, Henry the 8th, endowed the Church of England is coveted by those "hypocrites," whose aim is universal supremacy. How well are their deeply-laid plans described by that ornament of the Church of Christ, the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel:

"Let Critics write, let Bibles spread,
Bring up old Luther from the dead,
Only let millions list the call
To bow at our confessional;
And still a subject world shall own
The Jesuit's universal throne.
The Church's clear and sleepless eye,
We look through all society;
We are a voice, whose mighty tone,
Controlling all, yet frightens none :
An unseen force, on empire bent,
Ubiquitous, omniscient.

Still will we rule by skilful guile,
By woman's tear, and tender smile,
By devotee with fear imbued,
And by the credulous multitude.
Protesting England too shall know
The Jesuit is no vulgar foe:

Not yet her wealth and power we share,
But we with our allies are there;

And there our sure foundation fix,
By aid of Anglo-Catholics.

They find the prey with jackall art,
But ours shall be the lion's part:
We'll have within our ample net,
England's fair dames and nobles yet;
Oxford shall pioneer our way

Prelates shall lead us to our prey;

And haply British statesmen be the tools
To give us empire o'er a world of fools."*

Now that there is a Jesuit's church built in London, may it not be said that "the abomination that maketh desolate is set up in the holy place." Is it not then time that our Saviour's commands should be obeyed by those who can read and understand them? Is not the time approaching when a mountain which belongs to England should be taken possession of by "the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.” †

We may observe all through the scriptures that the Creator of the world has, in his dealings with mankind, had one object in view, which is thus expressed by St. Paul. "To purify unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works," to worship him on the earth; and after death to live with him throughout eternity. The means and instruments he has used to effect this object form the history of the world since the flood. One of the great distinctions between the Lord's people and the devil's people is, pride. Worldly pomp, a spirit of tyranny, and a desire to sacrifice the many for the gratification of the few, are amongst the marks of " the beast;" and whether this is found in individuals,

* Protestant Thoughts in Rhyme. By B. W. Noel, M. A. + Daniel vii. 27. Titus ii. 14.

churches, or nations, it is an abomination in the sight of God. But when "the will of God is done on earth as it is in heaven," there will be perfect equality. He who was a beggar on earth, passed his eternity with Abraham, the friend of God. The inhabitants of the kingdom of heaven, when it is established in "the holy mountain," are all to be," Kings and priests.” * This is not the case in any nation in the world at the present day.

In the most civilized nations the extremes of wealth and poverty are a glaring contradiction to the precepts of the gospel. But this is permitted for wise purposes until "the tares are separated from the wheat." While the Apostles preached themselves, and while the teachers of christianity, who succeeded them in different ages and nations, were proclaiming the truth, they were obliged in some degree to adopt the manners and customs of ungodly nations: in the words of St. Paul, they were "all things to all men, that they might by all means save some;" it was not always in their power to live up to the standard given them by the Saviour: "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." And many christians in the present day, who have been born members of churches, which will not, in all their forms and ceremonies bear to be tried and proved by the standard of the word of God, still remain members of, or even ministers in, those churches, hoping thereby to convert sinners, ought to consider now whether they would not advance Christ's kingdom more, by obeying St. Paul's admonition to the Corinthians: "And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be

* Rev. i. 6. † 1 Cor. ix. 22. Matthew v. 48.

their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." The inhabitants of an ungodly world no longer require living teachers to warn them to "flee from the wrath to come.” They have Moses and the Prophets, let them hear them; they have the words of the Saviour, and the writings of the Apostles and Evangelists, let them read them; they have the writings of holy men of the last and present century, such as Bishop Watson, William Wilberforce, John Newton, Baxter, &c.; let them read them. If they choose to study the Oxford Tracts, or any word of man which cannot be proved to be consistent with the word of God, let their blood be upon their own head. "The time is at hand, he that is unjust, let him be unjust still and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And the spirit and the bride And let him that heareth say come. And let

say come.

him that is athirst come: and whosoever will, let him take

the water of life freely." †

* 2 Corinthians vi. 16, 17, 18.

↑ Revelation xxii. 10, 11—17.