readers that we did most distinctly inform them of the actively anti-christian tone of the Hebrew newspaper; we contrasted this Voice of Jacob in A.M. 5602 with the voice of Jacob in 2315, proclaiming that the sceptre should not depart from Judah nor a lawgiver from between his feet, till Shiloh came. We spoke of "the inveteracy of unbelief" pervading its columns, though we also drew the line of demarcation strongly between the Jew, who rejects the New Testament altogether because it testifies so clearly the divinity of Jesus, and the Socinian, who professes to receive the book, while extinguishing its vital principle, and wresting it to his own destruction. We had, in our January and February Numbers, noticed the establishment of two Jewish Newspapers; and knowing how pitiably, how censurably ignorant of the real state, character, and feelings of the Jews are the majority of those even who regard them with the greatest interest, we did rejoice, and we do rejoice in the establishment of a literary organ by which more general information on those points might be obtained; and when the atrociously insulting libel on the Jews, published in Blackwood, republished in "The Times" Newspaper, and circulated all over the kingdom, fell into our hands, we sat down, and wrote an article of twelve pages, headed The Voice of Jacob," in which we contrasted the tone of that publication with the tone of the ignorant and flippant scribe, who had held up to the mockery of such as himself, the whole Hebrew nation. We rejoice in having thus done, more than if, by uniting in the vulgar outcry against our elder brethren, we had gained the applause of the whole Gentile world.

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Shortly after that (March) number of our Magazine was published, we saw in the "Voice of Jacob," a reference to some very disrespectful language applied to the Jews in "a religious periodical." We forthwith wrote to the Editor (who was and is a stranger to us) complaining of the injustice done to ourselves as the conductor of a religious periodical, by so vague a description of the offending work; demanding that on all future occasions delinquents should be named; and enclosing our March Number with the article on Blackwood's libel, to prove how incapable we were of an uncourteous word against the Hebrew people. Surely there was not any great "adroitness" practised by the Editor in politely noticing what was thus absolutely thrust into his hand! We know not whether Mr. Brooks saw the whole of what we wrote on the subject-the latest of it was published six weeks before his "address" was delivered. Subsequently to that period, the "Voice of Jacob," which has changed its Editor, and into which the "Jewish Chronicle" has merged, has become as un-liberal and pugnacious as any one could desire; and among the rest we are certainly rebuked, though not by name, for lack of charity towards certain classes of nominal Christians, whom we stigmatize respectively as idolators and infidels : these must be the Papists and Socinians with whom Mr. Brooks identifies the Jews while reprimanding us for indiscrimate benevolence towards the latter! From such a raking cross-fire, how shall we escape? Must we both silence our Christian brother's battery, and spike the Hebrew guns? Running away forms no part of our tactics; and we exceedingly like our

present position-not even this double cannonading shall drive us from it.

First, then, Rabbinical Judaism in the "Voice of Jacob," is not a whit more dangerous to the believer than is Rabbinical Judaism in the New Testament: it is identically the same; and forming now. as then it did, the grand obstacle to the reception of the gospel, we of course, are prepared to encounter it in the literary organs of the nation. The fact is, we forget these distinctive marks; we look upon the Jew as one who differs from us in regard to being circumcised, and in observing the distinction of meats, keeping holy the seventh day, and overlooking in the types and shadows of the divinely-appointed ceremonial rites, that which they were established to shew forth. We remain ignorant of the multitude of things superadded to the written word by an oral law which they consider equally divine in its origin, equally binding in its prescriptions. If this ignorance be a safeguard to ourselves, we should be sorry to see it removed; but is it so? We think not; we think that any person who became a Socinian by looking into the "Voice of Jacob," would have become one had he never heard of its existence.

We ourselves, so far from being well read on the points in controversy between Jews and Christians, especially those which are affected by Hebrew criticism,' never even dipped into any of those controversial writings on our own side; yet do we, prayerfully and with the Bible before us, constantly peruse the things brought forward in the columns of the Jewish periodical; and we do not fear, either for ourselves or others, that our faith will be shaken by

them. Judaism is assailed on all sides, by Christian zeal; surely it may be permitted to answer for itself; and the insight thereby obtained into the real system held by our Jewish brethren is very valuable, "Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up," whether of Jewish or of Gentile growth. We know and are sure that every thing contained in the Bible is of His planting; that the written word is a sure test to try every doctrine by, and every spirit; and to this we bring all things.

We have not compromised the truth: the Jews would soon detect and heartily despise an attempt to impose on them by fair speeches. Christianity is not a dose of medicine to be covertly administered under a sugared surface, nor would it, if so insinuated by the craft of man, be of any more avail than if thrust down by the point of a bayonet; for, as "No man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed," so likewise, "No man can say that Jesus is Lord but by the Holy Ghost." That Jesus is Lord, King of kings, and Lord of lords, it were too little to say we believe we know it, even as we know our own existence; and the daily prayer of our heart is, that our dear Hebrew brethren may know it too. Meanwhile, we would not stifle their objections, but say with the prophet, "Bring forth your strong reasons, ye men of Jacob." We do not regard any error as insignificant because it may be held by Jews; but we confidently believe that because they are Jews, God's peculiar family, they will not much longer remain under the power of any error. We are grateful to Mr. Brooks for the clear, the unanswerable proofs which he has advanced of the non-fulfilment of the promises at the restoration from Babylon, and the

certainty of a more full, complete, triumphant restoration to their holy city, yet to come; although we differ from him on a point connected with it-the duty of Christians to put forth a hand in furtherance of that event. We would, if we could, throw the whole world into commotion to facilitate their national restoration, seeing how positively certain it is that they will, when restored, be a blessing to all nations and knowing, like Daniel, by the number of the books, that the time appointed cannot now be far off. Mr. Brooks has himself contributed in no small degree to fix the Christian eye in watchful awe, on God's dealings with Israel; past, present, and to come. May he behold the full realization of all that, by faith, we look for! We earnestly hope that no disrespectful word has found admission in this humble attempt at self-defence from a charge of leading our friends into dangerous paths, by doing fair justice to a very well-conducted and very important organ of Rabbinical Judaism.

And now for our Hebrew assailants. Why, brethren, do you tax us with uncharitable feelings, because we denounce in strong language that which, bearing the name of Christianity, renders it utterly contemptible, transforms it into a lie? You say your creed is that all good men will be saved;' and we

readily admit it, but where shall these good men be found? At the dedication of your magnificent first Temple, King Solomon prayed one of the most sublime prayers ever uttered by man, and of which the Lord God shewed his acceptance by filling the whole house with the glory of his presence: in that prayer,

* Voice of Jacob, June 24, p. 160.