to myself, that the proof of the charge should be within easy reach of the reader. On such points I have accordingly furnished evidence in the notes, which could not so conveniently be introduced into the text of the Lectures. f Besides; as some of the positions which I have taken may seem new, such as the indebtedness of the Greeks to the Hebrews, in science and art; and as many of the au thorities by which I sustain the views that I present are not easily accessible, I have extended the notes on such subjects, that my readers might have some of the principal references brought at once before them. It is not to be expected that in the Lectures which are to follow the present volume, I would, presume to cover every branch of science which should be rescued from the hands of infidelity, and shown to be in full harmony with the Scriptures. This must be the work of 'successive writers. I hope to do part of it; and will endeavor so to classify the subjects which I may take up, that each volume will form a work complete within itself, independently of the others which may precede or follow it's How far I may go, must depend on the good pleasure of Him who has fixed the measure of my days on earth. I have thus far found the employment a source of pleasure, cand intend to pursue it as the main object of my future Lyears, in the hope that, with the Divine blessing, it may be somewhat useful to the great cause of inspired truth. In bis 65. the next, volume, I take up a subject, which during seve ral years past, has occupied a large share of attention in both the religious and literary worlds. It will be entitled THE BIBLE AND GEOLOGY WITH ITS RESULTS; in which, I hope not only to show the entire harmony of the Bible with the settled principles of Geological Science, but also to point out various portions of Scripture which are signally illustrated by Geological discoveries, and which must otherwise have remained obscure and perplexing. The two great enemies of Divine Revelation are Superstition on the one hand, and Infidelity on the other. The former professes to believe in Christianity, but obscures and often buries it beneath the inventions and traditions of men. The latter rejects it, either in whole or in part, as untrue and irrational. But in nothing is the difference between the two more decided and marked, than in their mode of assailing the truth. Superstition generally makes its assaults openly and without disguise, going about as a roaring lion, seeking whom it may devour." Infidelity, at least in its beginnings, is usually both timid and treacherous. It masks |