8. I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me, and the earth.' ix. 13. This is typical of the covenant of grace in and through Jesus of Nazareth. The 'rainbow round about the throne' of God is as sure a pledge of spiritual blessings, as the bow in the cloud was a pledge of temporal good,-seed time and harvest.'

9. In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.' xii. 3.

10. By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, * * * ‘and in thy seed shall the nations of the earth be blessed.' xxii. 16, 18; xviii. 18.

11. In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed'. xxvi. 4.

12. And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed' xxviii. 14.

The unconditional promise thus given by Jehovah to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, is the promise of the Gospel through Christ, (Gal. iii. 8.) and is full of blessing to all nations, families and kindreds of the earth. If any one is not thus connected, he may not be included in the general provision, but such an exception cannot be found.

13. And Joseph said unto thein, Fear not, for I am in the place of God.' l. 19. The history of Joseph sets forth, in a striking light, the doctrine of divine forgiveness. He may be considered a type of the Saviour of the world. As he was the favorite son of his father, and was sent to look after his brethren—as they envied him and hated him-as they sold him in bondage and plotted his death; so was Christ the wellbeloved Son of the Highest-so was he sent into the world to seek the good of his brethren, was hated without a cause, and finally betrayed for a few pieces of silver. But, as Joseph was subsequently exhalted to a rank, even to the second post of honor in the Kingdom of Pharaoh, and had all power given to him; and as he supplied all the wants of his brethren out of the storehouses of Egypt--so was Christ raised from the pit of degradation, and exhalted to the place of prime

minister in the court of heaven, and so did he make ample provision for the supply of all the spiritual wants of his brethren of the human race, forgave their transgressions against him, and hath engaged to bring about the subjection of every knee and the willing homage of every tongue, to the praise of God the Father.

14. 'Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.' Exodus xxi. 1. An examination of these judg. ments which the Lord commanded Moses to set before the Israelites, as found recorded in this and succeeding chapters of Exodus, &c. will prove to a demonstration, that the punishments of the Almighty are all confined to the present state of existence. That Law, which was handed down to the people of Israel, amid the awful solemnities of the burning mount of Sinai, and sanctioned by the flash of heaven's lightnings and the roar of God's own artillery, severe and terrible as are the judgments there pronounced upon transgressors, does not contain a syllable touching the supposed retributions of eternity!

15. The Lord, the Lord God merciful and gracious, longsuffering and abundant in goodness and truth.' Ex. xxxiv. 6. The character of Jehovah, thus proclaimed by himself, fully establishes the doctrine for which we contend; as endless misery could never have been the contrivance of such a Being. And when it is added, in the next verse, that he 'forgiveth iniquity, transgression and sin,' but will by no means clear the guilty,' we have positive proof of the cer tainly of punishment, and of its perfect compatibility with the forgiveness of sin;-and are assured, moreover, that forgiveness of punishment is not a doctrine of the Bible.

16. 'God is not a man that he should lie; neither the son of man that he should repent: hath he said and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken and shall he not make it good? be hold I have received commandment to bless and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.' Numbers, xxiii. 19, 20. The refusal of Balaam, the prophet, to curse the people of Israel, at the request of Balak, the King of Moab, saying, "How

shall I curse whom God hath not cursed?' is indirect proof that Jehovah hath not cursed any of his creatures with an endless curse. He hath promised to bless, and cannot change, repent, or deny himself. He is not a man that he should lie.'

17. The blessings and curses pronounced upon the children of Israel prove the temporary nature of rewards, and punishments'; See Deuteronomy, Chapter xxviii. 1, 68 Also, the judgments of God as alluded to in verse 23 of the next chapter, and the dealings of Providence with the Ante. deluvians, and other rebellious and wicked people of old.

18. He is the Rock, his work is perfect, all his ways are judgment.' Deut. xxxii. 4. The character here given to Deity, and the fact recorded that his work is perfect and his ways are judgment, are strong assurances of the fallacy of that doctrine which denies the present retributions for sin. And if God judges and punishes men here, will he mock them with. another trial for the same offences, and inflict a second and more severe penalty, hereafter?

19. For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase.' Deut. xxxii. 22. This proves that there was such a thing as "hell-fire" here upon the earth, in days of old, rendering it unecessary for us to suppose yet another such fire is to be kindled in eternity.

20. 'Let us fall now into the hand of the Lord, for his mercies are great, and let me not fall into the hands of man.' ii. Samuel xxiv. 14. The benevolence of man would save the human race, if it could. God's benevolence being infinitely greater, and coupled with infinite power, must therefore ensure that which the former cannot accomplish. David's wise choice in preferring to fall into the hands of the Lord, because, his "mercies were great," is a sure pledge that Deity will not suffer any evil to exist, which the less mer. ciful man, his creature, would not permit.

21. 'Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for a pos

session.' Psalm ii. 8.

This is a solemn promise of the Al.

mighty to give all things to his Son Jesus Christ.

22. All the ends of the world shall remember and return unto the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.' Ps. xxi. 27.

23. 'When my father and mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. Ps. xxvii. 10. Here we have the assurance that the love and compassion of Jehovah exceedeth that of earthly parents.

24. For his anger endureth but a moment.' Ps. xxx. 5. 25. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mt. Zion.' Ps. xlviii. 2. The Gospel covenant is termed Mt. Zion, in contra-distinction to the legal dispensation which answereth to Mt. Sinai, or "Jerusalem which was. The whole earth is embraced in the blessings of the former.

26. Verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.' Ps. lviii. 11.

27. All the earth shall worship thee and sing unto thee.' Ps. lxvi. 4.

28. He that is our God is the God of salvation, and unto God the Lord, belong the issues from death.' Ps. lxviii. 20.

29. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, Oh Lord.' Ps. lxxxvi. 9.

30. 'But thou, Oh Lord, art God full of compassion and gracious, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.' Ps lxxxv. 15.

31. Then will I visit their transgressions with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes, nevertheless, my loving kindness will not utterly take from him, or suffer my faithfulness to fail.' Ps. lxxXIX. 32, 33. This passage proves the remedial nature of God's chastisements.

32. Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad, * ***before the Lord, for he cometh, for he cometh, to juage the earth.' Ps. xcvi 11, 13: xcviii. 4, 9. The I'salmist speaks rapturously of God's coming to judge the earth. Make a joyful noise all the earth.' 'Let the floods clap their hands,' &c. But how differently would he have

spoken, had he believed that this coming was only the pre Jude to the almost universal woe of the human race? Methinks, the sweet singer of Israel would have 'hung his harp upon the willows,' and refused to touch its broken strings, had he realized, in vision, the awful solemnities, which, it is supposed, will be enacted at a Judgment day' in eternity! There could have been no cause, at least, for rejoicing, had such a view of God's judgments, as that now generally entertained, been present to the mind of this inspired penman.

33. 'For the Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.' Ps. c. 5. This is the foundation of the call to give thanks. "God hath made us ;' "we are his people and the sheep of his pasture,' therefore, 'make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.' Now, unless God continues to be good, no one can fulfil the injunction thus based on his loving kindness.

34. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always 'chide, neither will he keep his anger forever.' ps. ciii, 8, 9.

35. 'Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.' ps. ciii, 13.

36. The glory of the Lord shall endure forever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works. ps. civ, 31.

37. 'O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth forever.' ps. cvi, 1.

38. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power.' ps. cx, 3.

39. His mercy endureth forever,' repeated 26 times in one chapter-ps. cxxxvi.

40. The Lord is good unto all, and his tender mercies are over all his works;' 'All thy works shall praise thee O Lord.'. ps. cxlv. 9, 10.

41. Behold the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth, much more the wicked and the sinner.' Proverbs xi, 31. A recompense is payment in full-a reward according to the deed. If this recompense, therefore, is paid in the earth,' where is there any room for endless retribution?

42. 'Come now and let us reason together, saith the Lorde