MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND QUERIES. S. C. GOULD, Editor. "That only can be immortal which has existed from eternity."-Buchner. VOL. XIV. MARCH, 1896. No. 3. A Lost Fragment. The following chapter is taken from the Addenda, with the above caption, of a work, published in Glasgow, Scotland, 1884, entitled "Palingenesia: or, The Earth's New Birth. By Theosophia, a Minister of the Holies, and Ellora, a Seeress of the Sanctuary. Behold, I make all things new.'' And on the morrow, as they were coming from Bethany, Peter was hungry, and seeing a figtree afar off having leaves thereon, he came if haply he might find fruit, and when he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for the time of figs was not yet. And Peter was angry and said unto it. No man eat fruit of thee hereafter forever. And some of the disciples heard of it. And the next day, as Jesus and His disciples passed by, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, behold the tree which I cursed is green and flourishing, wherefore did not my word prevail? Jesus said unto Peter, Thou knowest not what Spirit thou art of. Wherefore didst thou curse that which God hath not cursed? And Peter said, Behold, Lord, I was hungered, and finding leaves and no fruit, I was angry and I cursed the tree. And Jesus said, Knewest thou not the time of figs was not yet? Behold, the corn in the field which groweth according to its nature-first the shoot, then the stalk, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear,— wouldst thou then be angry if thou camest at the time of the tender shoot or the stalk, and didst not find the corn in the ear? And wouldst thou curse the tree which, full of buds and blossoms, had not yet ripe fruit? Verily, Peter, I say unto thee, one of my Twelve shall betray Me and utterly fail, and his place shall be filled up by another; and another of my twelve, even thou, Peter, shall deny Me thrice in thine anger with curses, and swear that thou knowest Me not; but thou will repent and grieve bitterly, because in thy heart thou lovest Me, and thou shalt be a Rock and I will raise thee above My twelve, and thou shalt be the Servant of servants, and the keys of the Church I will give thee, and thou shalt feed My sheep and My lambs; and another shall come and fill thy place among My twelve, and he shall teach many things hard to be understood, but he shall spread My Gospel among the Gentiles with great zeal. But thou ahalt fill My place, and to thee and to those who succeed thee shall I give the keys of the kingdom, and they shall feed My sheep and be My vicegerents upon earth. But there shall arisc men among them of whom some among them shall love Me even as thou, who being hot-headed and unwise, and void of patience and lovers of themselves, shall make alliance with the Powers of the Earth and shall curse thase whom God has not cursed, and persecute them in their ignorance, because they cannot yet find in them all which they would find, and they are unable to receive all they ould teach; and in their days I, Jesus, shall be crucified afresh and put to open shame, for they shall profess to do things in My name. And Peter said: Be it far from Thee, Lord. And Jesus answered: As I shall be nailed to the Cross so also shall My Church in those days, for she is My Bride and One with Me. But the day shall come when this darkness shall pass away and the true Light shall shine; and one shall sit on My throne on earth who shall be a man of Truth and Goodness beyond all others, and he shall be filled with wisdom, he shall rule My Church by a fourfold Twelve and by a Seventy as of old, and that only which is true shall he teach; and My Church shall be filled with Light and give light unto all nations of the earth; and there shall be one pontiff sitting on his throne as a King and a Priest, and his throne shall endure and not be shaken, for it shall be founded on Truth and Equity, and light shall come to it and go forth from it to all the nations of the Earth, and the Truth shall make them free. JUDAS AND MR. FERGUESON. Judas, in Part II of Absalom and Achitophel, most of which was written by Tate, is meant for Mr. Fergueson, a non-conformist, who joined the Duke of Monmouth, and afterwards betrayed him. "Shall that false Hebronite escape out curse- Judas, that well deserves his namesake's tree." "Nature's ways are always determined by what is most feasible."-STEARNS. Joseph and Jesus. Joseph was a shepherd. Gen. xxxvii, 2. Jesus was the Good Shepherd. John x, 11. Joseph was sent by his father to seek his brethren. Gen. xxxvii, 13, 14, 16. Jesus was sent by His Father to seek and save His people. John iii 16-17. When Joseph's brethren saw him coming they sought to slay him. Gen. xxxvii, 20. When Jesus came on earth, the Jews, His people, sought to kill Him. Matt. ii, 20. Gen. xxxvii, 28. Joseph was put in a pit and raised from it. Gen. xxxvii, 28. der age. Jesus was sold for thirty pieces of silver-the price of a slave of full age. Matt. xxvi, 15. Joseph was carried down into Egypt. Gen. xxxix, 1. Mark i, 13. Joseph was condemned by a false witness and put in prison. Gen. xxxix, 19-20. Jesus was condemned by false witnesses and put to death. Matt. xxvi, 59-60. Joseph was put in prison with two prisoners; one is saved, the other hanged. Gen. xli, 2-3; xli, 22. Jesus was crucified with two prisoners; one He saved, the other was hanged. Luke xxiii, 39-43. Joseph became Governor, Ruler and Saviour of his people in Egypt. Gen. xli, 6; xli, 43. Jesus was Governor, Ruler and Saviour of his people on earth. Matt. ii, 6. Joseph was thirty years old when he began his public ministry. Gen. xli, 46. Jesus was thirty years old when He began His public ministry. Luke ii, 23. Joseph was blessed with a spirit of wisdom, and the Lord made all that he did to prosper. Gen. xli, 38-39; xxxix, 23. Jesus was blessed with a spirit of wisdom, and the pleasure of the Lord prospered in His hand. Luke ii, 40; Isa. liii, 10. Joseph went about doing good, laying up food for the famine. Gen. xli, 46-49. |