by kings, And by prince's. ' They 'will' encoufage an attachment to the land .which God gave to their fathers. Thirdly, the Gentiles will assist the Jewi«h nation in their endeavour to letuin to their own coun try. When kings shall lie their nursing fothew^and queens their nursing mothers, nil tho«e piophecies will be brought about by gradual means, by an almost im perceptible development, without miracles, and the re possession of their fatherland will at first be by 'pur chase, us Abiaham bought the land around Macpelah. Tho prophet Jcieiniah purchased a field from HananrlL his uncle. He was instructed to write, and take evidence of such purchase, and to hide the title deeds in an eaithen vessel that it might continue for many days. Now, if they would fix their heaits on these piophecies, they would conclude they were in a state of fulfilment. Already the Almighty had caused them to be bo fur favoured in the eyes of the rulers and king* of the earth, as to be permitted to purchase for them selves an inheritance on the goodly Mount Zion. Christians as well as Jews in the isles of the west and east looked for the fulfilment ot these promises, which, bum like coals of fire. There is not a country, nor r, village, where its name is not spoken, nor a itingle newspaper that does not mention from time to time the restoration of the Jews to their land at Zion. It is a well-known fact that Palestine in general, and Jerusalem in particular, has been destroyed and rebuilt many times, so that she may justly bo compared to a sickly person whose countenance changes from time to time according to the degree of the diboase. So it is with the Holy Land. H>r appearance was changed from time to time according to her rulers and possessors. Yet, with all tin?, she retain! a portion of her glory. For the past 350 years, since the Sultan Saliinar I. took possession of Jerutalem, there have been thirteen Turkish rulers, but not one of them piesented to his subjects an account of their religion as their predecessor.-) had done. Although the Turks and Arabs ate kindred laces and believe in the > name religion, they differ in their origin; in their drew, and in their manners. 