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to be alluded to by Dr. Hartley, as a case 
analogous to the revelation of letters; ‘but it 
should ‘be recollected that the form of this 
edifice and its-various appurtenances, was ne- 
cessarily connected with ‘the ceremonial of 
the Levitical worship; and though the pat- 
tern may have ‘been given from the mount, it 
does not-appear that Bezaleel or Aboliab-were 
inspired -with the art to complete it according 
tothe pattern; nor is it at all likely that this 
would be necessary, since they might very 
probably have learnt their respective arts in 
Egypt, where they had already been’ arcane 
to such high perfection. 
In the second place, it may. chmmegetal be 
demanded, at what time this supposed reve- 
lation took place. If the art was actually 
communicated from above, there must surely 
be some historical.evidence of so signal a.mi- 
ra¢le. For it is not conceivablethat the Su 
preme ‘Being should ‘have made so‘important 
a-revelation, and ‘have left it entirely without 
notice or memorial. Indeed «we might natu- 
rally expect that the very ‘first employment-of 
the art, ‘if it had been so obtained; would 
have:been to band down to posterity, an ex- 
act-account of an event pregnant with such 
important consequences to the whole race of 
mankind ; in -order that all subsequent ages 
