prophets and the covenant, of the tabernacle and temple with all the glorious service, of the promises to Israel alone. They were reminded also of the low estate of Jesus, who was not merely a man, but a man rejected by the Jewish ecclesiastics and crucified as a criminal. They were asked, in short, to give up Christianity entirely and come back to Judaism, the religion of their fathers, the only religion worth while. It was a powerful plea and had evidently made some impression. The enthusiasm of