Explanation. CASIBELanus chosen commander of the Britons VORTIGErn, who invited the Saxons to the assistance of the Britons against the Scots and Picts [Vortig fos] . Bef. Christ. 52 67 Aft. Christ. HENGIST the Saxon, who erected the kindom of ance and victories over the Saxons ['Arth laf. EGBErt, who reduced the Heptarchy, and was first crowned sole monarch of England [Egbe kek] ALFRED, who founded the university of Oxford 446 455 514 '828 God-bul nou Chart eel Inquis ded Tylika Cade fly. Comp atze Gump atfo Prin afon atque Colum bont. Mar-luth lap Prot alen Smalcal loz Tren-dec atalfu. Mas-par aloid Un-p loin Sp-in leik Powd syl Masanel sop. Crom sli Jamaic aull Crom-mor suk capta Gibra pzo. N. B. A thousand is to be added, as above, where it is not expressed. Explanation. Jerusalem regained from the Turks, and Godfrey of BuLloigne made king of it [Godbul nou] Aft. Christ. 1099 The INQUIsition first erected against the Albigenses [Inquis ded] 1222 The Confirmation of Magna CHARTа by King 1225 Wat Tyler's rebellion suppressed [Tyl ika] 1381 1450 1302 1344 The Invention of PRINting [Prin afon] Aft. Christ. 1449 covers Cuba and Hispaniola [Colum bont] 1493 MARTIN LUTHer begins to preach in Germany against Indulgences, and other errors of the The name of PROTestants first began on occasion of the protestation the Lutherans made against a decree of the Chamber of Spire against them [Prot alen] . The SMALCALdan League, or agreement made between the Protestants of Germany for their mutual defence at Smalcal [Smalcal loz] 1517 1529 1540 The Council of TRENT began DEC. 13. [Tren-dec at-alfu]. 1545 The Massacre of Protestants at PARIS [Maspar aloid]. 1572 The United Provinces, under the protection of The Spanish Invasion [Sp-in leik] The Gunpowder treason [Powd syl] 1579 1588 1605 The famous rebellion at Naples, on occasion of the grievous excises, headed by MASSANELIO [Massanel sop] 1647 Oliver Cromwell usurps the government of Eng- 1655 1658 CROMWElli MORS [Crom-mor suk] Artificial memory may be applied to any circumstance in which the ready recollection of numbers is expedient and useful. As an example: suppose I ride from the City to Fulham by the City-road, Paddington, &c., and wish to remember the check numbers given at the turnpikes without the trouble of tickets. If the numbers are as follow, then the adjoining words will 2. What do the vowels represent, and what numbers are the diphthongs put for, and why? 3. How are the consonants used? 4. Which are the other consonants used? Why do l, p, and k stand for 5, 7, and 8? 5. What do y and z represent? Explain the table. 6. What does g, th, and m, stand for? See note. 7. Give some examples of the combinations of figures by letters. 8. Give some instances to shew that the same figures and combinations of figures may be expressed by different letters. Repeat the lines containing the general epochas. Repeat the lines containing the regal state of Rome. Repeat the lines which include the dates when the twelve Cæsars began to reign. Repeat the lines containing the regal table of England. Repeat the lines containing the Chronological Miscellanies since the conquest. MYTHOLOGY. ON THE IDOLATRY OF MANKIND. "In deifying the things of nature and parts of the world, they called every thing by the name of God, and God by the name of every thing."-Dr. Cudworth. "They changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and to four-footed beasts, and creeping things."-The Apostle Paul. LET us consider the history and extent of idolatry. It is necessary that we should do so, to understand, appreciate, and apply the following lessons. The communications that were repeatedly made to men, concerning the perfections of God, and the way of salvation through the promised Deliverer, must have preserved the human race, during the earlier ages of the world, in the knowledge of the living and true God. Though superstitious practices may have prevailed before the flood, it does not appear that idolatry, strictly speaking, had existence till some centuries after that catastrophe. It is probable that it began in the adoration of the heavenly bodies, the sun, moon, and stars; as we find ir. the early period in which Job lived, that they were recognised as objects of worship. "If I beheld the sun, when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; and my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand; this also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge, for I should have denied the God that is above.-Job xxxi. 26, 28. The splendour and usefulness of the sun, and moon, led the Chaldeans and Assyrians, among whom their worship began, to regard them as peculiarly manifesting the divine goodness. It is supposed that a further step, in this species of idolatry, was the adoption of the notion, that the heavenly bodies were either inhabited by superior intelligences, or were themselves living beings, and exerted something like a mediatorial influence with the deity. They were at length fully deified; and those who retained any idea of the supreme God, thought him too far above them to be the object of devotion. This worship of the host of heaven prevailed over a great part of the world, both in ancient and in modern times; and has not been confined to any stage of civilization, or to any rank in society. |