Scott. He
maintains indeed that Ehud and Jael were divinely directed in what
they did; but they could have no divine direction for what was in
itself wrong.

Thus on Judges iii. 15-21:

"'And Ehud said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king; I have
a message from God unto thee, and Ehud thrust the dagger into his
belly.' Ehud, indeed," says Scott, "had a secret errand, a message
from God unto him; _but it was of a far different nature than
Eglon expected_."

And again on Judges iv. 18-21:

"'And Jael said, Turn in, my lord, fear not. And he said to her,
When any man doth inquire, Is there any man here? thou shalt say,
No. Then Jael took a nail, and smote the nail into his temple.'
Jael," says Scott, "is not said to have promised Sisera that
she would deny his being there; she would give him shelter and
refreshment, but not utter a falsehood to oblige him."

Footnotes

[6] "Mendacium est petulanter, aut cupiditate nocendi, aliud loqui,
seu gestu significare, et aliud sentire."

[7] Mentiris ut medicus.

POSTSCRIPTUM

June 4, 1864

While I was engaged with these concluding pages, I received another
of those special encouragements, which from several quarters have
been bestowed upon me, since my controversy began. It was the
extraordinary honour done me of an address from the clergy of this
large diocese, who had been assembled for the Synod.

It was followed two days afterwards by a most gracious testimonial
from my Bishop, Dr. Ullathorne, in the shape of a letter which he
wrote to me, and also inserted in the Birmingham papers. With his
leave I transfer it to my own volume, as a very precious document,
completing and recompensing, in a way most grateful to my feelings,
the anxious work which has occupied me so fully for nearly ten
weeks.

"Bishop's House, June 2, 1864.

"My dear Dr. Newman,--It was with warm gratification that, after the
close of the Synod yesterday, I listened to the Address presented to
you by the clergy of the diocese, and to your impressive reply. But
I should have been little satisfied with the part of the silent
listener, except on the understanding with myself that I also might
afterwards express to you my own sentiments in my own way.

"We have now been personally acquainted, and much more than
acquainted, for nineteen years, during more than sixteen of which we
have stood in special relation of duty towards each other. This has
been one of the singular blessings