Neither shall the mighty deliver himself : Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; And he that is swift of foot shall not deliver him self: Neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself. And he that is courageous among the mighty Shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord.” Archbishop Newcome refers these verses to the inextricable calamities caused by the earthquake. Whether they be referred to this, or to the impending calamities of the ten tribes, then so soon to be carried away into that captivity from which they have never yet returned, the moral lesson is the same, the impossibility of a man contending with his Maker. He is wise in heart,' says Job, and mighty in strength ;-who hath hardened himself against him and hath prospered ? ' E. S. 6 6 A CONTRAST. LET us look at two pictures. The one is that of a man of brilliant genius, whose fame has spread through distant nations; he has all the pleasures which intellect can give, all the triumph which is derived from the homage which others pay to it. He is the favourite of his prince; he is surrounded by loving and admiring friends, the endearments of domestic affection, the taste and elegance of wealth prevail at his domestic hearth. Smiles and courtesies meet him from the world without. The other is the pastor of a little village among barren mountains, whose whole life is one of devotion and self-denial. Animated by the love of Christ, he cheerfully denies himself for his Lord, and for others for his sake. His abilities, not inconsiderable, are expended in the care of his flock; to instruct them in righteousness, to extend their happiness, to improve their condition, are the objects for which he is ever devising and executing wise and liberal things. Religion and knowledge preside in his humble dwelling. He refuses himself the simplest luxury, he teaches others to do the same, he gives up to the service of Christ, his time, his life, and every fragment of worldly wealth that can be saved from the supply of the common wants of food and clothing. Would that in such a school we could learn to do likewise; could learn how many of the indulgences of life are vanity; how many might with honour, pleasure, and great profit be renounced by every Christian! Let us look at those two pictures, and remember that Goethe confessed he had not known four weeks of peace and comfort in seventy-five years' Ja,' said Oberlin, ich bin glucklich.' (Yes, I am happy.)-Early Days of Faith and Love. THE PSALMIST'S REVELATION OF THE WITH PARALLEL PREDICTIONS OF THE SPIRIT. PSALM XLVI. THIS SOng alludes to the Lord's final victory over the Anti-Christian faction, and the establishment of His kingdom. THE PSALMIST'S REVELATION. 1. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 4. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacle of the most High. PARALLEL PREDICTIONS. For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. Isaiah xxv. 4. The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. Joel iii. 16. Afterward he brought me again to the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar. And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live and there shall be a very THE PSALMIST'S REVELATION. 5. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. PARALLEL PREDICTIONS. great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. Ezek. xlvii. 1, 9, 12. And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea; in summer, and in winter shall it be. Zech. xiv. 8. They shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah lx. 14. Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Psalm lxxxvii. 3. And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, when I shall dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name shall the house of Israel no more defile. Ezek. xliii. 7. Thus saith the Lord, I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Zech. viii. 3. Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. Isaiah xxxiii. 20. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not, I will help thee. Fear not, THE PSALMIST'S REVELATION. 6. The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved : he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 7. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. 8. Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth. PARALLEL PREDICTIONS. thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah lxi. 11, 13, 14. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all I dumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds to cast it out for a prey. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame. Ezek. xxxvi. 5, 7. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. Matt. xxiv. 7. The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. Jer. xxv. 30. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 2 Peter iii. 10. But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah xli. 8, 10. Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. Isaiah xxxiv. I. Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. The land shall be utterly emptied, and |