cially a bond of union to the household of Faith; but after be coming contaminated with sectarian views and prejudices, a contracted spirit of bigotry is very apt to follow and bitterness ensue!

There is one place, and only one, that I have seen, where hard feelings in religion and politics were laid aside.

When the light of the moon shall become as the light of the sun-and the light of the sun become seven fold, as the light of seven days; then methinks the watchman may see eye to eye, and the nations learn war no more! but the glory of the Lord fill the earth with the knowledge of God, as the waters do the

sea.

The contentions in the Church, and the injunctions, and the interdictions, &c. &c., generally have been about trifles, magnified into mountains, as of great consequence to the beholder; and the dark stupid ignorant multitude have been led on to sanction what they have been told under the severist penalties of both Church and State! Hence the power of Kings and Priests!But "Babylon," must fall, and the "Image," in Daniel, must and will "become as the chaff of the threshing floor!" Then look beyond the watchman!!

O! Reader! study to KNOW THY SELF-and to know and feel thyself approved of God in the HEART, by SUBMISSION and OBEDIENCE to the sweet influence of HIS SPIRIT on the MIND to be a Guide to everlasting Rest, in SPIRIT and in TRUTH! LORENZO DOW, Montville, near "Hickory Plain," August 22, 1833,

HINT TO THE PUBLIC,

OR

THOUGHTS ON THE FULFILMENT OF

PROPHECY IN 1811.

"Many shall run to and fro,
"And knowledge shall be increased."

Twelfth Edition--1834, with some additional Reflections, Views Ripening, and nearly in the same channel, &c. as before!

LEAVING the infidel to prove, if he can, that the Bible is not the BOOK OF GOD; it will however be difficult for him or any other man, to account for many things, which have transpired and are transpiring, on any principle but on the doctrine of PROVIDENCE, DIVINE INSPIRATION AND REVELATION.

1. The writings of Moses are the oldest transmitted to us, of which we have any account. The Jews are the most ancient of any people now extant. Most nations when captivated after a few generations, have only their name left; but the Jews who have been scattered among all nations for near two thousand years, are still a distinct people; their customs and language being in a great measure retained by which they maintain that distinction. Let any serious enquirer after truth, compare the present state of the Jews with the prediction concerning them in the 28th chap of Deut. and let him say, if the same must not be accounted for, on providential, and not on natural principles.

2. Some are very fond of the phrase, general providence, but deny a particular providence, as being unworthy of the character of God. To talk of a general providence, without a particular providence being implied, is as absurd, as to talk of millions without thousands, or tens without units,

and a general family without individuals. For the indivi duals compose the general family, the units, the tens, and the thousands, the millions; so particular providences compose a general providence, as the whole is formed of parts, and those parts make up one whole. But to talk of a general providence without particulars considered and implied, is a great swelling word destitute of meaning like half a dozen cyphers put together, which make an appearance but count nothing.

3. National privileges when abused, become national sins, which merit national judgment, and must be inflicted for punishment in this world; because in the world to come we cannot be punished as nations, but as individuals. This sentence should be seriously considered. For the apostle has declared, that every one must give an account to God, and receive according to the deeds done in the body; but it is no where asserted in scripture that nations in their national capacity, shall be called to an account and punished, by the righteous Judge, in future world.

4. If we admit the Bible to be the book of God, we must also admit, that there are predictions of events, some of which have been minutely accomplished, others are now taking place, while others remain yet to be fulfilled. If this be admitted, will it not be reasonable to say, that the most important and conspicuous characters and things, would be the subjects of these predictions. For obscure and trifling events would not be likely to be observed by men in general, or recorded by historians, and consequently, it could not be told with any certainty whether or not the predictions were fulfilled; which would be manifestly opposite to the design of God, unworthy of his character, and useless to men.The most important things would be the most consequential to the church of God, and being such as could be examined and understood, would enable the church to determine at what period she had arrived, which was clearly the intention of the great Head, and the author of prophecy.

5. Seeing we have arrived to an important period of time, in which the whole world appears to be convulsed in a political, commercial and religious point of view: also a most singular and extraordinary character has made his appearance in the world, which with his concomitants, is worthy the consideration of the christian mind in a prophetic light.

6. Commentators in general blend together the seven heads of the dragon in the 12th of Rev. and the seven heads of the beast in the 13th chap.; whereas they are plainly distinguished by the prophetic writer, so as to make fourteen distinct heads instead of seven. Many writers also so confound the dragon with the first and second beast, as entirely to destroy that distinction, which the inspired writer has made between these three. It is worthy of particular notice that John first viewed things as in heaven, and afterwards describes the same things, as they were fulfilled on earth.Compare chap. 15, ver. i. with chap. 16 ver. i. then reading from chap. 13, ver. xi., to the end of the 15th chap. (for heaven) and the following ones to the 20th, as fulfilled on earth; this may serve as a KEY to an enquiring mind.

7. The woman spoken of chap. 12, is admitted on all hands to refer to the militant church; she exhibits two flights. First she fled, chap. xii. 6.--Second, she flew, ver. 14. Fleeing signifies to run away on foot; flying implies going as were through the air with wings. The first and second places cannot be locally the same, though in each place, the church may be considered as in her wilderness state. It is generally agreed that the first place was the north of Europe, or north west of the river Danube; but the second place, or the place to which she flew, is AMERICA. For which opinion I give the following reasons-1st. It is highly reasonable to believe, that our national privileges would be a subject of prediction. 2d. The first settlers in New England, it may be said, with wings came for conscience sake to the wilderness shores of America; and since then, many ten thousands have fled from the intolerant hand of persecution and oppression, and taken peaceful refuge in our happy land. 3d. When we consider the infancy of our country, by comparing it with the old world it may well be styled a wilderness. 4th. The earth in prophecy is said to help the woman, this is universally admitted to be that assistance, which civil government affords the church; and it is certain, that however this might have been fulfilled in the old world, it never has been so perfectly fulfilled in any place as in America. For all other nations have so incorporated church and state as to lay a foundation for binding the consciences of men, and for persecution and oppression; which have been actually experienced by some of their best