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they themselves could not but admit that the
presence of God was no longer manifest
among them. The prophecy of Daniel pointed
so unmistakably to the time of Messiah's
coming, and so directly foretold His death,
that they discouraged its study, and finally
the rabbis pronounced a curse on all who
should attempt a computation of the time. In
blindness and impenitence the people of
Israel during succeeding centuries have
stood, indifferent to the gracious offers of
salvation, unmindful of the blessings of the
gospel, a solemn and fearful warning of the
danger of rejecting light from heaven.
Wherever the cause exists, the same results
will follow. He who deliberately stifles his
convictions of duty because it interferes with
his inclinations will finally lose the power to
distinguish between truth and error. The
