Decl South First Quarter 5th Day, 46 m. patt 8 Night. 1/210 59 38 622 1123 6 16 23 23 21 23 28 2623 21 281 Sunday after Christmas. 16TO Sapientia! Camb, Term ends. WV Ember Week. Oxford Term ends. TNativity, or Christmas-Day. FSt. Stephen, Protomartyr. 27 S St. John. 5 a 41 St. Thom 13 [Shorted Day 1 2 456 58 2 4 53 7 47 37 1610 29M 43 4S 34 ANSWERS to the QUESTIONS Critical and Philofophical LXIV. Anfwered by Philocriticus. To rife early in the morning to do a thing, implies the doing it wit be the greatest diligence and attention. See 2 Chron. xxxvi. 15. Jare vii. 13. 25. and xis 7. and xxv. 3. 4. and xxvi. 5. and xxix. 19. and xxxii. 33. and xliv. 4. To blefs our friend then rifing early, and suith a loud voice, mutt fignify our doing it with great and affected of ntation: and this (theater part of the text tells us) will make us appear mean and contemple in the opinion of thofe to whom we pay our court in fuch a manner. התחשן לן Accordingly the text fhould have been tranflated, He that bla his friend with a loud voice, rifing early in the morning, will fet hir felf low in his eftimation.' Heb. Will make himself be thought mam by him. In reading the text here, an is taken from the end of one word, and fet at the beginning of the next. A great number of paffages in Holy Writ are rendered incapable of receiving a clear and fatisfactory expli cation by a wrong divifion of its letters into words. Many inftances of this are given in Greenaway's New Tranflation of fome Parts of Faal-f aftes, with a Paraphrafe. Part I. Sold by Longman. We fren to have an inftance of it in the paffage to which the next Question refiens. In a manner not greatly different is the Anfwer alfo given by Meff. Burrow, Cairus, Cavill, Crompton, Dixon, Fidler, Harrison, F. Jafanm, Juvenis, King, Peat, Rowe, Rufher, Townsend, Virgilius, Walton, Ward, and Watkins. LXV. By Mr. John Watkins, idea, Bideford, Devon It is well known to all who understand the Hebrew, that the imperative mood is frequently to be unterstood as predicting, permitting, jup pofing a thing, and not always commanding or petitioning. Content, therefore, with the general tenor of Scripture, and analogy of faith, we mult read this paffage thus, Death fhall, or will affuredly, come Billy upon them, and they shall go down quick (Heb. alizie) into Hell, or the Grave, for, or becaufe, wickedness is in their davellings and among wha And the fame rule may be applied to other fimilar texts. Philocriticus fays, the first word, P. v. 16. is anomal us, either Jerv nor Christian knowing what to make of it. But take the lak kter of the last word of the preceding verfe, and fet it before the fit word of this, and the text will be, Rejoice over them, O Death, for they ball go down quick into Hell, or the grave.' Here is nothing like an imprecation. It is only a plain denunciation of the punishment which fhould befall fuch wretches. As to the 15th verfe thus altered by tranfpofing the letter W, may be ufed for ; in which you have only the common fubftitution of one letter for another of the fame gaa And then the Pfalmift will fay, We took fweet counfel together, we walked in the Houfe of God with tenderness, or as friends. The word immediately preceding, ending with 1, may be the reafon why the Pfalmist would end this with 2. But if Mr. Hunt's fcruples are fill une fatisfied, Mr. Merrick's Annotations on the cixth Pfalm are fabmatted' to his confideration. Mr. W. King fays, probably David might mean no more, than res bearfing the dreadful calamities which God will inflict upon all thofe that are thus falfe-hearted, and make a cloak of religion to accomplish their bafe defigns, And Meff. Burrow, Cairus, Dixon, Gradidge, f. Jackfon, Jewell, Juvenis, Peat, Rorve, Townsend, Virgilius, and Walton, have all favoured us with fuch anfwers might as well bear to fee the light if we could poffibly find room for them. LXVI. By Mr. T. Peat, of Barnfiey. As the foul's immortality, and future rewards and punishments are abundantly confirmed by various texts of the Old Teftamen', as Isaiah xxxiii. 14-17. Dan. xii. 2, 3, &c. Job xiv. 12, and 19, 25, 26, 27. It is collected that the Jews had all along thofe doctrines by tradition from the Partiarchs; which is fufficient without much being faid of them in what is properly called theMofaical Law,the chief intent of which wasnotto confirm any particular doctrines, but to fet forth the ecclefiaftical and civil government of the Jewith church and nation in the promised Canaan, which being only a temporal inheritance required only temporal promifes. Mr John Cairus fays, Becaufe that firft difpenfation has not fuch an immediate relation to eternity as the prefent hath, therefore the Jews had only the Gefpel exhibited therein in types and thadows, the Chriftian has it as an image feen through a mirrour now, but hereafter it will be exhibited without any medium, except the Mediator, whom we shall fee as he is. Ingenious anfwers were alfo given by Me Burrow, Fidler, Gradidge, J. Jackfon, Juvenis, Rowe, Walton, and Watkins. LXVII. By Mr. J. Burrow, of Bolton-Field. David's fin s pride; for being now in a flourishing condition his mind was lifted up, and he thought it would contribute much to his honour in the ears of the neighbouring princes, to have fo many thousand fubjects able to bear arms. The peoples' fin may be proved from Exod. XXX. 12. The ranfom there mentioned was about 15 pence each for both rich and poor, as their fouls were alike unto the Lord. This afterwards became an annual tribute, which was perhaps the reason that David did not demand it now: for as a plague followed, we may conclude that this ranfom was not paid, nor carried to the High-Prieft to make an atonement for their fouls. Similar anfwers were alfo given by Meff. Cairns, Cavill, Gradidge, Harrison, J. Jackson, Jewell, Juvenis, King, Lewry, Mellanby, Peat, Rowe, Townsend, Virgilius, Walton, Ward, and Watkins. LXVIII. Antwered by Mr. J. Rufher, of Charlbury. The man who keeps the golden mean, Makes piety his only care, [faith Who calmly fteers his bark between | And whofe pure life andconfcience The rocks of hope, and gulphs of fear, He fhall be happier after ceath. Mr. Gradidge, the Propofer, fays, the man who fears God, and obeys the precept of his Lord to do to others as he would have them do to him, is the happy man. And fimilar answers were given by Meff. Burrow, Cairus, Cavill, Harrifon, J. Jackson, Jewell, Juvenis, King, Lee, Lowry, Mellanby, Peat, Rarve, Stafford, Swift, Walton, Ward, and Wark ns. LXIX. By Mr. Wm Harrifon, Wirksworth, Derbyshine. The caufe is, that fometimes the vapours in the morning or evening are at fuch a height and dentity, as to refract the red rays of light only. And thus the answer is given by Mell. Burrow, Cavill, Gradidge, J. Fnckfon, Mellanby, Rove, Walton, and Ward. Mr. Burrow fays, fometimes in a very grots atmosphere the purple is refracted to the hide oppofite the fun, which is a fign of much rain. LXX. By LXX. By Mr. John Burrow, of Bolton-field. This is only in a clofe room, and is not caufed by the charcoal giving out any pernicious matter, but from the quality of the air in the room be ing altered by the fire. For air that has paffed through burning fuel is no longer capable of fupporting either fire or the life of animals; and charcoal, emitting little or no fmoke, must certainly destroy the most air, for fmoke is a great help to the circulation of air. Mr. Ward of Hinckley fays, Dr. Priestley accounts for it by the diminution of the air in confequence of being overcharged with phlogifton, and the depofition of fixed air. And like anfwers are given by Meffrs. Dixon, Fidler, Gradidge, Harrifon, J. Jackfon, Jewell, Mellanby, Stafford, Swift, Walton, and Waugh. LXXI. By Mr. Alexander Rowe, of Reginnis, Cornwall. Doubtless by its foot, its breath, and in fome degree by almoft every part of its body; efpecially when the fluids are in a violent agitation. As to the fecond part, granting the fact, it is certainly what is generally called instinct exerted for felf-prefervation, which is natural to all animals. And to the fame effect are the answers by Meffrs. Burrow, Cavill, Fidler, Harrifon, J. Jackfon, Lee, Mellanby, Rufher, Walton, and Watkins. LXXII. By Mr. J. Winterbottom, of Failsworth-School. By a chemical process it is found, that stones in general contain falte, oily-juice, fand, mud, &c. Thefe elementary parts are carried along by water, till meeting with fucha ttracting fubjects in their courfe as clay, loamyearth, &c. they commix themselves, as lime and water form cement, and by length of time and continual application grow, or form different layers, as in the stalactites and flate; their different textures and qualities arifing from the vast variety of commixtion of the above elements. In April 1785, I found a fort of blue clay, fuch as comes out of coalmines: this I took, moulded into a particular fhape, tied a ftring about it, and faftened it in a fmali ftream, whofe conflux was partly fpring and partly rain-water. I often vifited it, to fee the alterations it underwent, which to me were furprizing, and in Feb. 1787, taking it out of the water, I found it concreted to a folid ftone. Ingenious anfwers were alfo given by Meffrs. Burrow, J. Jackson, Jessell, Rowe, Walton, and Waugh. LXXIII. By Mr. H. Mellanby, of Stockton, School-master. Afrology has long ago been confuted by men of found learning; but their endeavours to banish it entirely feem ineffectual, fince its interested advocates are numerous, and the vulgar fo eafily and willingly impofed upon. Many pious and well-meaning Chriftians are impofed upon and deluded by the fcripture fentences with which aftrological books abound, fuch as Gen i. 14. Job xxxviii. 31, 32. And I have heard one of thole wordy aftrologers talk as if he had been prefent when God laid the foundations of the earth, and knew all the ordinances of heaven. But let fuch confult Job xxxviii. 4, and 33; where they may, along with bim, be made fenfib'e of their imbecillity. Mr. Jackon the propofer fays, all horary questions respecting fortune and the like must be abfolute nonfenfe, fince a different time in afking the fame question will give a different refult. And of the fame opinion is Mr. Fesuel of Bideford, and Mr. Waltons As to the new book of· Aftrology, in two Vois. Folio, which the former of thefe gentlemen wishes ran pinion about, we are told that it is for the moft part flolen word for for word from the works of former Wifeacres upon the subject, and deferves to be laid upon the fire-back, together with the author of it. LXXIV. By the Propofer. A longing for femething that the is not permitted to tafte, and fighting, but chiefly infection, are the common caufes. And timely feparation from others under the fame d'forder, letting blood, and giving a little allum, or, if in the winter feafon, fprinkling the falls with vinegar, will generally prevent it. Mr. John Facklin, and Mr. Burrow obferve that the causes of this are various; when the navel-ftring is broken and the calf killed there is no preventing it; but in other cafes Mr. Burrow fays, a drink of diapente and liquorice, with a little cinnamon, long-pepper, and ginger, boiled in a quart of ale, and the beast to be kept warm 2 or 3 days, is proper, Mr. W. Harrison fays, an eminent farmer of my acquaintance recommends the following remedy, which he has never known to fail. Of roach allum, dragons blood, and bole armenian, each four ounces finely powdered, diffolved in one quart of white wine vinegar, and about Michaelmas rub the loins of the beaft well with it. LXXV. By Mr. John Jackson, of Hutton-Rudby-School. If you put the fwivel of a watch between your teeth, your jaw-bore becomes a conductor of found to the tympanum or drum of your ear; and then, by ftopping your ears with your fingers, you exclude external noife, and hear the beating of the watch better and louder than before. And thus likewife the answer is given by Meffrs. Burrow, Cairus, Dixon, Harrison, Jewell, Lee, Mellanby, and Waiton. 1. Rebus. Necklace. 2, Death- Watch. 3. Larkfpur. 4. Drab. 5. Eye. 6. Lee. GENERAL ANSWERS. 1. The Mifer. By Mr. T. PEAT, of Barnsley. Old Mammon grafps his golden god His golden hoard is all his care; To one more hberal than himself. And |