kens attentively to his faithful ser-Bathsheba is recalled; she s with satisfaction the king's deination, that Solomon her son ld succeed him; she bows with face to the earth, does him revee, and offers an ardent supplion for the eternal felicity of her Agreeably to Nathan's advice, sheba informs the king of the pation of Adonijah. The The pro- inquires, whether it has taken e by the king's consent, and the 1 monarch, according to his

made to Bathsheba, immediately mands Zadok and Nathan to nt Solomon king over Israel. x.-Notwithstanding your bro

ther's remark, Miss, I must conf that the great facility with which y explain my scenes, while it eviden your knowledge of the Scriptur does honour to my Exhibition, and which I feel myself greatly oblig Mrs. P.—Mr. Davenport, I f your commendations will make daughter vain.

Ex. I rather hope, Madam, t what I have taken the liberty to m tion, will have no such tendency, rather induce the young lady to c tinue to search the Scriptures. T sacred volume will well reward closest study; attentive readers derive therefrom, both pleasure advantage. It will open to th

the general history of man-the ient nature of the prosperity of wicked, and the necessity of hfulness in the most upright. 7 will perceive, that, notwithling the Father of Mercies will on the transgression of those with genuine repentance acledge their iniquities, and ret forgiveness in the Redeemer's e; yet it is equally certain, that shall not go unpunished. The es which have just been noticed, orize these observations. Saul David were successively apted to the throne of Israel. Saul transgressed; when charged with offence he acknowledged his sin,

but prevaricated with the prophe Crime, hypocrisy, and misery fo lowed each other in rapid successio and constitute the general outline this man's life: his death was awf for it is evident he died under t displeasure of God. David was a taken from a comparatively low situ tion, to occupy the post to which was afterwards exalted, and the rec lection thereof made an indelible i pression upon his mind. His ea life was chequered with a success of dangers, in all which he ex rienced the divine protection. W he walked with God in the exer of faith, his conscience was so tr tender, that when the Lord delive

emy into his hand, his heart him for having cut off the skirt oat. However, in an unguarded e fell: when charged with his e he did not prevaricate, but enuine contrition acknowledged ime. Mercy was immediately red to the penitent, and judgpronounced on his sin; showing, although the Lord will not cast is people, nor remove his loving ess from them, yet he will visit transgressions with the rod, and iniquity with stripes. This is verified in the history of David. his fall to his dying hour he was subject of deep affliction. The 4 for whom he made earnest sup