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sought after this in forbidden ways. This seems to have been 
the first lie (npCjTov \pevdog), which beguiled our first parents 
in their primitive transgression, and it may be connected with 
the last “ falsehood ” (rig -ipsvSzi) that shall consummate the 
“ apostasy ”* — the lie of Christian prophecy symbolising with 
the old temptation, “Ye shall be as Elohim.” (See 2 Thess. 
ii. 11.) 
Pride seems to be the ruin of the human race. The first 
who took the name of (piXoao^og , and that on the ground of 
much superior knowledge (I allude to Pythagoras), was over- 
thrown with all his followers on account of their intolerable 
jpride.-\ Ci The hatred which they had excited speedily led to 
their destruction.” 
The Scripture enlightens us as to the early destinies which 
man designed for himself, and his consequent rebuke and 
chastisement. Remarkably is this confirmed both by tradi- 
tion and by the most carefully recorded history; such as that 
of Berosus, the Chaldean. 
I think that I have succeeded in proving that the guidance 
of religion is the only true leading in the matters we have 
contemplated. I honour and esteem Science working in her 
proper sphere. Philosophy, on the contrary, viewed in the 
aspects I have described, is certainly doing her utmost to 
overthrow Christianity; but if successful, if she could for 
ever banish the idea of God from the world, it would not be 
to set up the reign of reason, but to introduce a period of 
lawlessness , — (the avopia, lawlessness said to be charac- 
teristic of the last days of this Dispensation, Matt. xxiv. 12 ; 
2 Thess. ii.), resulting in the reign of supreme force in the 
person of a lawless one (6 avopog), the last embodiment of 
apostasy against God. 
The satisfactory conclusion to which I arrive is that, 
when man is brought humbly to accept Divine teaching, he is 
furnished with what I have designated Divine Philosophy 
founded on Divine Revelation. He is made acquainted with 
his fallen state, and led to accept the peace and reconciliation 
provided for all who thirst after the blessing. The spring of 
the water of life, rising not from the depth of Hades but 
flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, will have 
this effect, that he shall never thirst again, and the water which 
the Prince of Life gives shall spring up into everlasting life. 
Man's first destinies were noble and worthy of the good- 
* 2 Thess. ii. 11, 12. 
*f See Smith’s Diet., sub voce, also The Druicls and their Religion, p. 26. 
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