or Sabbath. In the language of types, one day, in the most extensive import of the type, stands for one thousand years, and vice versa."

"I know this, sir," replied Henry.

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In consequence," returned Mr. Dalben, "each day of creation is supposed to become a type of one thousand years of the world's duration. Do you understand me, my boy."

"I do, sir,” replied Henry.

"Thus," returned Mr. Dalben, "we have a hint of the proposed duration of the world's existence; and our next measure is to consider the periods when each prophetic day terminates. According to our best chronologers, the first day begins with the creation and ends with the age of Enoch.

"The second begins with the age of Enoch, and ends with the epoch of Terah.

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The third begins with the epoch of Terah, and ends with the opening of Solomon's Temple.

"The fourth begins with the opening of the Temple and includes the birth of our Lord.

"The fifth begins with the preaching of the Gospel, and ends about the time of the Danish Kings of England. "The sixth begins during the period of the Danish kings, and if our calculations are just or nearly so, is drawing to its conclusion.

"In the seventh, we look for the millennium, or sabbath of a thousand years, which will as far exceed the glories of the first sabbath spent in paradise as the character of the second Adam exceeds that of the first."

"This is very fine and pleasant, uncle," replied Henry, his eyes kindling at the thought of the millennium, that period of rest and joy which had afforded so many delightful prospects and bright hopes to his early years. "So far I understand; yet I should be entirely at a loss how to comprehend the types in this first chapter, so as to make them agree with history.'

"You would be at a loss, Henry," replied Mr. Dalben, "for two reasons; first, because you do not understand the outline of history, and secondly, because you are not thoroughly acquainted with the types which are used in this chapter."

"But I should like to understand all these things, uncle," returned Henry. "Do tell me a little more respecting them."

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"I began, my dear Henry," replied Mr. Dalben, "by. saying, that there were several chapters of Scripture, which being opened out, would give an exceedingly fine oultine, or, I might say, different views of the same outline of history; and I meant to point them all out to you at this present time: but since you are so much delighted with my first exhibition of this subject, we will adhere to this peculiar point to-day. Can you inform me what the state of the earth was from the time of the fall until the preaching of Enoch ?"

Henry replied, "that he would be much obliged if his uncle would be the teacher, and be so good as not to question him.”

"Well, then, my dear boy, I must tell you," replied Mr. Dalben, "in a few words, that the world was then in a state of violence and anarchy, without laws and without government, and probably without any established forms of worship: for, during its first thousand years, although the children of Seth had begun to call upon the name of the Lord, yet, when the sons of Seth had united themselves with the daughters of Cain, it is to be believed that all piety had ceased, and society had presented one universal scene of bloodshed and corruption. And now, my Henry, what is one of the chief classical illustrations of a society without rule or principle or of the reign of violence?"

Henry was silent, but looked deeply attentive; on which Mr. Dalben replied, "The contentions of the elements are a type received by all writers of the ragings of an unruly multitude. We may therefore have no hesitation in receiving this as an accepted emblem. And now, let us turn to Scripture, and we shall find these words: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth; and the earth was without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep.' The earth was then in a state of chaos; fire, water, earth, and air, being tumbled together without form or order. And can we desire, my dear Henry, a more apt and forcible emblem of that state of society where rule and order were entirely wanting?

“There is one thing, however, which I have omitted to tell you, that as the Jewish day begins at sunset, so the prophetic day begins in darkness-continues in darkness awhile, arrives at meridian glory, and then fades away. So in each of these days we shall find a period

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of gloom, succeeded by brightness. The light which was created by the Divine Word-a light, the nature of which we hardly understand, as it was not then imbodied in the sun, or reflected by the moon, we believe to be typical of the preaching of Enoch, who was himself so splendid a light, that he was not permitted to taste of death.

"We now proceed," continued Mr. Dalben, "to the second day of creation, which is supposed to be typical of the second millennium. The chief events of this day were the increasing depravity of the human race, and the flood; at which time Noah and his family, being raised above the mass of mankind, were lifted up as the clouds of heaven-being separated from the world through death. These events are figured by the separation of the waters through the influence of the spirit, or air, certain portions being raised above the rest; as the holy men of God are lifted up above the multitude of the spiritually dead, in the same manner as the clouds We might spend days, my are drawn up from the sea. dear boy, rather than a few minutes, in examining and comparing this beautiful type with its still more glorious antitype.

"Please to go on, dear uncle," said Henry; "I think I know the events of the third millennium, yet I would rather you would explain them."

"This millennium," said Mr. Dalben, "began with the dispersion of the various families; for although the command to disperse had been given in the second millennium, yet history informs us that it had not taken place to any extent till the third millennium, at the commencement of which all the nations of the world were still gathered around the ancient seat of mankind, viz. Babel. The most remote country to which they had hitherto travelled was Egypt, of which we have an account-and the Holy Land, which was the place appointed for the seat of the church, was in possession of the children of Ham. During this millennium, these last people were expelled from this region, which being left dry from the dead waters, or multitudes of the spiritually dead, was left as a field blessed and prepared of the Lord for the trees of righteousness, which immediately issued up therein, taking root downwards and bearing fruit upwards.-These are types, my Henry, which you understand so well, that I need only repeat the R 2

verses which relate to these transactions in the account of the creation, to make you thoroughly acquainted with them, in Gen. i. 9, 10, 11, 12.—And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth and it was so. : And the earth brought forth grass and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.'"

"Now pray, uncle, go on," said Henry.

"Before I proceed," said Mr. Dalben, “I must make you understand one thing, viz. that at that time when this millennium commenced, which was only a few centuries after the deluge, although mankind had multiplied more rapidly than any nation could now do, there were perhaps hardly as many living souls on earth as that city now before us contains at this time. It was therefore impossible that there could be any great empires then existing. Men there were, indeed, having the titles of kings; but these kings were little superior to the head of some little village in the wilds of Africa now; and we need only to read the account of the battle of kings to be assured of this fact. Hence those historians who tell us of a great empire existing in Assyria from the time of Nimrod, four hundred years after the flood, are not deserving of the smallest belief. At the time of Abraham, all the earth, with the exception of some small portions of the East, of Egypt, and Asia Minor, was probably one vast wilderness, in which the voice of man was never heard-in which the wild beasts roamed at pleasure, and the eagle built her solitary nest. We have also reason to believe that the waters of the deluge had not yet passed away from many vast regions which are now submitted to the plough and harrow; and that the breaking forth of these waters from time to time through the channels of the mountains, occasioned many of those floods which are mentioned in history, and are confounded with the universal deluge. It was necessary that I should explain this to you, my dear boy, before I proceeded with my day."

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"Now, uncle, will you go on to the fourth day," said Henry; "shall I repeat the verses about it to you? (Genesis i. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.) And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.""

"It is not until we enter the fourth millennium," replied Mr. Dalben, "that profane history becomes of any use to us in throwing light upon sacred history; and hitherto the historian has had no guide but Scripture. Hence his labour has been less." Mr. Dalben was proceeding, when a voice, as if issuing from a valley on the right, was heard, repeating the name of "Milner-Master Milner-Master Henry!"

"What is that?" said Mr. Dalben, looking about him. "They are calling me," replied Henry, starting up"I am sure they are calling me."

"Listen, listen," said Mr. Dalben. They stood awhile in deep attention-all was still-scarcely the murmur of a fly disturbed the perfect quiet.

"It was fancy," remarked Henry.

"Hush!" said Mr. Dalben, "it is there again, and nearer still; do you hear?" Again the voice repeated "Henry, Henry Milner," and another, a faint and low voice on the other side, repeated "Milner." "That is the echo of the valley," remarked Mr. Dalben, "but some persons are surely calling. I hope nothing has happened."

The next call was louder, and two voices were now apparent, the one calling, "Master Henry, Master Milner," the other adding, "Henry, Henry, Henry Milner."

"Milner," again repeated the echo. Henry was about to run down the bank, but Mr. Dalben arrested him, saying, "Wait a moment, you know not which way to run." "Henry, Henry Milner!" was now more distinctly